DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, FACULTY
Dr. Noel Roy
Professor Emeritus,
OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
SPECIAL EVENT
Department of Economics,
Memorial University
Luc Clair
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences,
Celebrating
50 Years of Economics
at Memorial University:
A Sampler of What We Do
Memorial University
Public Presentations & Reception
Dr. Patrick Withey
Assistant Professor,
Department of Economics,
While there is no such thing as a “free lunch,” this nocharge event does include a reception and stimulating
presentations. This celebration will profile our history
and our role within the province, the university and the
faculty through a series of stimulating presentations by
Newfoundland and Labrador economists.
St. Francis Xavier University
Dr. Andrew Davis
Noel Roy –
A Brief History of the Department
Luc Clair –
Supplemental Health Insurance and the Use of Mental
Health Care Services in Canada
Patrick Withey –
Climate-Induced Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surge in
Canada: Economic Impacts and Adaptation
Andrew Davis –
Where Do Workers Find Jobs in Good Times and Bad
Times?
Lynn Gambin –
Conceptualizing Employer Engagement with
Apprenticeships in England and Their Reactions to a New
Levy
Doug May –
The Hollowing Out of the Middle Class in NL: What does the
Evidence Show?
Assistant Professor,
Department of Economics,
Acadia University
Dr. Lynn Gambin
Assistant Professor,
Department of Economics,
Date: March 1, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: IIC 2001, Bruneau Centre
St. John’s Campus
Memorial University
Sponsored by: The Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Department of
Economics, CARE, the Visiting Speakers Program (which is itself sponsored by the
Scholarship in the Arts and the Office of the VP Academic) and The Stephen
Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation
Dr. Doug May
For More information Contact:
Professor,
Department of Economics,
Memorial University
Barbara Philpott
864-8248
Susan Curtis
864-4089
Wade Locke
864-8104
www.mun.ca