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Seminars

The Department runs an informal seminar series on Fridays from 2:30 to 3:30 in CL 312. The coordinator is Dr Jason Childs. He may be reached at jason.childs@uregina.ca, or 306 585-6975.

Past Economics seminars

  • Canada's Fiscal Squeeze
  • Chris Ragan
  • Department of Economics, McGill University
  • Wednesday, November 4, 2009
  • LI 215

 

  • Roundtable: The Global Credit Crisis
  • Stuart Wilson, Richard Kleer, Gary Tompkins, John Wright, Jason Childs
  • Department of Economics, University of Regina
  • Monday, 24 November 2008
  • 2:30 AM
  • CL 127

 

  • Canada's Economic and Fiscal Situation
  • Kevin Page
  • Library of Parliament (Parliamentary Budget Office)
  • Friday, 14 November 2008
  • 11:30 AM
  • CL 130

 

  • 10 Things You can Learn in Undergraduate Economics That Will Build Your Career
  • Dwight Newman
  • University of Saskatchewan (College of Law)
  • Thursday, 13 November 2008
  • 10:0 PM
  • CL 110

 

  • External Costs of Physical Inactivity
  • Nazmi Sari
  • University of Saskatchewan (Department of Economics and SPHERU)
  • Friday, 12 January 2007
  • 3:20 PM
  • CL 435

 

  • Economic Development and Industrial Pollution: The Poor are Green Too
  • Joel F. Bruneau (with Cristina Echevarria)
  • University of Saskatchewan (Department of Economics)
  • Friday, 12 January 2007
  • 2:30 PM
  • CL 435

 

  • The 1997 Korean Financial Crisis -- Causes and Policy Responses
  • Yoon Suk Cho
  • University of Regina
  • Monday, 11 December 2006
  • 1:00 PM
  • CL 431

 

 

 

 

 

  • From Prosperity to Cancer: An Assessment of Growth using Ecological Footprint Analysis
  • Dr. Glenn Sutter
  • Curator of Human Ecology, Royal Saskatchewan Museum
  • Monday, November 14, 2005
  • 3:30 p.m.
  • CL 420

 

  • 'How easily the people are deceived by bubblers': was the South Sea Bubble really a swindle?
  • Dr. Richard Kleer
  • Department of Economics, University of Regina
  • Monday, October 17, 2005
  • 3:30 p.m.
  • CL 420

 

  • The Economics of Religion, Part 2
  • Dr. Esa Mangeloja
  • University of Jyv�skyl�, Finland
  • Tuesday, September 13, 2005
  • 2:30 p.m.
  • Screening Room "C", Education Building

 

  • The Economics of Religion, Part 1
  • Dr. Esa Mangeloja
  • University of Jyv�skyl�, Finland
  • Monday, September 12, 2005
  • 2:30 p.m.
  • Classroom Building 127

 

 

 

 

 

  • Globalization and Democracy (with reference to India)
  • Dr. S.K.G. Sundaram
  • S.N.D.T. Women's University (Mumbai, India)
  • Thursday, October 23, 2003
  • 3:00 p.m.
  • Luther College 215

 

  • Why did US Air Pollution Decline After 1970?
  • Dr. Ross McKitrick
  • University of Guelph
  • Friday, October 3, 2003
  • 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  • SIPP Window Room, Gallery Building, College Avenue Campus

 

  • Taken By Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming
  • Dr. Ross McKitrick
  • University of Guelph
  • Thursday, October 2, 2003
  • 7:30 p.m.
  • Language Institute Theatre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Canada: The Efficient Society
  • Joseph Heath
  • Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political Economy at Université de Montrealé
  • Thursday, September 26, 2002
  • 7:00 p.m.
  • Language Institute Theatre

 

 

  • Business cycles, unemployment uncertainty, and capital accumulation in Canada, 1870-1913
  • Stuart Wilson
  • University of Regina
  • 2 April 2002
  • 2:30 p.m.
  • CL 251

 

  • The politics of coinage reform in late 17th-century England
  • Richard Kleer
  • University of Regina
  • 26 March 2002
  • 2:30 p.m.
  • CL 251

 

  • Options for increased health-care funding
  • Michael Rushton
  • University of Regina
  • 11 March 2002
  • 3:30 p.m.
  • CL 312

 

  • Equalization Revisited: Its role and Design
  • Robin Boadway
  • Sir Edward Peacock Professor of Economic Theory, Queen's University
  • Friday, November 9, 2001
  • 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
  • SIPP Window Room, Gallery Building, College Avenue Campus

 

  • Yaks in the China Shop, and Other Tales from the Field
  • Marion E. Jones
  • University of Regina
  • April 4, 2001
  • 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • CL 408

 

  • Productivity and Social Policy
  • Alice Nakamura
  • University of Alberta
  • March 22, 2001
  • 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
  • LI 120

 

  • Recent Developments in the Germany Economy
  • Bernhard Abels
  • First Secretary of Economic Relations from the German Embassy in Ottawa
  • February 28, 2001
  • 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  • LI 119

 

  • Financial Intermediation, Capital Accumulation and Growth: Evidence from Canada
  • Stuart Wilson
  • University of Regina
  • February 26, 2001
  • 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
  • CL 416

 

  • The Economic Analysis of Freedom of Expression: A Critique
  • Michael Rushton
  • University of Regina
  • January 29, 2001
  • 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
  • CL 416

 

  • Demand Model Specification in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom
  • Chris Nicol
  • University of Regina
  • January 22, 2001
  • 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
  • CL 416

 

  • Measuring Poverty: Counting Dollars or Fairness?
  • Marcel Lauziere and Andrew Jackson
  • Canadian Council on Social Development
  • January 15, 2001
  • 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
  • AdHum 527 (Boardroom)