The Department of Economics, University of Toronto

The Department of Economics, @utoronto.ca is pleased to announce that 12 of its PhD students have been awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Find out more about these scholars and their research interests here: newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/twelve-econo...

The 9th #InsTED Workshop will be held at @ualberta.bsky.social on Sept 20-21, co-hosted by Business Econ group of the Alberta School of Business and @uaeuofa.bsky.social.

Keynotes:
@nathannunn.bsky.social (@ubcvse.bsky.social‬)
Daniel Trefler (@econuoft.bsky.social‬)

#EconSky #Trade #Development

Picture of economics PhD student Lawrence Hsu with his winning poster at the BTBA annual symposium in early-July 2025.

Congratulations to Lawrence Hsu. The second-year economics PhD student at @utoronto.ca won the BTBA best poster award at their annual symposium earlier this month. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/economics-ph...

Environmental Economics in Focus at the University of Toronto Do electric vehicle tax incentives result in lower carbon emissions or employment stability in the auto sector? How can the transition to clean, sustainable energy be best managed? How can governments...

Environmental Economics is not just a specialty students demand, it's a field with important tools to contribute to solving the climate crisis. @utoronto.ca is becoming a major centre in the discipline. #econsky #environmentaleconomics #Climate newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/environmenta...

@nber.org SI 2025: Innovation. Does @rotmanschool.bsky.social @econuoft.bsky.social have the strongest delegation this year?

After 2 years, he has decided to make it official. The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Itai Arieli is no longer a visiting professor. He was appointed Associate Professor on 1 July, 2025. Welcome to @utoronto.ca, Professor Arieli! newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20...

New Faces 2025: Assistant Professor Fern Ramoutar The Department of Economics is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Fern Ramoutar to the University of Toronto. Professor Ramoutar joins the department from the Booth School of Business at the Unive...

Welcome to the @utoronto.ca Assistant Professor Fern Ramoutar. Professor Ramoutar joins the Department of Economics from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. #EconSky newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20...

Welcome to the @utoronto.ca Assistant Professor Shamil Sharapudinov! Professor Sharapudinov joins the Department of Economics from @pennstateuniv.bsky.social #EconSky
newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20...

Prep Guide | Start with Student Life Get ready for life at U of T with the Prep Guide. Explore tasks, resources and events to help you settle in, get involved and start strong as a new student.

Are you a newly admitted student? In addition to the great resources in the Vic 101 Quercus modules, check out the UofT Student Life prep guide to build your skills, find information and connect. 

New Faces 2025: Assistant Professor Viktoriia Zezerova The Department of Economics welcomes Assistant Professor Viktoriia Zezerova. She studied at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg and in the PhD program in Ec...

The Department of Economics is pleased to welcome Assistant Professor Viktoriia Zezerova to @uoftartsci.bsky.social. Professor Zezerova comes to Toronto from @pennstateuniv.bsky.social. #EconSky newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20...

Students at the UTSC Campus Valley Land Trail

The 2024–25 Annual Report from U of T’s Committee on the Environment, Climate Change & Sustainability is now live! 🌎 Over the past year, CECCS & the #UofT community advanced sustainability efforts on campus & beyond.

Explore the annual report: ceccsannualreport2024-2025.ca

New Faces 2025: Assistant Professor Christoph Semken Assistant Professor Christoph Semken began his appointment at the Department of Economics on 1 July 2025. Professor Semken’s research at the intersection of environmental, behavioural and applied econ...

Welcome to the @utoronto.ca Assistant Professor Christoph Semken. Professor Semken joins the Dept of Economics fresh from a post doc at @stanforduniversity.bsky.social. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20... #EconSky

Deadline to apply for the 2025/26 Community-Engaged Learning Faculty Fellowship Program is July 4 at 11:45pm.

Don't miss this opportunity to work with the Centre for Community Partnerships and other instructors working in CEL.

Visit: www.communitypartnerships.utoronto.ca/faculty-and-...

New Faces 2025: Associate Professor Max Tabord-Meehan Welcome home Professor Tabord-Meehan. The Department of Economics is pleased to announce the appointment of Max Tabord-Meehan to the role of Associate Professor. The econometrician interested in both ...

The Department of Economics is pleased to welcome Max Tabord-Meehan to the @uoft.bsky.social. The #econometrician joined our faculty on 1 July. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20...

Welcome to the @uoft.bsky.social, Assistant Professor Dan McGee. Dan M. joins the Department of Economics following a post doc at @monashuniversity.bsky.social. Read more about his research and approach to teaching newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20...

