Understanding and appreciating Economics using pop culture! 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.…
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Professor Shiller at TRU? 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…
Free online textbooks for Economics courses from Flat World Knowledge! 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…
Congratulations to our 2012 graduates! 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…
You can major in Economics at Saylor.org without paying tuition ! 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.…
This year’s Valedictorian for School of Business and Economics is Steven Holm. 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…
A young uprising scholar, a great athlete and a gentleman: Alexander Condon 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,…
Watch insights provided by prominent economists on “Economics and Finance: From Theory to Practice to Policy” 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…
Freakonomics gives you a different flavour of Economics! 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…
Gapminder to promote a fact-based world view! 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…
Economics at Wikipedia! Search Wiki to help you understand economic concepts and definitions 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…
Take an economics course from MIT Open Course Ware. It is free of charge! 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,…
Upcoming Faculty Presentations at International Conferences 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…
HELP! Having problem understanding economic concepts? 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…
Get a head start with introduction to Microeconomics! 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…
Here is how to engage students in Economics! 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…
Need help? Economics at Khan Academy 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…
Do your assignments and you will do well in your courses! June 26, 2012
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…
How do Students’ Perceive Effective Teaching? Ask Dr. Ehsan Latif and Dr. Stan Miles June 26, 2012
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…
Interested in the Economics of Climate Change? Winter 2013 June 26, 2012
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…
