TRU research paves way for New Westminster Rent Bank
Posted on: December 13, 2016
Dr. Ehsan Latif’s rent bank research played an instrumental role in New Westminster City Council’s decision to support a rent bank.
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Arts alum paves path to success
Posted on: November 29, 2016
Bachelor of Arts alumnus Will George was determined to find career success upon graduation, taking all the right steps along his journey.
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SoBE Student Centre grand opening a success
Posted on: November 25, 2016
The School of Business and Economics celebrated the opening of their new SoBE Student Centre today with a grand opening party.
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Five Ch’nook Scholars announced
Posted on: November 8, 2016
Five business students have been announced as 2016/17 Ch’nook scholars for excelling in their studies and giving back to their communities.
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Teaching management, having fun breaking the ice
Posted on: November 7, 2016
SoBE faculty member, Nancy Southin, has created a teaching brief which has been used by 35 universities in eight different countries.
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TRU students win BC MBA Games trophy
Posted on: November 4, 2016
21 MBA students faced off against four other universities in case studies, fundraising, dodgeball and canoe races and came out victorious.
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Game on for MBA students
Posted on: October 17, 2016
A team of MBA students is set to compete in the BC MBA Games in Nanaimo this Friday.
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TRU expert weighs in on carbon pricing
Posted on: October 3, 2016
Dr. Joel Wood calls today’s federal carbon pricing announcement “really good news for the BC economy.”
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Researchers awarded prestigious federal grants
Posted on: September 9, 2016
Four TRU researchers were awarded $215,000 through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant program, bringing the total to nine faculty supported by the SSHRC Insight program.
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Campus experts ready for Olympics
Posted on: August 4, 2016
The opening ceremonies for the 2016 Rio Olympics get underway tomorrow and TRU experts are ready to weigh in on what’s to come.
Read moreImmigration and its impact on Unemployment. Evidence from Canada
Posted on: November 25, 2015
Dr. Latif, Associate Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University, used provincial level panel data from the Statistics Canada, to examine the impact of permanent international immigration on the unemployment rate in Canada. The results suggest that, in the short run, immigration has a significant positive impact on unemployment rate and that the unidirectional short-run…
Read moreThe demand for electricity consumption
Posted on: November 25, 2015
Dr. Latif, Associate Professor of Economics, research uses panel data from the Statistics Canada (1983–2010) to examine the determinants of electricity consumption in Canada. His statistical estimations suggest that per capita real Gross Domestic Production (GDP) has a significant positive while electricity price has a negative, but insignificant impact on per capita electricity consumption. The results suggest that there…
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Does winning a lottery make you happier forever?
Posted on: November 25, 2015
Dr. Latif, Associate Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University, used longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (1994-2009), to examined the short run and long run effects of a one-time increase in income on individual happiness. After control for the unobserved individual specific heterogeneity and using three different specifications he found that…
Read moreDoes increased income inequality affect health status of people?
Posted on: November 25, 2015
Dr. Latif, Associate Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University, used longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Survey (1994–2006), to examine the impact of income inequality on current health outcomes. His statistical result suggests that once unobserved individual specific heterogeneity is controlled for, income inequality as measured by Gini Coefficient has no significant impact…
Read moreRecessions don’t cause only higher unemployment but they cause depression too. Evidence from Canada
Posted on: November 25, 2015
Dr. Latif, Associate Professor of Economcs at Thompson Rivers University used longitudinal Canadian data from the National Population Health Survey (1994-2006) in order to examine the impact of the provincial unemployment rate on mental health as measured by the short form depression scale. After controlling for the unobserved individual specific factors study found that, for…
Read moreWant to be happier? Don’t compare your income with others
Posted on: November 25, 2015
Dr. Latif, Associate Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University, used data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (1994–2009), to examine the relationship between comparison income and individual happiness. His study utilizes two definitions of comparison income: Average income of the reference group and the difference between one’s own household income and the average…
Read moreDoes immigration affect housing rent in Canada?
Posted on: November 25, 2015
Dr. Latif research examines the impact of new immigration on housing rent, using Canadian province-level panel data from 1983 to 2010. The statistical evidence suggest that immigration flow has a significant positive impact on housing rent in the long run. He also finds a short run short run causal impacts of new immigration on rent….
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Banking on poverty: research investigates use of payday loan companies
Posted on: November 19, 2015
While some cities wish to prohibit or limit the clustering of payday loan operations, Thompson Rivers University economist Dr. Laura Lamb wants more attention given to the lack of financial options for the clients. When Lamb conducted her research into the use of these fringe finance institutions in 2012, she expected to find evidence to…
Read moreIs It Time to Raise the Gas Tax? Optimal Gasoline Taxes for Ontario and Toronto
Posted on: November 13, 2015
Dr. Wood research attempts to calculate the optimal (second best) gasoline taxes for Ontario and the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area (GTHA) under distortionary pre-existing income taxes. It is well known that an increase in the tax on gasoline has social benefits because it reduces traffic congestion, air pollution, and accidents. An increase in the gasoline tax…
Read moreWhen a ban is not a ban: The case of BC log exports
Posted on: November 12, 2015
Dr. Wood research uses an economic trade model to evaluate British Columbia’s (BC) log export restrictions. His research contradicts previous work which indicated that there are efficiency gains from the removal of BC’s log export restrictions. When the assumptions of the previous research are relaxed he finds that the current policy of restricting log exports is…
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