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Laurier Centre for Economic Research and Policy Analysis. Director: Dr. Jeff Chan.
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Conflict and trade are two forces that have shaped 2025. A new @voxdev.bsky.social article written by Laurier econ prof Zara Liaqat and her co-author shows a surprising link between the two! A 2016 terrorist attack in Kashmir that India blamed on Pakistan affected Pakistani-Indian trade flows.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Conflict and trade are two forces that have shaped 2025. A new @voxdev.bsky.social article written by Laurier econ prof Zara Liaqat and her co-author shows a surprising link between the two! A 2016 terrorist attack in Kashmir that India blamed on Pakistan affected Pakistani-Indian trade flows.
In their latest working paper, Anto Mancino, Ceci Diaz Campo, and Salvador Navarro develop and estimate a dynamic factor model to analyze the distributional consequences of incarceration on mental health among justice-involved youth, uncovering large disparities based on baseline skills
August 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In their latest working paper, Anto Mancino, Ceci Diaz Campo, and Salvador Navarro develop and estimate a dynamic factor model to analyze the distributional consequences of incarceration on mental health among justice-involved youth, uncovering large disparities based on baseline skills
In her latest WP, @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social prof @antomancino.bsky.social with co-author Cecilia Diaz-Campo use data to document patterns of opioid use in the US, focusing on wave zero of the epidemic, and establish a link between health insurance plan generosity and opioid abuse.
June 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In her latest WP, @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social prof @antomancino.bsky.social with co-author Cecilia Diaz-Campo use data to document patterns of opioid use in the US, focusing on wave zero of the epidemic, and establish a link between health insurance plan generosity and opioid abuse.
In our first LCERPA working paper of 2025, Laurier econ prof Umaima Imran shows in a theoretical framework that foreign aid can hinder growth in countries with poor institutions.
February 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In our first LCERPA working paper of 2025, Laurier econ prof Umaima Imran shows in a theoretical framework that foreign aid can hinder growth in countries with poor institutions.
Madison Aquino looked at the role of financial literacy for household finances, finding that homeowners who were more financial literate had a lower risk of mortgage delinquency!
February 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Madison Aquino looked at the role of financial literacy for household finances, finding that homeowners who were more financial literate had a lower risk of mortgage delinquency!
Our @bankofcanada.bsky.social competition team (Kyle Arndt, Lana El-Masry, Cheryl Li, Miraide Palmer, Gabor Cseke) showed us some of the forecasts that they produced with their macro modelling methods for the competition, which they presented at the Bank for the finals!
February 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Our @bankofcanada.bsky.social competition team (Kyle Arndt, Lana El-Masry, Cheryl Li, Miraide Palmer, Gabor Cseke) showed us some of the forecasts that they produced with their macro modelling methods for the competition, which they presented at the Bank for the finals!
Rhea Sen finds, using 2016 census data from Canada, that the returns to foreign university education are lower than those for Canadian education, in the Canadian labour market.
February 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Rhea Sen finds, using 2016 census data from Canada, that the returns to foreign university education are lower than those for Canadian education, in the Canadian labour market.
Our runner-up for the poster prize was Lana El-Masry, who put together a great poster highlighting her work. Lana ran an online experiment and found that international students are less trusted than domestic students.
February 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Our runner-up for the poster prize was Lana El-Masry, who put together a great poster highlighting her work. Lana ran an online experiment and found that international students are less trusted than domestic students.
Our poster prize winner this year is Nithin Kumar, who studied how the effects of US federal incentives on electric vehicle adoption depend on state level characteristics like income.
February 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Our poster prize winner this year is Nithin Kumar, who studied how the effects of US federal incentives on electric vehicle adoption depend on state level characteristics like income.
Today's the big day! Laurier hosts Economic Outlook 2025 in beautiful Lazaridis Hall. Come by and learn about the economics of immigration in Canada today at 2:30pm!
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February 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today's the big day! Laurier hosts Economic Outlook 2025 in beautiful Lazaridis Hall. Come by and learn about the economics of immigration in Canada today at 2:30pm!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/economic-o...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/economic-o...
Only 1 week left until Economic Outlook 2025 at Laurier, which is all about immigration this year! Very few in-person seats remain so sign up now while you still can: www.eventbrite.ca/e/economic-o...
February 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Only 1 week left until Economic Outlook 2025 at Laurier, which is all about immigration this year! Very few in-person seats remain so sign up now while you still can: www.eventbrite.ca/e/economic-o...
Did you know the Laurier econ dept has a newsletter now? Check out the LED Spotlight and subscribe so you don't miss out on what our amazing faculty and students are up to! Subscribe here: bit.ly/lednewsletter
January 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Did you know the Laurier econ dept has a newsletter now? Check out the LED Spotlight and subscribe so you don't miss out on what our amazing faculty and students are up to! Subscribe here: bit.ly/lednewsletter
How much variation is there in the return to household assets in the US? Stephen Snudden, in a paper out in @ei-sky.bsky.social, using a panel dataset and a novel measure of household returns, finds both permanent and transitory idiosyncratic return heterogeneity.
January 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
How much variation is there in the return to household assets in the US? Stephen Snudden, in a paper out in @ei-sky.bsky.social, using a panel dataset and a novel measure of household returns, finds both permanent and transitory idiosyncratic return heterogeneity.
As we head home for the holidays, some might wonder why there are so few VIA Rail trains. It wasn't always so! In a new article in Canadian Public Policy, Laurier prof Jeff Chan studies the effects of a huge cut to VIA service in 1990, w/ almost 50% of service cut.
December 18, 2024 at 2:37 AM
As we head home for the holidays, some might wonder why there are so few VIA Rail trains. It wasn't always so! In a new article in Canadian Public Policy, Laurier prof Jeff Chan studies the effects of a huge cut to VIA service in 1990, w/ almost 50% of service cut.
LCERPA working paper MVP Stephen Snudden continues his hot streak, with another new paper in our series! In his latest release, he finds that structural innovations estimated from data which are summed or averaged over time are biased and predictable.
November 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM
LCERPA working paper MVP Stephen Snudden continues his hot streak, with another new paper in our series! In his latest release, he finds that structural innovations estimated from data which are summed or averaged over time are biased and predictable.