I will be part of the Manitoba Institute for Policy Research Café Politique speakers series on Wednesday February 6, 2014 at 7:00 at the McNally Robinson Bookstore in Winnipeg. The topic will be on the political and economic implications of sport. More info can be found here http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-12950/Café-Politique#.Uu3IqSn4B2s.
New Paper Forthcoming
Good day today. My paper “A Distributional Analysis of the Benefits of Economic Freedom” (with Dan Giedeman and Gary Hoover) is now forthcoming at the European Journal of Political Economy!
Defence & Security Economics Workshop
My coauthor, Bryan Paterson (RMC) is presenting our paper ” Military Spending and Growth: The Role of Institutions” at the 8th Annual Defence and Security Economics Workshop at Carleton University Friday November 8, 2013. If you are interested in this paper send me a quick email.
Hockey Night In Headingley now on Twitter
My newly launched hockey economics blog (Hockey Night in Headingley) with Janice Compton now also has a companion Twitter account. You can follow us on https://twitter.com/HNIHblog.
Economics and Hockey Blog!
My new blog “Hockey Night in Headingley” with Janice Compton is now online. This blog will focus on hockey with some economics thrown in. The blog can be found at http://hnihblog.wordpress.com/
EBHS Baltimore
Just got back from the Economics and Business History Conference in Baltimore presenting my work Military Spending and Growth: The Role of Institutions, and getting to catch up with Dan Giedeman (GVSU) and Noel Johnson (GMU). Great time!!
UVIC Appointment
Just a quick post to note that I’ve recently become an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Victoria’s School of Public Administration. Thanks Lindsay Tedds for setting this up!
Ryan A Compton | PHD 