Posted on: March 24, 2013
Dr. Tsigaris, Associate Professor and Chair of Economics, recently gave a talk to life long learners and Seniors of Kamloops about the state of the…
Read morePosted on: March 23, 2013
On March 23 2013, Dr. Mohammad Mahbobi, Department of Economics, received the Undergraduate Research Mentor Award! Students call Dr. Mahbobi with the shortcut Mo. Congratulations…
Read morePosted on: March 23, 2013
Dr. Ehsan Latif and Dr. Stan Miles have used the Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) as a teaching method to help students’ course performance. JiTT…
Read morePosted on: March 23, 2013
The 8th Annual TRU Undergraduate Student Research & Innovation Conference is taking place on March 22-23 at TRU with very interesting and engaging presentations by…
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Posted on: February 10, 2013
Read all Valedictorian speeches from the four 2011 convocation ceremonies.
Read morePosted on: December 14, 2012
Dr. Hossain and Dr. Lamb from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University are becoming worldwide known experts in exploring the impact of tax…
Read morePosted on: December 14, 2012
Canada experienced a baby boom in the 20 years after World War II and a considerable number of people will retire in the coming years.…
Read morePosted on: December 14, 2012
Dr. Peter Tsigaris on December 10 2012 taught grade 10 students at St. Ann’s Academy in Kamloops, BC, economic concepts such as the working of…
Read morePosted on: October 16, 2012
Dr. Hafizur Rahman, Dr. Jim Seldon (deceased) and Dr. Zena Seldon argue that the opportunity cost of education is not only foregone wages, tuition, textbooks…
Read morePosted on: October 10, 2012
Dr. Belayet Hossain and Dr. Laura Lamb from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University have undertaken a very interesting research project on determining…
Read morePosted on: October 10, 2012
Dr. Shahriar Hasan from the Depatment of Accounting and Finance and Dr. Mohammad Mahbobi from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University have published…
Read morePosted on: October 3, 2012
Sara (Burchnall), B.A. Economics major and B.B.A accounting major, talks to a Daily News Reporter about her research findings on the determinants of happiness in…
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Posted on: October 3, 2012
Based on a recommendation from the Copyright Advisory Committee, TRU signed the model Access Copyright License.
Read morePosted on: September 29, 2012
Dr. Belayet and I have received notice that our research on grade expectations has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Business Education.…
Read morePosted on: September 29, 2012
Dr. Belayet Hossain and I have received news that our paper on grade expectations has been accepted for publication in Education Economics. In this study…
Read morePosted on: September 8, 2012
Assistant Professor Mahbobi used a large sample of 1369 students to analyze this important question using a probit model. The probit model attempts to determine…
Read morePosted on: September 8, 2012
The Open University has introduced some interesting short one minute adventures in Economics called 60-Second Adventures in Economics produced by British Comedian and writer David…
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Posted on: September 7, 2012
Assistant Professor Mahbobi from Thompson Rivers University and Associate Professor Tran from the University of Lethbridge examined the short run impact of anti-dumping duties by…
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According to Assistant Professor Lamb, an expert in economic community development, public policymakers and practitioners can have an important influence on individuals’ decision to voluntary…
Read morePosted on: September 7, 2012
According to Assistant Professor Lamb and Assistant Professor Hossain, both teaching at Thompson Rivers University, the demand for environmental quality in Canada has increased over…
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