Bank of Canada Fellowship / en Michelle Alexopoulos, Diego Restuccia recognized by Bank of Canada /celebrates/michelle-alexopoulos-diego-restuccia-recognized-bank-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Michelle Alexopoulos, Diego Restuccia recognized by Bank of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-03-21T11:03:03-04:00" title="Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 11:03" class="datetime">Thu, 03/21/2024 - 11:03</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6922" hreflang="en">Bank of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/bank-canada-fellowship" hreflang="en">Bank of Canada Fellowship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-economics" hreflang="en">Department of Economics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-03/alexopoulos-diego.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Michelle Alexopoulos and Diego Restuccia (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professors <strong>Michelle Alexopoulos</strong> and <strong>Diego Restuccia </strong>from the&nbsp;department of economics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science have been awarded the <a href="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/research/fellowship-program/fellowship-award/">Bank of Canada’s Fellowship Award</a>.</p> <p>The award is given to academics in recognition of their expertise and research in areas important to the Bank of Canada’s core functions. Alexopoulos and Restuccia previously won the award in 2019.</p> <p>Alexopoulos's&nbsp;research examines the effects of technological evolution and disruption on the economy and labour markets and includes the innovative use of library classification systems for data mining and text analysis.&nbsp;Restuccia, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Macroeconomics and Productivity, is an expert on the macroeconomic implications of policies that change and influence how resources like land, capital, and labour are distributed across firms.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It is always an honour for the department of economics to see our faculty recognized for their outstanding achievements in research and their contributions to economics and its institutions,” said Professor <strong>Ettore Damiano</strong>, chair of the department. “Both Michelle and Diego are deserving of this recognition from the Bank of Canada and we are all thrilled to have two more reasons to celebrate them and the continuation of their work.”</p> <h3><a href="https://newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/alexopoulos-restuccia-win-bank-of-canada-fellowship-award/">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science announcement</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FAS</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:03:03 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 306841 at Daniel Trefler receives Bank of Canada Fellowship /celebrates/daniel-trefler-receives-bank-canada-fellowship <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Daniel Trefler receives Bank of Canada Fellowship</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-04-28T15:21:25-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 15:21" class="datetime">Wed, 04/28/2021 - 15:21</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/bank-canada-fellowship" hreflang="en">Bank of Canada Fellowship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Daniel%20Trefler.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Daniel Trefler"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo courtesy of Rotman School of Management)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto’s <strong>Daniel Trefler </strong>has been awarded a second Bank of Canada Fellowship.</p> <p>A professor of economic analysis and policy at Թϱ’s Rotman School of Management, Trefler is an internationally recognized expert on trade and public policy who was awarded a Bank of Canada Fellowship from 2015 to 2020. The fellowships recognize&nbsp;innovation, excellence and leadership in disciplines related to <a href="https://www.bankofcanada.ca/core-functions/">the bank's core functions</a>.</p> <p>Trefler's research explores the effects of shifting global value chains, the consequences of China’s rise, and the potential impacts of digitalization on trade in financial and other services. He holds the J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity. As an adviser to Global Affairs Canada, he helped inform the department's work on the Canada-EU trade agreement.</p> <p>“Managing today’s pandemic economy poses a massive challenge – never has the need been greater for a two-way flow of ideas between academia and government,” Trefler said.&nbsp;“The Bank of Canada Fellowship makes this happen, marking an additional step along the road to evidence-based policy making in Canada.”</p> <p>Among the many honours Trefler has received are the 2016 Killam Prize in social sciences and the 2010 Noni MacDonald Award from the Canadian Paediatric Society.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:21:25 +0000 lanthierj 169057 at