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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dr. Peter Tsigaris is teaching this term Econ 2430 a course on current global and Canadian economic issues. It covers many of the hot topics…

Sara Burchnall is an Arts and Business Administration graduate, with a double major in Economics and Accounting. The Newsroom asked Sara about doing undergraduate research…

Steven Holm is a 2012 Bachelor of Business Administration Honours graduate who majored in Finance and Economics. Fourth in our series, the Newsroom asked Steven…

Professor Derek Pyne from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University has his paper entitled "Deterrence: Increased Enforcement versus Harsher Penalties" accepted for publication…

Professor Young Cheol Jung from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University and Professor Nguyen Van Quyen from University of Ottawa received notice that…

For Yourself... The very best reason to study economics is to better understand the world and help you make better choices. It can help you…

According to Kahneman,  Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral Economics, reveals that us humans use two modes of thinking to make choices and decisions. System…

The following site has was developed by Jodi Beggs a lecturer at Northeastern University. Jodi has put together a comprehensive list of course materials in…

Professor Linda Ghent from Eastern Illinois University, Associate Professor Alan Grant from Baker University and Assistant to the Dean George Lesica from Eastern Illinois University…

Joshua Hall, Robert Lawson and Dirk Mateer developed a weblog which offers a variety of song lyrics which we can use to teach economics! Use…

Dirk Mateer, a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Penn State, uses pop culture in principle economics courses to help students understand and appreciate core concepts.…

Open Yale Courses (OYC) provides interesting economic lectures from well known Economists. Robert Shiller is Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University and…

Worried about educational costs rising? Textbooks being too expensive? Want to save some money for your students? Check out Flat World Knowledge! All you have…

Congratulations to our 2012 graduates with a major in economics or a major in Economics and political studies! On behalf of the Department of Economics…