Student Prize
The AAAE is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual AAAE Student Prize for Economic Policy. This competition is designed to encourage student interest in economic policy issues in the Atlantic region.
Up to three students will be selected for the final competition in Halifax on Friday March 30, 2012 where they will make a short presentation on an economic policy topic to a group of professional economists.
The winner will receive a cash prize of $750. The other finalists will receive a cash prize of $200.
Students must apply through their university department; direct student submissions are not permitted. Departments must submit their student recommendation, along with a one-page summary of the presentation, by Friday February 27, 2012.
For full competition details, see the guidelines below or contact your university department.
Competition Guidelines
Competition Poster
Sample Presentation Summary
2012
What: "4th Annual AAAE Student Prize for Economic Policy"
On Friday March 30, 2012 three economic students
from Mount Allison University, Acadia University, and
the University of New Brunswick competed for the AAAE prize.
Robyn Zajac (Acadia University): emerged as the winner
in a another close contest. Click for pictures.
Presentations...
1. Micro-credit and its Impact on Rural Communities
Jasmine Alam
University of New Brunswick – Saint John
2. The Relationship between Income and Volunteering
Nicholas Cormier
Mount Allison University
3. Crime Rates and Socio-Economic Factors in Canada
Robyn Zajac,
Acadia University
Winner: Robyn Zajac
Previous Student Prizes
2011: Nicholas Broz (winner)
Click for pictures.
Presentations...
1. Canada's Housing Bubble
Nicholas Broz,
Acadia University
2. Framing the Debate: ICT Investment for
Regional Productivity Growth
Tim Smith,
University of New Brunswick
2010: Zhe (Jerry) Ren (winner)
Click for pictures.
Presentations:
1. A Study on the Price Dynamics for Selected
Drugs Reimbursed by the Nova Scotia Pharmacare
Zhe (Jerry) Ren,
Dalhousie University
2. Estimating Key Economic Indicators for
Sub-Regions of Newfoundland and Labrador
Wade Tymchak,
Memorial University
3. Income Inequality in Canada’s Provinces,
1981-2005
Keith Walsh,
Mount Allison University
2009: Adam Macleod of Acadia University (winner)
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Presentations:
1. The distributional effects of a carbon tax
in New Brunswick
Jean-Philippe Bourgeois,
University of New Brunswick
2. East-west interprovincial migration patterns
in Canada
Jessica Sheppard,
Memorial University
3. The economic impact of a UNESCO World
Heritage Site designation for Grand-Pre
Adam MacLeod,
Acadia University
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