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UCalgary Economics Department launches new regulatory and competition policy research program
The program will be the first in a Canadian university to focus on the practice and policy of regulation and competition enforcement
Winter Visiting Scholars
The Faculty of Arts welcomes three visiting scholars this winter, contributing to research and teaching in Economics, Psychology and Sociology.
When Robots Become Real
From engineering labs to policy debates, UCalgary experts explore just a few of the ethical and societal questions that emerge when AI systems take physical form.
Dr. Leslie Reid appointed interim dean, Faculty of Arts
A message from Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Sandra Davidson
UCalgary to lead national research partnership to improve Canada’s productivity with historic grant
Federal government invests $6 million over 15 years in Canada’s Productivity Initiative led by economics professor Trevor Tombe
The Rt. Hon. Stephen J. Harper Scholarships in Economics established at UCalgary
Supporting the development of leaders to advance economics and public policy in Canada
Economics in the Media
In the News Trevor Tombe and Jen Winter, Economics, Canada's National Observer
Canada’s political food fight is about to get even messier
In the News Blake Shaffer, Economics, in the Vancouver Sun
First Nations agency seeks role in beefing up interprovincial electricity grid
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in the Calgary Sun
EDITORIAL: Carney’s hocus-pocus on the deficit
In the News Uchechukwu Umezurike, English, on CBC Canada
29 new Canadian poetry titles to check out this spring
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, writing in The Hub
‘Forgone income, lower wages, higher prices’: Canada’s productivity crisis is getting worse—can we solve it?
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in the Calgary Herald
Varcoe: 'We haven't seen anything yet' — Volatile oil markets, escalating conflict, meet Alberta's royalty roller-coaster
The Dr. Frank Anton Distinguished Lecture in Economics
Dr. Douglas Irwin, PhD, examines President Trump’s use of tariffs and the motivations behind his trade policy in the Dr. Frank Anton Distinguished Lecture in Economics. His talk explores implications for U.S. trade policy and the global trading system.
March 13, 2026 | 3:30 - 5 p.m.
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