2012 News Archive section

World-class academics join UQ School of Economics

The University Of Queensland School Of Economics is appointing four new academics following an extensive global search. The School reviewed close to 600 international applications, interviewed 41 candidates in Chicago and flew 17 candidates ...

School of Economics strengthens collaborations in China

School of Economics strengthens collaborations in China  Head of School, Professor Flavio Menezes recently visited China t...

UQ Economics Society first year dinner

The UQ Economics Society recently held their annual First Year Dinner in week 3 of semester 1. In attendance were a large number of first year students who grasped the opportunity to meet older students, PASS leaders and one of their lecturers in a ...

Honours student interns at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Honours graduate Byron Hewson shares his intern experience at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).   I was fortunate to spend two months over the summer holidays working as an intern at the United ...

UQ’s School of Economics ranks top in Australia

RePEc, a collaborative effort of academics in 71 countries that collect scholarly data including publications and citations, has for the first time ranked UQ Economics as the top department of economics in Australia and 47th in the world as of Janua...

UQ’S School of Economics hosts international SAET Conference

The School of Economics will host the 12th Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET) Conference at the University of Queensland, Australia from June 30 – July 3 2012. This year’s conference will be attended by some of...