CARE: Collaborative Applied Research in Economics

08/12/2020

Don't delay register today "Industrial Organization and Public Policy" Econ 4100 with Roberto Martinez-Espineira

Industrial Organization and Public Policy is the study of the basic characteristics of the structure, behaviour, and performance of firms, with particular reference to the Canadian economy. The relation of industrial structure to social purpose is examined, with an emphasis on public regulations of monopoly and the objectives and implementation of anti combines policy.

08/12/2020

Don't delay register today "Applications of Choice Theory" Econ 3670 with Roberto Martinez-Espineira
A course that showcases how economics can help explain almost every aspect of individual choice and includes topics that you would rarely see in most Economic courses (drug addiction, drug policy, crime, marriage &divorce, po*******hy, prostitution, sports, and yes, even a bit of rock ‘n’ roll!

03/13/2020

Due to the University's COVID 19 response, today's talk on Medical Cannabis in Canada: Patient outcomes and Recreational Legalization is cancelled.

The departmet of Econimics upcoming visiting speaker:
Dr. Andrew Davis, associate professor, Acadia University
Date: Friday March 13, 2020
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: AA 1043
Topic: MEDICAL CANNABIS IN CANADA: PATIENT OUTCOMES AND RECREATIONAL LEGALIZATION
Abstract: This talk will discuss several results from a large panel dataset of Canadian medical cannabis patients before and after legalization, including patient pharmaceutical use, labour market outcomes among medical cannabis patients, and whether medical and recreational cannabis are substitutes in the post-legalization era.

03/10/2020

The departmet of Econimics upcoming visiting speaker:
Dr. Andrew Davis, associate professor, Acadia University
Date: Friday March 13, 2020
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Location: AA 1043
Topic: MEDICAL CANNABIS IN CANADA: PATIENT OUTCOMES AND RECREATIONAL LEGALIZATION
Abstract: This talk will discuss several results from a large panel dataset of Canadian medical cannabis patients before and after legalization, including patient pharmaceutical use, labour market outcomes among medical cannabis patients, and whether medical and recreational cannabis are substitutes in the post-legalization era.

02/11/2020

Presented Tuesday, February 11, 2020

02/06/2020

Newfoundland and Labrador’s fiscal and demographic challenges have been covered at length, both in this province and elsewhere.

10/15/2019

Save the date: NL Debt Strategy Nov 13th 12:30-2:00 Education Building room ED2018B - Money from Heaven (Ottawa): presentation by Doug may and Wade Locke

08/28/2019

Home page for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada

07/22/2019

Labour Market Observer (LMO) now availablehttps://www.mun.ca/care/commentaries/June_2019_LMO_final.pdf

Looking at NL labour market in June 2019 with focus on part-time/full-time employment by age & s*x

05/22/2019

The impact of an aging population has implication for health care costs, which, in turn, affects our fiscal position and the sustainability of the minority government. If something take more resources, there is less for other things and that may make it difficult to live up to promises and expectations.

This presentation is jointly sponsored by the Faculty of Medicine, the Department of Economics and CARE.

Tuesday May 28th, 12:00 - 1:00 Arts and Admin building room A1043

This is a free lecture and open to the public.

05/22/2019

How are income inequalities and health inequalities related? Come and find out.

Monday night from 7 to 8:30 pm in RM 1M102 (Medical School)

This presentation is jointly sponsored by the Faculty of Medicine, the Department of Economics and CARE.

This is a free lecture and open to the public.