2020 Year in Review

SFU Economics was first established as the Department of Economics and Commerce when the University opened in 1965. Since then, the Department has adapted, grown and flourished.

Since 2000, SFU Economics has held strong on its ranking as one of the top three economics departments in Canada and among the top 100 globally. 

LAUNCH OF
SOCIAL DATA ANALYTICS MINOR

2020 saw the launch of the new social data analytics (SDA) minor, jointly organized by the Departments of Economics, Linguistics, Philosophy and Political Science.

Bank of Canada Fellowship Award - Jasmina Arifovic

In recognition of her research expertise and innovative work, the Bank of Canada has awarded professor and associate chair Jasmina Arifovic with the 2020 Fellowship Award. 

SSHRC Insight Grant - Chris Bidner & Krishna Pendakur

Professor Krishna Pendakur and associate professor Chris Bidner whose projects have been awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Council (SSHRC) Insight Grants for 2020.

RESEARCH AND SEMINARS

Research is at the heart of everything we do. In 2020, we added 10 new working papers and our Research Seminar Series hosted 50 seminars where leading international researchers showcase their work including our much anticipated annual BMO Public Lecture with Dr. Janet Currie. 

COVID-19 RELATED RESEARCH

Face Masks, Public Policies and Slowing the Spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Canada 

By professor Alexander Karaivanov, associate professor Hitoshi Shigeoka, associate professor Shih En Lu, Cong Chen, and Stephanie Pamplona 

COVID-19 in U.S. State and Federal Prisons

By assistant professor Kevin Schnepel 

Why a pandemic recession should boost asset prices (...according to standard economic theory) 

By associate professor Lucas Herrenbrueck

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AWARDS