Posted on: June 27, 2012
Use experiments and games! The origin of experimental classroom games in economics as a method of teaching and exploration dates back to the early to mid 1900s. It is due to the experiments Chamberlin, a well known economist, run with his graduate students at Harvard University. Vernon Smith a student of Chamberlin and a Nobel…
Read morePosted on: June 26, 2012
Kahn Academy is a free world-class education for anyone anywhere. The Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. It is a not-for-profit organization with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education to anyone anywhere. All of the site’s resources are available to anyone. Get help with microeconomics,…
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Dr. Ehsan Latif and Dr. Stan Miles studied the factors affecting the academic performance of economics students at a small Canadian university using advanced statistical analysis. they found that graded homework, shown to have ambiguous effects in previous work, here had a positive effect ! A major contribution of the study is its analysis for…
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Using advanced statistical techniques Dr. Ehsan Latif and Dr. Stan Miles assessed how students value various instructor characteristics and teaching practices. Surveys completed by 387 students at Thompson Rivers University in the Winter 2010 term revealed the students relative preferences for characteristics of instructors (e.g., how organized the instructor is, the instructor’s knowledge, and enthusiasm…
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Dr. Peter Tsigaris will be offering a new course on the economics of climate change. The course considers efficiency, externalities, public good issues asssociate with climate change well as environmental policy instruments. The course deals with the question on inter-temporal decisions and uncertainties about the impacts of climate change. The costs of mitigation and adaptation to climate change will also…
Read morePosted on: June 18, 2012
Laura Lamb and Peter Tsigaris published a paper entitled “Public Good Provision and Fairness Issues for Climate Change Mitigation: A Classroom Experiment” in the Journal of Business Ethics Education. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf3dTpe0wU4[/youtube] This article presents a new classroom experiment in order to illustrate and initiate discussion on the public good provision of prevention of dangerous anthropogenic climate…
Read morePosted on: June 16, 2012
Nancy Carson and Peter Tsigaris published a paper that illustrates environmental issues using the Production Possibility Frontier. It is an easy to design classroom experiment. The game can be used to show how production changes as labour changes initially without paying attention to the pollution (negative externality). Once resources are fully employed in the dirty…
Read morePosted on: June 11, 2012
Peter Tsigaris and Dana Taylor (M.Sc. in Environmental Science program graduate) learned that their paper entitled “Elderly and their Valuation of the Convenience of Curbside Recycling” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability. The research originated from Dana’s thesis which was guided by Peter Tsigaris. The paper examines the willingness to…
Read morePosted on: June 11, 2012
Dr. Hafiz Rahman and Dr. Zena Seldon found out that their paper titled “Decision-Making in Cities and Municipalities: A Canada-Wide Study” has been accepted for presentation at the 64th annual Institute of Public Administration in Canada (IPAC) meeting. This study will shed light into the factors that influence decision making for small and for big…
Read morePosted on: June 11, 2012
Congratulations to TRU M.Ed. alumni (2010) Margaret Hohner and Associate Professor Peter Tsigaris who have their paper entitled: “Students Perception of Quality for a Business Program Delivered in Canada and China”published in the Journal of International Education in Business. The paper originated from Margaret’s thesis in the Masters of Education program at Thompson Rivers University…
Read morePosted on: June 9, 2012
Dr. Stan Miles will be teaching a new course Econ 3990: Game Theory and Strategy in the Fall 2012! This course is an introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. If you have seen the movie “The Beautiful Mind” and enjoyed it then this is the course for you. You will learn about Nash’s equilibrium,…
Read morePosted on: June 9, 2012
Want to find out what will happen to oil prices when Russia is part of OPEC and when they are not? Ask Maria Bezymyannaya one of our Economics major within the Bachelor of Business Administration program and her instructor Dr. Mohammad Mahbobi who together produced a research entitled “Analysis of Alternative Scenarios in the World…
Read morePosted on: June 8, 2012
Derek Pyne is presenting his interesting research on religion and economics about “an Afterlife Capital Model of Religious Choice”. Robert Androkovich is presenting his research on the value people place on nature. His research is entitled “Recreational Visits to the Adams River during the Annual Sockeye Run: A travel Cost Analysis”. Belayet Hossain and Laura…
Read morePosted on: June 6, 2012
Ehsan Latif and Stan Miles received notice that their paper titled “Utilization of General Practitioners: A Comparison of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Older Canadians” has been accepted for publication in the well respected Canadian Public Policy journal.
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Robert Androkovich found out that his paper titled “British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve: Economic, Legal, and Political Issues” has been published in Land Use Policy. Land Use Policy is considered a high quality journal. It is in the A list of the Australian ABCD Business Deans ranking journal database. Congratulations Robert!
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Carl Archie (Economics major, Bachelor of Business Administration program) will be working as summer Intern with the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies at Cape Breton University. As a lead student researcher Carl will make an important contribution to what will be Canada’s first textbook on Aboriginal Economic Development. Together with Mary Beth Doucette, Director of Quality Assurance…
Read morePosted on: June 5, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcyxKfj2k4I[/youtube] An introduction to the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University providing you with faculty and student news, new program developments, and commentaries on world events. Hope the information provided is informative and your feedback is more than welcomed!
Read morePosted on: June 5, 2012
Congratulations to Hasnat Dewan for publishing a paper with Khan A.H. entitled “Factors Correlating with Long-Lasting Banking Crises: A Special Focus on Crisis Resolution Policy Measures” in Applied Economics Letters. Hasnat Dewan also received notice that his paper titled “A Set of Sustainability Indicators Related to High-Priority Policy Issues” has been accepted for publication in…
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