Fwd: Bank of Canada Programs for Academics: Winter 2021 Newsletter

[Econ Undergrad]

No images? Click here Happy New Year! Wishing you and yours a better and brighter year ahead. With the start of the Winter semester, there are a few updates to share about some of the Bank’s academic programs. Below, you’ll find more information on the following topics, as well as other upcoming events and announcements. University Recruitment Summer student jobs Undergraduate Research Poster Session Graduate Student Paper Award Governor’s Challenge ICYMI: The Bank recently held its Annual Economic Conference, where scholars from around the world explored the theme “The Future of Money and Payments: Implications for Central Banking”. The Conference featured the Bank’s John Kuszczak Memorial Lecture, presented this year by Nobel laureate Jean Tirole, of the Toulouse School of Economics. Watch the webcast of his address. Did you know? The Bank’s online publication, The Economy, Plain and Simple, is a great resource for students to better understand economic issues that matter to them. Our latest articles talk about the payoffs of higher education, the roadmap of our payments systems, and our actions in response to COVID-19. New content is added regularly; stay up-to-date by signing up for email alerts. Request a speaker: Senior Bank staff are available to speak to your classroom about the role of the Bank in the economy, the variety of careers in economics, finance, and other areas in the Bank, and the paths our staff have taken in these fields. To learn more or to request a speaker, send us an email and a representative will contact you shortly.  Please do not reply to this email; it is automatically generated. To contact a Bank representative, email us at stakeholde...@bankofcanada.ca. To adjust your language preference or to unsubscribe, click the link at the bottom of the email.   University Recruitment Annual hiring campaign for new and soon-to-be economics and finance graduates. Our Recruitment team will continue to host virtual information sessions for several university Career Centres across Canada. Students can then consult their Career Centre to learn about the opportunities available at the Bank. Important note: The Research Assistant job opportunity will be reposted on our website from January 18 to 31. Candidates who applied in the Fall will not have to reapply as applications are kept for one year. More information about this process can be found on the Bank’s Careers page.    Summer Student Work Placement Full-time work opportunities from May to late August in various fields. The application process for full-time summer positions at the Bank opens from January 18 to 31.  The Bank recruits students from a wide range of disciplines and programs to work from May to late August. Students who are returning to school in 2021-22 are eligible to apply; they can consult our website for available opportunities.   Undergraduate Research Poster Session Showcasing high-quality economics research by undergraduate students The poster session will be held at the 55th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association in June. Current undergraduate students, or those who have graduated in the past year but have not yet begun their graduate studies, are encouraged to apply to participate. High-quality original research papers, in either French or English, focusing on any area of Economics will be considered. To submit your research and for more information, visit the Canadian Economics Association’s website. Graduate Student Paper Award Recognizing high-quality research by promising graduate students in Economics and Finance. A one-day workshop was hosted at the Bank of Canada in September, where finalists presented their work to Bank researchers and policy-makers.     The $2,500 first-place award was presented to Jasmine Hao from the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver School of Economics. Jasmine’s paper, “Building Up Trust in a Dynamic Game: A Study on Collusive Price-Fixing in the Chilean Pharmaceutical Retail Industry”, discusses firms’ coordination issues when initiating collusion.   Eric Richert, from Queen’s University, was named runner-up and received a $1,000 bursary for his paper entitled “Approximate Solution of Equilibrium Outcome Distributions”.   More information about the Graduate Student Paper Award and the application process is available on the Bank’s website.   Governor’s Challenge A university competition for undergraduate students that simulates the monetary policy decision-making process. Twenty-two teams from universities coast to coast participated in the first round of the Governor’s Challenge last November. They each presented their analysis and monetary policy recommendation to a panel of expert Bank of Canada judges, and were evaluated on specific criteria.  Congratulations to the following top five teams! They will move on to the final round of the competition, which will be held virtually on February 13: Carleton University, coached by Raul Razo-Garcia University of Alberta, coached by Malik Shukayev University of Ottawa, coached by Lilia Karnizova University of Toronto (St. George Campus), coached by Martin Burda and Angelo Melino Wilfrid Laurier University, coached by Wing Chan     Upcoming Speeches and Announcements Watch for these upcoming Bank events; for more information, consult our online calendar. January 20, 2021 Release of the Policy Interest Rate Announcement and the Monetary Policy Report March 2021 Announcement of the Fellowship Program Award Recipients  March 10, 2021 Release of the Policy Interest Rate Announcement April 21, 2021 Release of the Policy Interest Rate Announcement and the Monetary Policy Report   Bank of Canada Preferences  |  Unsubscribe