Welcome to the Department of Economics

News and Events

This Week's Brown Bag Seminar:

• Wed, Nov 18th, 12:30-1:20pm, BEC 363: Judith Clarke (Economics, UVic) "Statistical Inference for Inequality Measures Using Complex Surveys: Theory and Application - Part I"

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This Week's Departmental Seminar:

• Fri, Nov 20th, 3-4:30pm, BEC 402: Alan Sorenson (Business, Stanford University) "The Welfare Effects of Ticket Resale" (see Pdf paper) (Hosted jointly with Faculty of Business)

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New Winter Economics course:

• New Economics course available for registration in winter 2009-10 Second Term (Jan-Apr 2010) - ECON485B "Topics in Economics: Advanced Industrial Organization" (see Pdf poster)

2nd Annual UVic Economics Alumni Pub Night:

• Come meet current grad students, chat with fellow classmates, visit with former profs and find out what everybody is doing! - Friday, November 20th, 4:30 - 7:30pm at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave, Victoria, all UVic Economics alumni, current grad students, professors, staff and friends are welcome.

International Exchange Information Session:

• Learn more about UVic's 2010-2011 Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students in Science, Social Sciences and Humanities. Thursday, November 19th, 4:30 - 6:00pm in HSD A240, more information at www.iess.uvic.ca.

Overview

The Department of Economics is one of seven departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences and has 24 permanent faculty members. Our faculty members excel at teaching and are actively involved in research in most of the areas of economics.

We offer undergraduate programs leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees and Master's and Ph.D. degrees at the graduate level.

We strive to provide an educational experience that will prepare our students for successful careers. Economics, the degree of choice …