First, Abdelrahman Amer from @econuoft.bsky.social who told us about "Monopsony in Space: Commuting & Labor Market Power".

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Congratulations to Tam Le and Anthony McCanny. The two PhD students are sharing the inaugural Second Year Paper Award. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/tam-le-and-a...

Professor Ward Wins Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award Professor Courtney Ward has won a Faculty of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award for 2025–26. Professor Ward teaches the undergraduate courses ECO372, Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics in...

Congratulations Professor Courtney Ward. The econometrician has won an @artsci.utoronto.ca Outstanding Teaching Award for 2025-26. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/professor-wa...

Is a Land Value Tax the Solution to Canada’s Housing Crisis? The housing crisis is an affordability crisis. There is no relief from the high cost of rent, for example. Among those who can pull together a downpayment, an average of 60% of their household income ...

Georgism resonates with many young economists today. Here's one newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/is-a-land-va...

Former WTO Chief Economist Ralph Ossa’s Berkowitz Lecture One billion people around the world have pulled themselves and each other out of poverty since 1990. It is one statistic former World Trade Organization Chief Economist, Professor Ralph Ossa cited in ...

Ralph Ossa come to Toronto to deliver the Berkowitz lecture on March 12. He told us why the WTO is more relevant than ever in an era of unpredictable tariffs and other trade uncertainties. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/former-wto-c... #InternationalTrade #WTO

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From the factors affecting food security to the world’s happiest countries, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.

This week's round-up: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/scholar...

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Backpacks to Briefcases: The Student Experience The 2026 Backpacks to Briefcases: Economics at Work event was on 26 February.  Graduating students attended to hear a panel of three alumni; Elisa Bozzo, Ritu Sharma, and Brett Lin talk about their ex...

What do students start thinking about when they prepare to enter the job market? Aurora Yan told us what she learned after the econ Backpacks to Briefcases session panel discussion meant to help decode the mysteries of starting a career. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/backpacks-to...

There's more to university than a degree. Ten #UofT students discuss what higher education truly offers: the chance to pursue what you love, learn from setbacks, build networks and develop as a person.

Read their full conversation at uoft.me/learning-to-think

🚨 Call for Applications: 5th ACES Political Economy Summer School

@comparativeecon.bsky.social is pleased to accept applications for its 5th annual Summer School in Political Economy. This year's School will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 12– 14, 2026. www.acesecon.org/conferences/...

Meet Authors Dr. Minh Do and Dr. Amy Janzwood on March 27 Interested in climate economics? You are invited to the launch of two new books. Process as Power: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Consultation in British Columbia Environmental Assessments by Minh Do ...

Attention #ClimateEconomists & students of #ClimateEconomics! Drs. Amy Janzwook and Do Minh are coming to @UofT on Friday, 27 March at 3PM in the Max Gluskin House Lounge. See the newsletter to register. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/meet-authors...

Last week, the department celebrated the Undergraduate Awards of Excellence in Economics. It was the kind of evening that reminds everyone that students are the heart of @utoronto.ca @artsci.utoronto.ca and have been for the past 199 years. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/undergraduat...

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Convocation 2026: #UofT to confer honorary degrees on nine inspiring individuals #UofTGrad26 📜 uoft.me/hd26

Professor Ralph Ossa, former Chief Economist of the WTO will deliver the Berkowitz Lecture on 12 March 2026, 6:30PM at Trinity College's Seeley Hall. Registration information: newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/wp-content/u...

Why collectivisation in Vietnam still holds back agricultural productivity decades later Evidence from Vietnam shows that institutional barriers not only misallocate resources but also discourage farmers from investing in productivity improvements, compounding the losses from misallocatio...

🆕 Why collectivisation in Vietnam still holds back agricultural productivity decades later

Stephen Ayerst (IMF), Loren Brandt (@econuoft.bsky.social) & Diego Restuccia discuss how institutional barriers discourage farmers from investing in productivity improvements: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...

Stuart Jones

#UofTArtSci alum Stuart Jones draws from his U of T degree to help policymakers and the public navigate the defining economic and political challenges of this century.

Read more: bit.ly/47d330b

Excited to present our paper tomorrow “Decoding Gender Bias: the Role of Personal Interaction” (w/ @ashcraig.bsky.social and @amer5.bsky.social).

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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

REMINDER: Two more sleeps until Backpacks to Briefcases on 26 February at 5:30PM in the Max Gluskin House lounge. Come learn how to put your economics degree to work after convocation from alumni who have done it before you! Yes, there will be pizza.

Delicious food, vibrant culture, inspiring community. #UofT’s #BlackHistoryMonth Luncheon returns for its 24th year on Feb. 26. ️

Ahead of the celebration of Black culture & excellence, chefs Wright & Ofori share a taste of what's on the menu 🍽️ uoft.me/cbq

Andrew Scutt Wins Robert Douglas Undergraduate Economics Research Bursary Thanks to a new research bursary, one economics undergraduate is waiting for Research Ethics Board approval to start a novel research project for ECO499, Honours Essay in Applied Microeconomics. Andr...

Congratulations to Andrew Scutt who won the Undergraduate Economics Research Bursary to conduct his novel survey-based project for ECO499. #UndergraduateResearch #EconomicsResearch newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/andrew-scutt...

Fresh snowfall on the University of Toronto, St. George campus

Today, the Government of Ontario announced changes to funding across the postsecondary sector, including a $6.4 billion investment.

This funding will help sustain access to high-quality academic programs & support students in preparing for the future. uoft.me/funding-announcement

2026 Backpacks to Briefcases: Put Your Economics Degree to Work! Are you graduating from the University of Toronto in 2026? If you're about to finish your undergraduate degree with an economics component, you'll want to register for Backpacks to Briefcases on 15 Ja...

The snow day didn't stop us! We re-scheduled Backpacks to Briefcases. We re-ordered the pizza, we renewed our commitment to preventing scurvy and providing fruit trays. Now graduating students need to re-register for the event on February 26th. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/2026-backpac...

Nominations are being accepted until February 15 for the AEJ Best Paper Awards. Articles published since 2023 in each of the AEJ journals are eligible. Visit: aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho.... #econsky

🇮🇪🇨🇦 The De Chastelain Scholarship Programme will make 50+ awards to Irish & Canadian scholars, from early-career researchers to senior professors.

🗓 Deadline: 11 May 2026 🔗 Apply / learn more: 

www.icuf.ie/scholarships...

Upcoming: 31 Jan is Hug an Economist Day. A hug is when one person envelops another in their arms and applies mild pressure in a soothing manner. Experts say hugs should be 20 seconds long for maximum benefit, but the average is between 5 and 10 seconds. holidaytoday.org/hug-an-econo...

Last call for applications for the 2026 AEA Summer Program at American University. Submit applications at aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... by January 31. #econsky

The Department of Economics is pleased to welcome Professor Robert Clark to the @utoronto.ca newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/new-faces-20...

Brian Rathbun and Darius Ornston

Successful Societies, a new course at the Munk School, shows that cooperation is the most important element in creating communities that are healthy, affordable and peaceful.

Read more: bit.ly/4jRMCvi

Campus status Find out the campus status for the University of Toronto's three campuses.

⚠️ Weather Watch: Environment Canada is forecasting significant snowfall beginning Sunday. We will share updates on any impacts to U of T campus operations through our social media channels and on the campus status page: utoronto.ca/campus-status