What’s New at the PEF
The Progressive Economics Forum aims to promote the development of a progressive economics community in Canada. The PEF brings together over 125 progressive economists, working in universities, the labour movement, and activist research organizations. On this site you’ll learn more about our network, our research and education products, and ways to contribute to its growth and success through membership, meetings and conferences, and our annual student essay contest.
This is also the home of Relentlessly Progressive Economics, the PEF’s blog, a source of real-time commentary on Canadian economic policy issues with some of your favourite progressive economists. If you want to get directly to the blog, you can bookmark http://progressive-economics.ca/relentless
The RSS feed for the blog is: http://progressive-economics.ca/feed
2010 Student Essay Contest
The PEF’s annual student essay contest is now open, with a deadline for submissions of April 30, 2010. Thanks to Marc Lavoie and Mario Seccareccia, of the University of Ottawa, who are coordinating this year’s contest.
If you are interested, see our: contest rules and past winners; submission form (Word); and download our poster (pdf) to place in a prominent location on campus.
2010 John Kenneth Galbraith Prize in Economics
At the 2008 Canadian Economics Association meetings, the PEF officially awarded the first John Kenneth Galbraith Prize in Economics to co-winners Mel Watkins and Kari Polanyi Levitt. We had a packed room for the event, which featured opening remarks by Jamie Galbraith, and a historical retrospective of their works by Jim Stanford. The text of Mel Watkins’ Lecture is available here; Kari Levitt’s Lecture is here.
The next Prize will be awarded in June 2010. PEF members are welcome to submit a nomination for the 2010 Prize by January 15, 2010, accompanied by a description of why they have been nominated (max one page). Email nominations to info@progressive-economics.ca
