The Economics of Seinfeld !
Posted on: July 5, 2012
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…
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Ever thought to use music to teach Economics?
Posted on: July 5, 2012
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…
Read moreUnderstanding and appreciating Economics using pop culture!
Posted on: July 5, 2012
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.…
Read moreLanguage, Culture and Community | TRU Conference
Posted on: July 5, 2012
TRU Conference Provides Insight into Language, Culture and Community Research The Faculty of Human, Social and Educational Development at TRU is hosting its second annual…
Read moreProfessor Shiller at TRU?
Posted on: July 4, 2012
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…
Read moreFree online textbooks for Economics courses from Flat World Knowledge!
Posted on: July 4, 2012
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…
Read moreCongratulations to our 2012 graduates!
Posted on: July 3, 2012
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…
Read moreYou can major in Economics at Saylor.org without paying tuition !
Posted on: July 3, 2012
The Saylor Foundation is a not-profit organization established by Michael J. Saylor, founder and CEO of business intelligence firm MicroStrategy and the Foundation’s sole trustee.…
Read moreThis year’s Valedictorian for School of Business and Economics is Steven Holm.
Posted on: July 3, 2012
Steven Thompson Holm was born and raised in Kamloops, and graduated from the South Kamloops Secondary School French Immersion Program with an Ambassador’s Scholarship to…
Read moreA young uprising scholar, a great athlete and a gentleman: Alexander Condon
Posted on: July 2, 2012
The 2102 Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal and Thompson Rivers University Medal in Arts was awarded to Alexander Condon. Alexander Condon was born in Victoria,…
Read moreWatch insights provided by prominent economists on “Economics and Finance: From Theory to Practice to Policy”
Posted on: July 2, 2012
During the spring of 2011, MIT celebrated its 150th anniversary with symposiums, performances, exhibits and landmark events. This post links to symposiums on Economics and…
Read moreFreakonomics gives you a different flavour of Economics!
Posted on: July 2, 2012
Steven D. Levitt an economist at the University of Chicago co-authored with a writer Stephen J. Dubner a best selling book titled Freakonomics. The book…
Read moreGapminder to promote a fact-based world view!
Posted on: July 2, 2012
If you are a teacher and want to build a fact-based world view. I strongly recommend Gapminder. It unveils the beauty of statistics. Gapminder’s mission…
Read moreEconomics at Wikipedia! Search Wiki to help you understand economic concepts and definitions
Posted on: July 2, 2012
If you need assistance with understanding Economics I strongly recommend: Wikipedia! You can learn not only about almost any economic concept you are having difficulty…
Read moreTake an economics course from MIT Open Course Ware. It is free of charge!
Posted on: July 2, 2012
MIT has been a pioneer in offering courses online free of charge! There are numerous graduate and undergraduate courses with lecture notes, assignments and solutions,…
Read moreUpcoming Faculty Presentations at International Conferences
Posted on: July 2, 2012
Laura Lamb has learned that the Western Economic Association International has accepted her paper, co-authored Belayet Hossain, “Aboriginal Labour Force Participation in Canada: Consideration of…
Read moreHELP! Having problem understanding economic concepts?
Posted on: July 2, 2012
Although we have an Economics help center here at TRU to help you with your courses you might require additional assistance. MIT has developed an…
Read moreGet a head start with introduction to Microeconomics!
Posted on: July 2, 2012
Have you ever thought you can take a course at MIT? Yes you can! MIT is now offering an Introduction to Microeconomics course free of…
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Updated: Canada Day Kamloops style | Sarah
Posted on: June 28, 2012
What does Canada Day in Kamloops look like through the eyes of someone from a small town? Find out from Sarah MacMillan, a fourth-year Bachelor…
Read moreHere is how to engage students in Economics!
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…
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