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 […]
Kevin Chau Kevin Chau made television history when his innovative app fired up Dragons’ Den, inspiring all six Dragons to invest in his venture. The Financial & Business Economics graduate is the first entrepreneur to strike a deal with all six Dragons at once. A few weeks before his 22nd birthday, he walked into […]
An impassioned plea for child labour solutions was made on Friday in the Toronto Star by Economics Professor Sadia Mariam Malik. The article says that Children work to help their families escape hunger. Improved social programs and foreign aid that address poverty and increase access to education are the solution. "Canada can help by encouraging democratic […]
Economics Professor Benjamin Sand’s 2013 co-authored paper, is referenced in The Economist article, “Lifelong learning is becoming an economic imperative.” Sand and his colleagues' work shows that since 2000, the number of high-skilled jobs in America has fallen, resulting in college-educated workers displacing less-educated workers in roles that are not as cognitively demanding.
A group of York University students enrolled in the Economics Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies will learn firsthand what it is like to apply the theories they’ve learned in class to a real-life challenge posed by the Bank of Canada. For more on this story visit YFile News Link […]
Congratulations to all of the FW15-16 student award winners. Faculty Awards Shahin Hazrati – 1st Year Award for Academic Excellence BingXin Zhang – 2nd Year International Student Award for Academic Excellence Naser Alubaidi – 4th Year International Student Award for Academic Excellence Honourable Mention for Academic Excellence Chao Chen – 3rd Year Wei Zhao – […]
Congratulations to Supraja Vadlamani on her article in the prestigious The Hindu publication - the second most circulated English newspaper in India. To read the full article, visit: The Hindu, Twin Trails in Toronto
The York World Scholars (YWS) program is attracting extraordinary international students for a unique experience in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). Designed for international students of exceptional merit, the program offers the opportunity to pursue a double major — a combination of two programs resulting in a distinctive degree. For its […]
Financial Benefit Potential from LA&PS Undergraduate Student Awards The following is a list of awards available to LA&PS students: all require an application. If you feel you meet the award criteria for any of the following, submit an application as noted below. The deadline to apply for all of the noted awards is October 15, […]