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Welcome!
Dear fellow Students, The increasing challenges facing tomorrows business professionals push us, students, to suit ourselves for our very best. When firms hire students, not only they look for applicants with distinctive grades, but also the ones who possess good social skills and relevant experience. While thinking about what we can do to help preparing ourselves and our peers for the future, the idea of Economics Mix and Mingle came. Economics Mix and Mingle is the opportunity for students to get to know the Faculty at the University of Toronto. Every professor came from different backgrounds, but they are under the same motivation: to educate students and to do research. Teaching Assistants are the senior students who have made significant accomplishments and have contributed a lot in the campus. In this event, students are expected to expand their contacts through the speed networking and mingling activities. While you will get to know previous professors and TAs work experience and accomplishments, hopefully you will also learn about career opportunities in economics and finance and be more motivated to achieve the profession of your dreams.
Hargurdeep (Deep) Saini, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Principal of University of Toronto at Mississauga, Vice President of University of Toronto, Professor of Biology
Courses Taught: Biology Alma Mater: Punjab Agricultural University (B.Sc. in Botany and M.Sc.), University of Adelaide Australia (doctorate degree in Plant Physiology) Other Work Experience: Dean of the Faculty of Environment at University of Waterloo, Professor of Biology at University of Montreal Other Leadership Roles: Member of Export Development Canada's Advisory Council on Corporate and Social Responsibility Member of the Ontario Premier's 2009 Clean Tech Mission to India Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Botany (2003-2010) Award: Gleb Krotkov Award for distinguished services to the society and plant biology.
Varouj Aivazian, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Professor, Chair Alma Mater: Undergraduate: MIT; Masters and PhD: Ohio State University Research Fields: Financial Economics, Law and Economics Recent Courses at UTM: ECO440S, Advanced Topics in Financial Economics; ECO373Y, The Environment: Perspectives from Economics and Ecology. Graduate Courses: ECO2504, Financial Economics II. Hobbies and interests: Soccer, hiking, travel and my cats :-) Other institutions taught: McMaster University Selected Recent Publications: Varouj A. Aivazian, Jeffrey Callen, Susan McCracken, "Experimental Tests of Core Theory and the Coase Theorem:Inefficiency and Cycling", Journal of Law and Economics 52 (November) (2009), 745759. Varouj A. Aivazian and E. Santor, "Financial Constraints and Investment: Assessing the Impact of a World Bank Credit Program on Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka", Canadian Journal of Economics 41 (2) (2008), 475500. Varouj A. Aivazian, Laurence Booth, S. Cleary, "Why some Firms Smooth Dividends and Others Do Not", Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (2006) Varouj A. Aivazian, J. Qiu, Ying Ge, "The Impact of Leverage on Firm Investment: Canadian Evidence", Journal of Corporate Finance 11 (1-2) (2005), 277291. Varouj A. Aivazian, Laurence Booth, V. Demirguc-Kunt, V. Maksimovic, "Capital Structures in Developing Countries", Journal of Finance 56 (2001), 87130.
Rahul Deb, B. Tech, M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Birthplace/ Nationality: UK/ Indian Citizen Alma Matter: Undergraduate: IIT Delhi, India; PhD: Yale University, USA. Publication: A Testable Model Of Consumption With Externalities, 2009 Research Fields: Macroeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Mathematical Economics, Industrial Organization Advice for Students: Students should be disciplined, organized, and work hard.
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Courses that you teach (in UTM or St. George or Scarborough): Eco 202 (Macroeconomic Theory and Policy), Eco 204 (Microeconomic Theory and Applications) Birthplace / Nationality: USA Alma mater: University of California, San Diego & Irvine Hobbies and interest: cooking, cycling, and reading Research Interest: labour economics, health economics Titles of Recent Papers: Looking Beyond Test Score Gains: School Accountability's Effect on Educational Attainment and Labor Market Outcome
Nicholas Li, B.A., M.A., Ph.D Assistant Professor Courses Taught at UofT Campus: ECO324: Development Economics (UTM), ECO2701: Graduate Development Economics (St. George) Birthplace/ Nationality: Singapore, Canadian Citizen Alma Mater: University of King's College/Queen's/Berkeley Hobbies and interest: Economics blogs, basketball, jazz, travel Previous work experience (may extend to outside academics): Lab assistant, Deliveries, Waiter, Research and Teaching Assistant Research Interest: Development, Growth, Trade, Consumer Welfare Titles of Recent Papers: An Engel Curve for Variety, In Search of India's Missing Calories, International Prices, Costs, and Markups Recommended books to read (does not have to be economics related): Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond, Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, Why Orwell Matters by Christopher Hitchens, Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin Other institutions taught: Queen's, Berkeley Advice for students: Study hard but study smart! That means doing all the optional and practice questions you can (look at old exams, etc. where applicable), spending more time on what is covered in lecture than what is assigned from a textbook, not procrastinating, and seeing your professor in office hours when you have specific questions about a problem that is stumping you. Also read exams carefully (don't complete 3 sections when you are asked to do 2 out of 3!) and show your work on exams to maximize your partial credit - if you leave a section blank we can't give you more than zero points!
