Grade 10 Students at St. Ann's Academy get exposure to university education December 14, 2012
Dr. Peter Tsigaris on December 10 2012 taught grade 10 students at St. Ann's Academy in Kamloops, BC, economic concepts such as the working of…
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Researchers re-examine the opportunity cost of education concept to consider work-life effects. October 16, 2012
Dr. Hafizur Rahman, Dr. Jim Seldon (deceased) and Dr. Zena Seldon argue that the opportunity cost of education is not only foregone wages, tuition, textbooks…
Investing in human and social capital can eliminate the median employment income gap of Aboriginal Canadians TRU researchers find. October 10, 2012
Dr. Belayet Hossain and Dr. Laura Lamb from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University have undertaken a very interesting research project on determining…
Has there been lately an increased influence of oil prices on the Canadian stock market? October 10, 2012
Dr. Shahriar Hasan from the Depatment of Accounting and Finance and Dr. Mohammad Mahbobi from the Department of Economics at Thompson Rivers University have published…
Are Canadians happier with higher income? October 3, 2012
Sara (Burchnall), B.A. Economics major and B.B.A accounting major, talks to a Daily News Reporter about her research findings on the determinants of happiness in…
Who are the good and who the bad grade forecasters? September 29, 2012
Dr. Belayet and I have received notice that our research on grade expectations has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Business Education.…
Are students grade expectations rational? A Classroom Experiment September 29, 2012
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…
What is the likelihood that you will pass introduction to Microeconomics and to Macroeconomics at TRU? September 8, 2012
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…
Six short animations to use in class for Economic concepts by David Mitchell. September 8, 2012
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…
Antidumping duties against Canadian live cattle exports could be costly September 7, 2012
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…
Findings suggest that policymakers and practitioners can influence participation in CED initiatives. September 7, 2012
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…
Environmental Giving in Canada is on the rise! September 7, 2012
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…
Current Global and Canadian Economic Issues! September 5, 2012
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…
Deterrence: Increased Enforcement or Harsher Penalties? July 21, 2012
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…
Is the global transmission of government debt a negative externality? July 21, 2012
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…
Why Major in Economics? July 11, 2012
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…
Kahneman on thinking fast and thinking slow July 10, 2012
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…
Economists do it with models ! July 10, 2012
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…
The Economics of Seinfeld ! 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…
Ever thought to use music to teach Economics? 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…
