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UBC experts on rising mortgage and interest rates

The Bank of Canada continues to raise its benchmark lending rate to control inflation and now warn mortgage costs could go up by 30 per cent in the next five years. UBC experts are available to comment.

Jun 10, 2022

B.C. Legislature in the snow. Credit: Tracy O/Flickr

UBC experts on B.C. budget

The B.C. NDP government is unveiling its second provincial budget this afternoon. UBC experts are available for comment.

Feb 19, 2019

New Vancouver School of Economics research has found that, on average, people living in cities have lower life satisfaction than rural dwellers.

The happiest—and least happy—places in Canada

How happy people are varies significantly by region, city, and even neighbourhood, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

May 24, 2018

Experts available on extended parental leave

UBC experts are available to discuss the new 18-month parental leave that goes into effect on Dec. 3.

Nov 9, 2017

Resource booms help to ‘Trump-proof’ Canadian economy

Resource booms in oil and gas have helped Canada avoid a populist uprising like the one that contributed to the election of United States President Donald Trump last November.

Nov 8, 2017

UBC experts on Canada interest rate hike

The Bank of Canada increased the key interest rate for the first time in seven years today. UBC experts are available to comment:

Jul 12, 2017

UBC experts available to comment on drop in Canada’s unemployment rate

A surge of 13,800 jobs added to Canada’s labour market in May helped drop the national unemployment rate to 6.9 per cent— its lowest level since July 2015, according to Statistics Canada’s labour force survey released today.

Jun 10, 2016

Esteemed economist joins UBC as new Canada Excellence Research Chair

UBC’s new Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) aims to transform the university into a global leader in economics by using the power of data to explore pressing social issues.

Mar 15, 2016

Canada’s interest-rate decision: UBC experts available for comment

UBC experts are available for commentary on today’s interest-rate decision from the Bank of Canada – which coincides with a declining Canadian dollar, low oil prices and a faltering Canadian economy.

Jan 20, 2016

UBC economists propose fund to combat housing unaffordability in B.C.

Economists at UBC’s Sauder School of Business and Vancouver School of Economics, along with colleagues from SFU, are calling on the provincial government to address housing affordability in the Lower Mainland with a tax targeting property owners without ties to the local economy.

Jan 18, 2016

Declining Canadian dollar: UBC experts available for comment

UBC experts are available for comment on the Canadian dollar, which dipped below 70 cents U.S. for the first time since the spring of 2003.

Jan 12, 2016

Mind the parental work gap

Vancouver School of Economics expert Kevin Milligan sheds light on the employment gap between mothers and fathers.

Sep 15, 2014

Vancouver’s economist incubator

Director Thomas Lemieux helps UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics move into a new building and a new era.

Sep 8, 2014

Study reveals how African dictators stay in power

Dictators in postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa cling to power by keeping senior ministers in check and manipulating ethnic divisions, according to research from UBC’s Vancouver School of Economics.

Jul 30, 2014

Study reveals ‘unhappiest’ cities in the U.S.

New research identifies the unhappiest cities in the U.S., but finds some young people are still willing to relocate to them for a good job opportunity or lower housing prices.

Jul 21, 2014

UBC experts on Crimea crisis

UBC researchers are available to comment on the escalating crisis in Crimea, from geopolitics to Canada’s response.

Mar 17, 2014

A king’s ransom

Why do lenders repeatedly loan money to sovereign borrowers who promptly go bankrupt? When can this type of lending work? The answers may lie with a 16th-century Spanish monarch.

Mar 3, 2014

Will there be any good jobs in tomorrow’s workplace?

A UBC economist explores the dramatic loss of skilled jobs in the U.S. economy.

Feb 15, 2014

The love market

Valentine’s Day may seal the deal, or end it, if you’re in the market for a mate.

Feb 11, 2014

The Iona Building, new home of the Vancouver School of Economics

The Iona Building, new home of the Vancouver School of Economics In a blog post, Kevin Milligan of the Vancouver School of Economics discusses UBC’s recent purchase of the Iona […]

Jan 10, 2014