Tsvetanka Karagyozova is clear on why a career in risk management is important – and her reasoning makes perfect sense. “Life is full of risks,” says the assistant professor in the Department of Economics. “And we need an interdisciplinary approach to be able to properly identify them.” Karagyozova is keen on sharing this perspective with […]
Economics can often seem like an abstract field of study, characterized by esoteric numbers and formulas; however, York University Professor Ida Ferrara knows that the subject area is far more tangible than that. “Economics is a part of our daily lives,” she said. “Economics is everywhere.” Students enrolled in ECON 4089: Research Seminar in Economics […]
A team of highly motivated undergraduate students from York University’s Department of Economics was selected to compete in the Bank of Canada’s Governor’s Challenge. Click here for more information
LA&PS Economics Professor George Georgopoulos, currently in Athens, Greece, was recently featured on CNN International to give his thoughts on the political climate in Greece, shortly before the recent election for a new Prime Minister. Kyriakos Mitsotakis beat incumbent Alexis Tsipras to become Greece’s new Prime Minister on July 8, 2019.
Economics Professor Uros Petronijevic’s 2018 co-authored paper is discussed in an Inside Higher Ed article and a Vox column. Petronijevic and his coauthors document that student study time is quite low across three distinct university campuses and design and implement an intervention to help students better manage their time and increase study effort. Despite high […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS) Internship Awards Program grants students the opportunity to work with organizations that address issues of social and economic justice. In the program’s inaugural year, five undergraduate students received $6,000 to intern for 12 weeks during the Summer 2018 semester. The awards were sponsored through the generosity […]
Date: Friday, October 26 Location: 1063 Vari Hall Time: 3:00 pm Professor James MacKinnon is currently the Sir Edward Peacock Professor of Econometrics in the Department of Economics at Queen's University, where he spent his entire academic career. MacKinnon graduated with a BA degree from York University and received his MA and PhD degrees from […]
Economics Professor Tasso Adamopoulos has co-authored a working paper with Diego Restuccia that tries to understand why agricultural productivity is low in the developing world. The research caught the attention of The Economist, which recently featured it. Tasso Adamopoulos Adamopoulos’ team accessed records from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, analyzing high resolution spatial […]
Canadians of modest means are often left with no choice but to borrow from a high-cost payday lender. Since these fringe lenders charge upwards of 390 per cent annualized interest – well in excess of current consumer borrowing rates at banks and credit unions – those who can least afford to pay are forced […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) celebrated excellence in teaching and research at the annual award ceremony during the first 2017-18 meeting of the Faculty Council. The Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recognized Economics professor Gordana Colby for her commitment and dedication to students. “Our legacy lies with our exceptional […]