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Latest News
Congratulations, Ian
October 10, 2025
Congratulations to Ian Scott (BA Hons. Economics & Geography, 2024) on the new position as Economist at the Conference Board of Canada.
Before landing this role, Ian went on to complete a Master's of Arts in Economics at Queen's University.
New Publication in the Journal of Mathematical Finance
October 10, 2025
Dr. Jean-Gabriel Lauzier, Assistant Professor, published an article titled "Risk-Sharing, Measuring Variability and Distortion Riskmetrics” in the Journal of Mathematical Finance. This work is in collaboration with Liyuan Lin (Monash University) and Ruodu Wang (University of Waterloo).
The article explores how people share and trade risk when they use different statistics to measure it.
Read the full article here.
On the Upcoming Election
October 10, 2025
Dr. Blair Long, Assistant Professor of Economic History and Macroeconomics, appeared on CBC Newfoundland and Labrador’s The Signal with Adam Walsh last Thursday, October 2nd to discuss the upcoming provincial election.
Listen to that discussion here.
Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous People in Construction in NL
September 29, 2025
Dr. Lynn Gambin, Associate Professor & Department Head, visited Happy Valley-Goose Bay on September 24-25 as a part of ongoing research on recruitment and retention of Indigenous people in the construction trades in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This work is being undertaken with Stanley Oliver and the Trades NL Indigenous Skilled Trades Offices (ISTO) as community partner.
Here and Now
September 29, 2025
Dr. Lynn Gambin, Associate Professor & Department Head, appeared on CBC's Here & Now last Thursday, September 25. Dr. Gambin sat down with Carolyn Stokes to discuss the provincial election, campaign promises, spending and budgets.
Watch the interview here.
National Assembly on Workplace Democracy
September 26, 2025
Dr. Tony Fang, Professor of Economics and Stephen Jarislowsky Chair, will co-host a National Assembly on Workplace Democracy (NAWD) Regional Forum.
This event is co-hosted with The Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto.
CIRHR Director, Rafael Gomez, will discuss the assembly process and worker voice; what was gleaned from our Ontario Assembly on Workplace Democracy and its Canada-wide expansion; and the findings from our post-survey regarding the assembly’s impact on the participants’ personal wellbeing.
When: November 3rd, 2025, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
Where: Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, room IIC 2001, Memorial University
How to Register: Click here.
Welcome to Our New Department Head
September 2, 2025
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Lynn Gambin into her new role as Head of the Department of Economics.
Dr. Gambin has been a faculty member in our department since 2016 and has served in various administrative roles including the Director of Undergraduate Programs and the Director of the Master of Employment Relations program. She grew up in Dunville, NL and obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Memorial University before pursuing doctoral studies as a Rothermere Fellow at the University of York, UK.
Learn more about Dr. Gambin in her message from the head.
JChair Renewal
August 4, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Tony Fang, Professor of Economics, has been renewed for a third term in his role as the Stephen Jarislowsky Chair of Cultural and Economic Transformation at Memorial University!
The Jarislowsky chairship was established through the support of the Stephen Jarislowsky Foundation, Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Dr. Fang, who is also a former graduate student of our department, first took on this role in 2015.
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