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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

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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

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From Campus to Country: Stephen J. Harper on Education, Institutions and Democracy

The first Prime Minister to graduate from the University of Calgary, the Rt. Hon. Stephen J. Harper, BA’85, MA’91, PC, CC, reflects on his journey, influences and alma mater

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Research Fellows Opportunities

We are hiring research fellows in regulatory economics and competition policy and postdoctoral scholars in electricity economics.

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UCalgary to house national energy modelling hub

The Energy Modelling Hub brings together hundreds of Canadian energy modellers to advance evidence-based energy policy decision making

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Is it Possible to Understand Trump's Trade Policy?

Dr. Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College

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