SOLE "Oh Canada!" Session, Friday 9:45-11

"Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal Childcare Program on Maternal Work and Income"
Presented by Michael Baker, @econuoft.bsky.social , coauthors J. Gruber and @kevinmilligan.bsky.social

submissions.mirasmart.com/SOLE2025/Iti...

June 27-29 The 6th World Labor Conference (SOLE, @eale-office.bsky.social & @aaslala.bsky.social ) is in Toronto 🇨🇦.
CLEF has organized a session for Friday at 9:45-11, sponsored by the C.D. Howe Institute.

Session: "Oh Canada!"
www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee...

There are 3 papers...

Delighted to have received an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant for the next phase of the Social Science Prediction Platform!

Some exciting new developments coming soon... watch this space! @socscipredict.bsky.social @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @econuoft.bsky.social ft.bsky.social

It's here! A workshop on cash transfers and other social safety net programs at @econuoft.bsky.social with the Forward Society Lab.

Have some new results to share and looking forward to learning from others. Such a great community.

The giant “U of T” letters on Front Campus near Convocation Hall made it easy for this U of T Scarborough graduate to capture a special moment

The cloudy skies didn't darken the mood for this U of T Mississauga graduate

U of T President Meric Gertler spots the photographer on his way into Convocation Hall for a June 5 ceremony – one of the last ones he would preside over as U of T’s 16th president

Three new U of T graduates smile for the cameras outside Convocation Hall on the St. George campus

Cheered on by family & friends, more than 14,500 students from the #UofT’s three campuses walked across the stage in Convocation Hall during spring convocation this year. #UofTGrad25 📸 uoft.me/bGt

The Black Students' Association celebrated #UofT’s Class of 2025 at Hart House earlier this month. The annual, student-run "Black Grad" celebration recognizes the resilience, diversity & academic accomplishments of Black students graduating from U of T. 🎉 #UofTGrad25

Not Just Noise: UofT Researcher Runjing Lu Examines Market Signals from Social Media When it comes to predicting market behaviour, social media is more than just noise. After analyzing millions of investor posts, Assistant Professor Runjing Lu of the Department of Economics and her co...

Investors should pay attention to what people are saying on social media about stocks. They just need to learn to separate the substance from the noise, or sentiment from attention. See the latest from Runjing Lu et al. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/not-noise-uo... #RetailInvestors #DayTrading

Three vases full of individually wrapped candies of many colours are flanked by two rainbow cards reading "Love is Love."

Drop in to Econ HQ's Max Gluskin House so we can wish you a sweet Pride Month in person! #UofTPride #EconPride

On behalf of the higher ed sector, where we gatekeep intergenerational interaction on all topics, we will just leave this here. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=101...

Equity, Fairness and Causality: Yunfei (Kevin) Wang’s Research Passions Issues of equity and fairness are prominent in the intellectually vast discipline of economics. These issues inspired Yunfei (Kevin) Wang in pursuit of his degree. After convocation, the Vancouverite ...

Economics: Fairness, equity and causality. New grad Kevin Wang is taking three features of his undergraduate research to Stanford. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/equity-fairn...

Goodbye and Welcome Back: Advice from New Grad Victor Popa Burca New graduate Victor Popa Burca was one of those rare undergraduate TAs for Professor Joseph Steinberg’s course Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory. “I was TAing ECO208 when I was in third year,” sai...

This is Victor Popa Burca. The soon to graduate Innis College student TA'd for @joesteinberg.bsky.social's ECO208 when he was in 3rd year. He's got interesting perspective into what undergrads need to be successful. Click for his advice. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/goodbye-and-... #uoftgrad25

Joining the Circle of Care: MFE Graduand Jerry Pan Completing his MFE enabled Jerry Pan to support Ontario’s healthcare workers and the system they work within. On 12 June, Pan will walk up the aisle of Convocation Hall without sign of injury. "Durin...

Our department at @uoft.bsky.social celebrates the accomplishments of its MA & MFE students whose convocation is today. MFE grad Jerry Pan newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/joining-the-... & MA grad Jack Lee newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/harnessing-t... represent just what all these grads can do!

The Robert Douglas Undergraduate Research Grants Are you an econ undergrad with research expenses? Are you just back from the CEA or another conference and short on funds due to the cost of travel? Applications for the Robert Douglas Economics Unde...

Are you an econ undergrad at @uoft.bsky.social with research expenses? If so, you can apply for a Robert C. Douglas Undergraduate Research Grant to cover some of those expenses. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/the-robert-d...

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