Vancouver School of Economics

The Vancouver School of Economics (also known as VSE) is a school of the University of British Columbia located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The school ranks as one of the top 25 in the world and top in Canada.[3][4][5] The school exhibits research activity and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.

UBC Vancouver School of Economics
The Vancouver School of Economics is located in the Iona Building at UBC.
TypeSchool
Established1915[1] (formerly known as the Department of Economics)
DirectorPatrick Francois[2]
Academic staff
77
Undergraduates1,238
Postgraduates45
67
Location, ,
49°16′0.92″N 123°14′50.88″W / 49.2669222°N 123.2474667°W / 49.2669222; -123.2474667
AffiliationsUniversity of British Columbia
Websiteeconomics.ubc.ca

International rankings and recognitions

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The Vancouver School of Economics is ranked:

  • First in Canada, according to a November 2013 study done by IDEAS [6]
  • 16th in the world (1st in Canada) by the Times Higher Education ranking for the social sciences category, which includes economics.[7]
  • 23rd in the world (2nd in Canada) by Tilburg University based on research contribution from 2007 to 2011.[8]
  • 24th in the world (1st in Canada) by the Academy Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for the economics/business category in 2010.[9]
  • 24th in the world (1st in Canada) from 1990 to 2000 period by Dr. Tom Coupe, director of the Kyiv School of Economics in an independent study that included the use of 11 methodologies.[5]
  • 25th in the world (1st in Canada) as of June 2012 by the Research Papers in Economics.[4]
  • 25th in the world (2nd in Canada) by the Tilburg University Top 100 Worldwide Economics Schools Research Ranking based on research contribution 2007–2011.[8]

The school's faculty have won five of the eleven John Rae Prizes given by the Canadian Economics Association. This prize is awarded to the Canadian economist with the best recent research.[10] In 2018, Siwan Anderson, a development economist at the VSE, received the Rae prize, becoming its first woman recipient.[11]

Research

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The School manages the British Columbia Inter-University Research Data Centre. The RDC provides access, for approved projects, to selected confidential Statistics Canada micro-level data.[12]

Additionally, the School operates the Experimental Lab, an centre for research in experimental economics; and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Economics, a teaching and research initiative by the Vancouver School of Economics and the Strategy and Business Economics Division, Sauder School of Business.

Admissions

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In 2002, UBC's Faculty of Arts expanded the number of full-time equivalent undergraduate student spaces in economics by 50%. Academic programs in economics in UBC's Faculty of Arts are all administrated by the Vancouver School of Economics (formerly the Department of Economics). For instance, for the September 2013 intake for the 85 spaces in the BIE program over 2,100 applications were received, and over 480 applications were submitted for the 284 third-year spaces available in the Majors program.

Faculty and alumni

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Robert Mundell, Nobel Laureate in Economics

The VSE (and its predecessor, the Department of Economics) has many reputable faculty and alumni, including:

Students

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Student activities supported by the Vancouver School of Economics include the Iona Journal of Economics, an undergraduate economic research journal published annually.[20]

Faculty

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In September 2013, the school had 67 faculty members. Faculty members include eight researchers affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research, six researchers affiliated with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, two current and one former research fellow of the Bank of Canada, two elected fellows of the Econometric Society, four fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and one of the Distinguished Fellows of the American Economic Association.

References

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  1. ^ "Department of Economics fonds" (PDF). www.library.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ "Patrick Francois | Vancouver School of Economics". economics.ubc.ca. UBC. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rankings: All Economics". Econphd.econwiki.com. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  4. ^ a b "Economics rankings: Economics Departments | IDEAS/RePEc".
  5. ^ a b "Tom's ranking". Archived from the original on 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  6. ^ "Within Country and State Economics Rankings: Canada | IDEAS/RePEc".
  7. ^ "Top Universities for Social Sciences 2011-2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  8. ^ a b "Tilburg University Economics Ranking – Tilburg University". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  9. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities in Economics / Business - 2010". Archived from the original on 2013-08-11.
  10. ^ "Vancouver School of Economics at University of British Columbia". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  11. ^ "Siwan Anderson – John Rae Prize".
  12. ^ "Home". economics.ubc.ca.
  13. ^ "Dominic Barton | McKinsey & Company". Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  14. ^ Faculty of Arts University of British Columbia Archived 2013-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed Oct 2010)
  15. ^ Bank of Canada Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine(Accessed Oct 2010)
  16. ^ Adshade, Marina (2014). Love market: what you need to know about how we date, mate and marry. HarperCollins. ISBN 9781443410564. OCLC 922687017.
  17. ^ Danaher, John; McArthur, Neil, eds. (8 January 2018). Robot sex : social and ethical implications. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262536028. OCLC 1055562620.
  18. ^ "CWB Group - History". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  19. ^ "Robert C. Allen - Professor of Economic History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  20. ^ "IONA Journal". IONA Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-31.