economics News Archive
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Faculty of Arts
New Centre opens in the Faculty of Arts
February 3, 2021 —
A new research centre at the University of Manitoba hopes to connect and serve social science researchers in the academic, private industry and non-profit communities.
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Students
Arts jobs in the business and finance industry
November 5, 2020 —
As a student in the Faculty of Arts, you are gaining many marketable skills from your degree. If you are pursuing a liberal arts education and have a passion for business, here are a sample of some really cool business occupations commonly performed by Arts graduates.
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John Loxley, ‘Canada’s economist answer to Robin Hood,’ has died
July 31, 2020 —
His great personality and intellect will be missed.
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Faculty of Arts
Meet the 2020 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients
June 26, 2020 —
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2020 academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2020 virtual convocation ceremony.
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New paper sheds light on how Canadians are working right now
June 1, 2020 —
Two University of Manitoba economists have completed a empirical analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian workplace.
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Life in a post-COVID-19 world
May 6, 2020 —
Dr. Michael Benarroch was interviewed by Martin Cash of the Winnipeg Free Press about what he thinks life (and especially the economy) might look like in a post-COVID-19 world.
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Economy after pandemic will be different, say experts
May 5, 2020 —
A UM finance prof and an economist have weighed in on how the economy and business sector will look like post-pandemic, and agree that it will definitely be different.
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Faculty of Arts
CBC: Rowing against the tide of history: Pallister’s pandemic response could do lasting damage to Manitoba economy
April 27, 2020 —
Wherever and whenever it has been tried, austerity has failed as an economic strategy, say U of M professors
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CERB proves it’s time for basic income, says economist
April 23, 2020 —
A UM economist says that government assistance for people whose livelihood has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic shows that it may be time for universal basic income.