News blog
Welcome to the Economics news blog. Here, you can find the latest departmental news, stories, and events.
Recent news
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Training worshop for TAs in courses with writing assignments
SFU Department of Economics offers workshops on best practices in grading writing assignments and providing students with feedback to improve communication skills at the beginning of every semester. read more
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Learning about economics in literature: 2020 spring
The Department of Economics is introducing two new ECON courses: ECON 104 Economics and Government, and ECON 182 – Economics in Literature. read more
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Industrial engineering background leads to an MA in economics for grad student
With a background in industrial engineering, Aida Kazemi did not begin her academic journey in the field of economics. But when she chanced upon an economics course during her engineering studies, she realized that economics was where her interests lay. read more
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High-achieving economics student sets sights on becoming PM of Jordan
High achievements and lofty goals are no stranger to economics student Hamza Abdelrahman, whose academic career so far has been peppered with strong academic performance and scholarships. It’s no surprise, then, that Abdelrahman has set his career sights on becoming the prime minister of Jordan, his home country. read more
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Fall 2019 graduate awards winners
During every fall convocation, we have awards given to outstanding graduate students pursuing their master's or doctoral degrees in the Department of Economics. This year we have six winners read more
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Xiaoting Sun joins the Department of Economics as an Assistant Professor
This fall, Xiaoting Sun will be joining the Department of Economics. Her area of research is in Econometrics, Xiaoting completed her MA and BA in economics and BS in management at Peking University, Beijing, China. Then proceeded to get her Ph.D. from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. During her time at UCLA she received a best paper award in econometrics, being the only recipient in the field of econometrics. read more
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Dongwoo Kim joins the Department of Economics
Dongwoo Kim will be joining the Department of Economics at Simon Fraser University this July as an assistant professor. Most recently, he was a teaching assistant at University College London in England, where he earned his master’s of science (2014), his master’s of research (2015) and his PhD (2019) all in economics. read more
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The Meiyu Li Memorial Scholarship in Economics
May 25, 2019 marks the one year anniversary of SFU student Meiyu Li's tragic passing at the age of 27. read more
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SFU grad wins Canada’s 2019 Developer 30 Under 30 award
SFU graduate Andy Wong (BA 2013) has been named one of 30 up-and-coming software developers. read more
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SFU Economics assistant professor Lucas Herrenbrueck examines money and evil
It has been argued that money is the root of all evil, yet also that evil is the root of all money. Which is right? #SFUEcon assistant professor Lucas Herrenbrueck tackles the debate in his new paper, “Money and Evil: Complexities Examined.” read more
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