economics News Archive
The Atlantic: The Netherlands’ Upcoming Money-for-Nothing Experiment
June 21, 2016 —
Economist and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, Evelyn Forget's research in guaranteed annual income is featured
New Yorker: The case for free money
June 13, 2016 —
Evelyn Forget, an economist at the University of Manitoba, dug up the numbers
Milked and feathered, and awarded
June 6, 2016 —
'It’s great to be recognized for our contribution to the debate over this contentious policy issue'
The economics of missing the NHL playoffs
April 22, 2016 —
The Jets didn't get in this year, so what impact does that have on our economy?
Freakonomics: Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income?
April 20, 2016 —
The popular podcast interviews Evelyn Forget
Op-ed: The report is bad, not the economy
April 12, 2016 —
'Undoubtedly, there is room for improvement but a poor or failing grade constitutes a misdiagnosis.'
CANDID: Meet Clement Adomah
February 1, 2016 —
Clement Adomah grew up helping his dad on their farm in Ghana. Now he's studying economics at the U of M, and in his free time he's trying to uncover what successful people have in common because he wants to return to Ghana to transform it
Internal process strives for resolution in economics
November 27, 2015 —
Ongoing talks about the future of the department
National Post: Loosening supply management even a little will save consumers billions
October 13, 2015 —
The economic case for dismantling Canada’s supply management system
Q&A with economist on political promises and balanced budget legislation
September 3, 2015 —
Do deficits matter? Are balanced budgets the gold standard of fiscal prudence? And why is no one talking about the balanced budget legislation?