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Spotlight on LED Alumni: Joe Lyons-Rising, BA Economics (2002)
Joe Lyons-Rising graduated from Laurier just over 20 years ago, and after a couple of decades working in consumer packaged goods (CPG)...
Mar 223 min read

Economic Outlook 2025: A Director’s Recap
By: Jeff Chan, LCERPA Director On February 12th, 2025, Lazaridis Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University played host to the economics...
Feb 283 min read

Faculty Research Spotlight: Brian McCaig
New export opportunities and foreign direct investment in low-income countries Brian McCaig, Professor in the Department of Economics,...
Feb 212 min read

Experiencing Economics Beyond the Classroom
Throughout the academic year, there are numerous events and opportunities that Laurier Economics students can participate in to deepen...
Feb 84 min read

Faculty Research Spotlight: Tammy Schirle
How much is the Canada Pension Plan worth to Canadians? It depends… Tammy Schirle , Professor in the Department of Economics, has spent a...
Jan 253 min read

Fall 2024 Research Roundup
In this research roundup, we celebrate recent publications by four of our LED faculty: Jeff Chan, Nikolai Cook, Juan Morales and Justin...
Dec 6, 20243 min read

Laurier Economics Department kicks off its 7th Annual Food Bank Fundraising Drive
The Laurier Department of Economics in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics has just kicked off its seventh annual holiday...
Nov 22, 20241 min read

Spotlight on LED Alumni: Kourtney Koebel, BA (Hons) Economics and Political Science (2015)
Kourtney Koebel graduated from Laurier with an Honours Degree in Economics and Political Science in 2015. The research she conducted with...
Nov 10, 20243 min read

Congratulations to Laurier Economics Graduating Students and Undergraduate Research Prize winners
Last week, Wilfrid Laurier University held Convocation ceremonies to celebrate its 2024 graduates. And as part of those ceremonies, the...
Nov 4, 20242 min read

LED External Seminar Series
Did you know that the Laurier Department of Economics offers a weekly external seminar series? Â Series coordinators, Jeff Chan , Nikolai...
Oct 17, 20241 min read

Spotlight on LED Alumni: Brian Lewis, BA(Hon) Econ, 1985
Brian Lewis graduated from Laurier with an Honours degree in Economics in 1985, following up with an MA at the University of Alberta. He...
Oct 11, 20243 min read

Shining a light on our new LED team
With a new academic year getting underway, now is a good time to meet the Laurier Economic Department’s academic team. This group of...
Sep 21, 20244 min read

Faculty Research Spotlight: Ridwan Karim
Trade shocks can lead to bigger babies Research by Ridwan Karim , assistant professor in the Department of Economics, is helping to shed...
Sep 16, 20242 min read

Pitch perfect - Get set for the 2nd annual LED Cricket match
The Laurier Economics Department (LED) is all set to give it a go (again!), hosting its 2nd annual cricket match on Friday, September 13...
Sep 4, 20241 min read

Faculty Research Spotlight: Wendy Wu
Research by Wendy Wu , associate professor in the Department of Economics, is helping to unravel the mysteries of financial economics....
Sep 4, 20241 min read


Lazaridis School Economists organize 'AWSOME' workshop
Laurier Economics Department (LED) macroeconomists Edda Claus and Zijian Wang, along with student volunteer Carson Boettinger, organized...
Jul 26, 20242 min read

Laurier Economics at the Canadian Economics Association Conference 2024!
Author: Jeff Chan People showed up and papers were presented. Good times were had by all.
Jul 12, 20241 min read
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