It's done! Writing a textbook takes a really long time. Thanks to my coauthors and all the 🇨🇦 economists that offered input and resources along the way.
www.mheducation.ca/product/labo...
And congratulations to our winner!!
Third presentation: Pierre-Loup Beauregard also from @ubcvse.bsky.social is presenting "It's About Time: Social Housing, Parental Labour Supply, and Long-term Child Outcomes".
Second, Sara Benetti from @ubcvse.bsky.social is presenting her JMP on "The Social Consequences of Technological Change: Evidence from U.S. Electrification and Immigrant Labor".
First, Abdelrahman Amer from @econuoft.bsky.social who told us about "Monopsony in Space: Commuting & Labor Market Power".
It's time for the best paper prize at the CLEF conference!!
(and happy hour 🥂)
Conference time!!
Congratulations to the @cleforum.bsky.social Best Paper Prize finalists: @amer5.bsky.social (@econuoft.bsky.social), @plbeauregard.bsky.social (@ubcvse.bsky.social) and Sara Benetti (@ubcvse.bsky.social)! The grand prize winner will be announced at the CLEF Conference in Montreal on April 17-18
@mikalskuterud.bsky.social @kellyfoley.bsky.social @cortesecon.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social @cmichaudleclerc.bsky.social
The 2026 edition of Canada's premier labour economics conference is in Montreal on April 17-18.
Don't miss your chance to be part of it!
Early bird registration deadline is next Thursday (March 5). $200 regular and $90 students.
Conference program 👉 stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
CLEF webinar today at 1pm ET with Anastasiia Suvorova from St. Francis Xavier University. Anastasiia will talk about (Mis)perceptions about children. Join us!!
Join us for the 2025-2026 CLEF Webinar Series!
Season opener on October 3 at 1-2pm ET. Full schedule: clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/.
To register, send an email to clef@uwaterloo.ca with "CLEF Webinar" in the subject line. See you soon!
The @cleforum.bsky.social webinar series looks fantastic again this year. First up is Jason Hicks from @uvic.ca on October 3. The full list can be found on CLEF's website:
clef.uwaterloo.ca/webinar/
Email clef@uwaterloo.ca w/ “CLEF webinar” in the subject line to receive reminders and invites.
SOLE "Oh Canada!" Session, 9:45-11am Friday
"Labor Force Transitions in Canada and the United States"
Presented by @fabolange.bsky.social , @mcgill.ca
submissions.mirasmart.com/SOLE2025/Iti...
The session is Chaired by @tammyschirle.bsky.social @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social
SOLE "Oh Canada!" Session, Friday 9:45-11
"New Evidence on Skill Growth and Wages from the Canadian Longitudinal International Study of Adults (LISA)"
Presented by Audra Bowlus, @westernu.ca
submissions.mirasmart.com/SOLE2025/Iti...
SOLE "Oh Canada!" Session, Friday 9:45-11
"Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal Childcare Program on Maternal Work and Income"
Presented by Michael Baker, @econuoft.bsky.social , coauthors J. Gruber and @kevinmilligan.bsky.social
submissions.mirasmart.com/SOLE2025/Iti...
June 27-29 The 6th World Labor Conference (SOLE, @eale-office.bsky.social & @aaslala.bsky.social ) is in Toronto 🇨🇦.
CLEF has organized a session for Friday at 9:45-11, sponsored by the C.D. Howe Institute.
Session: "Oh Canada!"
www.sole-jole.org/upcoming-mee...
There are 3 papers...
Registrants will receive a link to the programme and information to join sessions. Registration information: www.economics.ca/registration
The #ACEA2025 online sessions are this Friday May 23. Check out these CLEF sessions:
2-3:30pm - Children
includes:
👉Strategic Interactions and Peer Learning in Contests: Evidence from a Field Experiment
👉The Quality-Quantity Trade-Off With Son Preference: Brother and Sibling Effects ...
The #ACEA2025 online sessions are this Friday May 23. Check out these CLEF sessions:
2-3:30pm - Children
includes:
👉Effects of Abortion Legalization in Late Adolescence on Work and Earnings
👉Universal Childcare, Gender Norms and Immigrant Women’s Labour Outcomes
The #ACEA2025 online sessions are this Friday May 23. Check out these CLEF sessions:
10:30am-12 - Education
includes:
👉The Effects of Foreign Student Diversity on Local Students’ Educational Attainment:
👉Does Academic Performance Always Contribute to Graduates’ Employability?
The #ACEA2025 online sessions are this Friday May 23. Check out these CLEF sessions:
10:30am-12 - Education
includes:
👉Impact of Canada Summer Job Program on Labour Market Outcomes
👉The Disparate Long-run Impacts of Academic Probation
🔹 Mentoring Breakfast for Economists
📅 May 30 | 8:30–10:00 AM
Fuel up and dive into key topics like preparing for tenure, work-life balance, teaching, or re-entering the job market.
📝 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Come for the coffee ☕️, stay for the career advice!
The First Annual CLEF Conference is tomorrow! April 25-26 in Toronto
KEYNOTE: Ioana Marinescu @imarinescu.bsky.social (University of Pennsylvania) “Monopsony Power in the Labor
Market”
For program and event details, please visit the conference website: stonecentre.economics.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
Registration for the 🇨🇦 CLEF conference is closing soon! 📈📉👇
Today! Join us at 1pm ET 👇