Harvey Shear, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Sessional Lecturers/Course Instructor) Birthplace/ Nationality: Toronto/Canadian Alma Mater: University of Toronto (UTSC); University of London (UK) Previous work experience (may extend to outside academics): Canadian federal government- External Affairs; Fisheries; Environment. Research Interest: Indicators of Sustainability; freshwater nutrient balances Titles of Recent Paper: Da Silva, Sarah and Harvey Shear. 2010. Great Lakes environmental indicators and state of the environment reporting: use needs and limitations. Local Environment. 15 (8). 699716. Recommended books to read (not necessarily economics related): On the Origin of Species, C. Darwin Other institutions taught: McMaster U Advice for students: keep on top of your work. Do not let the work pile up or you will do poorly. Also, from my own experience, never stay in any one job too long. Three or four years is enough for you to show your boss that you have what it takes to advance; take any opportunity to move ahead, but recognize your limitations and do not move ahead too fast or you might fall flat on your face. Also, do not be afraid to move from organization to organization to gain experience. It helps build a strong resume.
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Courses Taught at UofT Campus: UTM: ECO100 (Introduction to Economics), ECO200 (Microeconomics) Birthplace/Nationality: London (ON), Canadian Alma Mater: Undergraduate: University of Western Ontario. Graduate: University of Toronto Recommended Books to read (does not have to be economics related): "Mindset" by Carol Dweck "Lifehacker" by Adam Pash "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell "How to Win at College" Cal Newport Advice for Students: Work Consistently and effectively (on the correct stuff
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Courses taught in UofT (all three campuses):ECO 220, Empirical Welfare (400 level course at Erindale Campus), Empirical Welfare (PhD course downtown)
Birthplace/ Nationality: England/Canadian Alma mater: London School of Economics Hobbies and Interests: Golf, fine wine, cooking and painting Previous Work Experience (may extend beyond academic experience): sweeping factory floors production control clerk, purchasing officer (its a long story!) Research Interest: All aspects of measuring social well being Chinese Urban Income Growth and Convergence in the 1990's with Ying Ge the Journal of Income Distribution (2009). Distributional Overlap: Simple, Multivariate, Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests for Alienation, Convergence and general distributional difference issues. Joint with Ying Ge and Leo Teng Wah Econometric Reviews 2009 Child Poverty and Generational Mobility in Urban China Joint with Leo Teng Wah Review of Income and Wealth (2009)Polarization of the Poor: Multivariate Relative Poverty Measurement Sans FrontiersReview of Income and Wealth (2010) Welfare Rankings for Multivariate Data: A Non-Parametric Approach Joint with Andrew Leicester and Ian Crawford Forthcoming Journal of Public Economics Institutions, Economic Growth, Wellbeing and Causality Dominance Joint with Kinda Hachem. forthcoming Econometric Reviews Recommended books to read (does not have to be economics related): The Lives and Times of the Great Composers (author: Michael Steen) How to Cook Without Recipes (author: Glynn Christian) The Origins of Political Order (author: Frances Fukuyama) Justice as Fairness (author: John Rawls) Other Institution Taught: Southampton University, McMaster University
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Miquel Faig, Licenciatura, M.A., Ph.D. Professor Courses Taught at UofT campus: ECO209 Macroeconomics and ECO2500 Monetary Economics Birthplace/ Nationality: Spain Alma Mater: Stanford University Research Fields: Monetary Economics and Labour Economics Publication: The Welfare Costs of Expected and Unexpected Inflation, by Miquel Faig, and Zhe Li, 2009. Scarce Collateral and Bank Reserves, by Miquel Faig and Gregory Gagnon, 2008 Endogenous Buyer-Seller Choice and Divisible Money in Search Equilibrium. by Miquel Faig, July 2008
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Thu 15 Sep 2011 05:00 - 07:00 Economics Mix and Mingle (Meet The Profs) Where: Spiegel Hall Tue 27 Sep 2011 04:00 - 06:00 1. Excel Workshop "Basic Functions" Where: (FLC) Li Koon Chun- Finance Learning Centre Tue 4 Oct 2011 03:00 - 05:00 2. Excel Workshop "Advanced Functions" Where: (FLC) Li Koon Chun- Finance Learning Centre Thu 6 Oct 2011 06:30 - 08:10 FX Challenge Tue 11 Oct 2011 03:00 - 05:00 3. Excel Workshop "Advanced Functions" Where: (FLC) Li Koon Chun- Finance Learning Centre Wed 12 Oct 2011 06:00 - 08:00 Wealth Management and Commercial Banking Fri 14 Oct 2011 Bloomberg Workshop "Defining Market Direction with Technical Analysis" Fri 14 Oct 2011 - Sat 15 Oct 2011 Where: Bloomberg Headquarters (TBA) Tue 18 Oct 2011 04:00 - 06:00 4. Excel Workshop "Pivot Tables" Where: (FLC) Li Koon Chun- Finance Learning Centre Thu 27 Oct 2011 06:00 - 08:00 Alumni Panel "Career Options in Economics and Finance" Where: MIST Theatre
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