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Upcoming event May 8-10: Vancouver School of Economics is proud to be hosting the Canadian Economic Theory Conference for 2026, with 30 presentations from leading economists from around the world. See who is presenting: economics.ubc.ca/events/event...

Congratulations to our team of students students for winning the 2026 Governor's Challenge, a national competition hosted by the Bank of Canada. Read more: economics.ubc.ca/news/vse-stu...

We’re proud to congratulate Dr. Raffaele Saggio, and coauthors, on his recent receipt of the 2025 Aigner Award from the Journal of Econometrics. Read about the award: economics.ubc.ca/news/ubc-pro...

What have recent changes to Canada's immigration system meant for productivity, immigrant perceptions, and post-secondary education? VSE's David Green & Craig Riddell tackle the issue in a recent C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence memo: cdhowe.org/publication/...

The Vancouver School of Economics is still accepting applications to its MA and PhD programs. We would encourage anyone who is interested in the techniques used for addressing important economic questions. Learn more at: economics.ubc.ca/graduate/

#EconJobMarket candidate Sara Benetti’s job market paper studies the impact of early U.S. electrification on social cohesion between immigrant and native workers. Profile: www.sarabenetti.com; Job Market Paper: sarabenetti.github.io/Benetti_JMP_...

#EconJobMarket candidate Zhaoxuan Wang studies the labour market effects of China’s higher education expansion since 1999, providing new evidence on how this reform reshaped employment and wage structures across regions and cohorts. Profile: sites.google.com/view/zhaoxua...

#EconJobMarket candidate Bernardo B. Ribeiro's job market paper examines how public housing affects intergenerational mobility, drawing evidence from a large-scale program in Brazil. Profile: bbribeiro.github.io

#EconJobMarket candidate Igor Carreira’s job market paper explores how IMF-style conditionality shapes long-run reserve accumulation under sovereign default risk. Profile:https://sites.google.com/view/igorcarreira/

#EconJobMarket candidate Oliver Vogt employs mutual fund holdings data to estimate FX market depth for a wide range of currencies, documenting pronounced state dependence. Profile: oliver-vogt.github.io

#EconJobMarket candidate Thomas Chan’s job market paper develops adaptive experiment designs to efficiently estimate diverse causal parameters, from average to distributional effects, to better inform decision making. Profile: cytthomas.github.io; JMP: drive.google.com/file/d/1JiQC...

#EconJobMarket candidate Vibhu Pratyush's job market paper studies the effect of land ownership on intergenerational mobility in rural agrarian India. Profile: vibhupratyush.github.io

#EconJobMarket candidate Spreeha Aggarwal’s job market paper studies how changes in the demand for women’s domestic labour affect their marriage timing and outcomes in rural India. Profile: www.spreehaaggarwal.com

#EconJobMarket candidate Pierre-Loup Beauregard’s (@plbeauregard.bsky.social) job market paper studies the impact of social housing on parental labour market outcomes and long-term child outcomes. Profile: economics.ubc.ca/profile/pier...; JMP: plbeauregard.github.io/document/bea...

#EconJobMarket candidate Shiming Wu’s job market paper disentangles the roles of capital requirements and credit ratings in constraining insolvency in the U.S. property insurance market. Profile: economics.ubc.ca/profile/shim... JMP: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/0yxy7...

Yuxuan studies the international spillover effects of industrial policy through trade. Her job market paper examines how China’s high-tech industrial policy affects German industries and workers via upstream–downstream linkages. Profile: sites.google.com/view/yuxuanwu

Meet the Vancouver School of Economics’ 2025/26 PhD job market candidates! View their profiles here: economics.ubc.ca/people/phd-j... @plbeauregard.bsky.social

You might have heard the phrase, "Correlation does not imply causation," but what does that actually mean? Hear from Profs Siwan Anderson, Patrick Francois and @rjuhasz.bsky.social as they break down the importance of causal inference in economic research: youtu.be/YSa7S8W7obs

Correlation ≠ Causation...and why economists careYouTube video by Vancouver School of Economics at UBCyoutu.be

Frustrated upon seeing poor Bangladeshi representation in global climate conversations, Abul Bashar Rahman (BIE '25) cycled across his home country collecting stories to create what would become the documentary, "Stories of Change." He screened it at COP28 See it on YouTube: youtu.be/sZdO4_yhJp0

From UBC to COP: Bashar’s story of climate action, bicycles and economicsYouTube video by Vancouver School of Economics at UBCyoutu.be

Loneliness isn't just personal——it’s a public issue. Explore solutions with UBC experts from economics, nursing, philosophy, and creative writing to dive into issues of social isolation and mental health. June 4 | 6–9PM | UBC Robson Square Theatre communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/all-t...

All the Lonely People: The Search for Belonging in an Uncertain World - Community EngagementJune 4, 2025 | What does loneliness look like in our increasingly connected world and what can we do about it? Join an interdisciplinary panel of UBC researchers from health, economics, philosophy and...communityengagement.ubc.ca