Professor Mikko Packalen outlines why we must be cautious about our expectations of testing in this op-ed for the Financial Post.
See the media relations original article titled, "New model assesses the economic damage of climate change on the Great Lakes" on Waterloo Stories.
Professor Ana Ferrer published an article in the IZA World of Labour. Check out the post titled, "Are married immigrant women secondary workers?" at this website.
Economics Alumna Jue Zhang (PhD '17) has co-authored a COVID paper titled, "Transitions into and out of employment by immigrants during the COVID-19 lockdown and recovery" that was posted by Stats Canada today. The paper examines how immigrants vs Canadian born workers have been affected by the labour market changes. It is a great accomplishment to be featured on such a high profile platform. Congratulations, Jue!
Mikal Skuterud, who researches immigration economics, chatted with Media Relations at UW on the topic of temporary foreign worker programs. You can find the full article, Q and A with the experts: the future of temporary foreign worker programs, on the Waterloo Stories page.
The Economics department celebrated the accomplishments of its’ graduate students at a virtual celebration on Zoom held on Friday, June 26, 2020.
Read his co-authored op-ed piece with Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya in the Financial Post.
Graduating Economics students are recognized for their hard work and dedication in June each year. There are several awards given out to students who have demonstrated outstanding work in their academic performance. The awards given are:
Alumni Relations at the Unviersity of Waterloo recognizes the academic achievements of graduating students by awarding Alumni Gold Medals during the University's convocation ceremonies. One undergraduate student representing each of Waterloo's six faculties receives this prestigious award. This year, the Arts Alumni Gold Medal was awarded to Mathematical Economics student, Qingyi Yan.
With the pandemic going on, there is lots of talk about CERB, the benefit that was created as an emergency response. Professor Stephanie Lluis wrote a memo for the C.D. Howe Institute titled, "Lessons from Employment Insurance for the CERB" where she discusses how employment insurance can provide guidance for the CERB.