Vancouver School of Economics at UBC

VSE professor emeritus Dr. John Helliwell discussed the findings of the 2023 World Happiness Report, highlighting that the average global happiness levels remained “remarkably resilient” despite the COVID-19 pandemic. via CNN Travel

The world's happiest countries for 2023 | CNN There's cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness. Benevolence is about 25% higher than it was pre-pandemic and life evaluations from 2020 to 2022 have been "remarkably resilient," the report says.

A new op-ed by VSE's Dr. David Green discusses Canada's immigration policy, including why "using immigration to solve the labour crunch has the potential to weaken productivity and lower wages."

No, immigration is not some magic pill for saving the economy ‘When all you have is a hammer, all the world’s a nail’ appears to capture Canada’s immigration policy

EVENT: Next Tuesday, Oct. 4, VSE’s Dr. Claudio Ferraz is part of a
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard panel discussion on Brazil's election results, alongside speakers from the University of Sao Paolo & Harvard. Join the event virtually & register here: https://bit.ly/3CiEWy6 🇧🇷🗳️

Panel Discussion: Brazil Elections This event is virtual, to register click here. If you would like join us in watching the virtual panel on Brazil elections in room S216, register here.

We're thrilled to announce today a $1M gift from Dominic Barton to establish an endowed fellowship for international PhD students - the largest single gift from an individual in the school's history.

The John & Barbara Barton Fellowship in Economics supports budding economists from the around the world pursue graduate studies at UBC.

Vancouver School of Economics receives $1M gift from business leader Dominic Barton Business leader Dominic Barton has donated $1 million to his alma mater, the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC – the largest single gift from an individual in the school’s history.

UBC will be observing a national day of mourning in honour of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19. Classes will be cancelled and university employees will receive this day off subject to operational requirements. https://broadcastemail.ubc.ca/2022/09/13/national-day-of-mourning-in-honour-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-on-september-19/

VSE’s Dr. Felipe Valencia Caicedo talks about economic persistence & his research on inequality in Brazil & beyond in a panel discussion at the Inter-American Development Bank

What else can we learn about inequality? "What else can we learn about inequality?At this BIDAcademy event, we are going to talk with three prominent young scholars who will share with us their work...

🎓 VSE alumnus Ernest Wu (MA'00) uses his master's degree in economics to help digitize healthcare in B.C. Learn more about Wu's UBC experience & how COVID affected his job at Fraser Health here: https://bit.ly/3R5vm6i

Please read a statement from the VSE Director on the loss of PhD student Agustín Beltrán https://bit.ly/3a78ljE

Meet the incoming 2022-2023 PhD cohort at the Vancouver School of Economics! 🎉 We’re thrilled to have them join the UBC community & look forward to celebrating their many successes. Learn more about the cohort & their fields of study here: http://bit.ly/VSEPhDCohort22

When Noah Silverman and Yuki Kinosh*ta met during their first week at UBC four years ago, the pair never expected to be launching a business together right before graduation.

UBC econ grads invent Plufl, a dog bed for humans When Noah Silverman and Yuki Kinosh*ta met during their first week at UBC four years ago, the pair never expected to be launching a business together right before graduation.