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The Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia is a global centre for research & hands-on learning about pressing economic issues. 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia 🔗 economics.ubc.ca

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UBC Economics@ubcvse.bsky.social · 8mo ago

What have recent changes to Canada's immigration system meant for productivity, immigrant perceptions, and post-secondary education? VSE's David Green & Craig Riddell tackle the issue in a recent C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence memo: cdhowe.org/publication/...

How We Subverted our Skills Based Immigration System – C.D. Howe Institute

From: David Green, Philip Oreopoulos, Craig Riddell, Mikal Skuterud, and Christopher WorswickTo: Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship CanadaDate: December 9...

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UBC Economics@ubcvse.bsky.social · last yr.

Loneliness isn't just personal——it’s a public issue. Explore solutions with UBC experts from economics, nursing, philosophy, and creative writing to dive into issues of social isolation and mental health. June 4 | 6–9PM | UBC Robson Square Theatre communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/all-t...

All the Lonely People: The Search for Belonging in an Uncertain World - Community Engagement

June 4, 2025 | What does loneliness look like in our increasingly connected world and what can we do about it? Join an interdisciplinary panel of UBC researchers from health, economics, philosophy and...

communityengagement.ubc.ca

World Happiness Report@worldhappiness.report · last yr.

🙏 The World Happiness Report is published by the Wellbeing Research Centre in partnership with Gallup, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and an independent editorial board. We are grateful to our partners for their support in enabling us to share #wellbeing insights across the world.

Graphic by the World Happiness Report presented under the title ‘Thank you to our partners’. The graphic includes logos for: Gallup; the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford; the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; the University of British Columbia; the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science; the Centre for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute, Columbia University; the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies; Simon Fraser University; Xi’an Jiatong-Liverpool University; Ajinomoto; Blue Zones; Glico; Katsuiku Foundation; illy caffé; Fondazione Ernesto Illy; and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
World Happiness Report@worldhappiness.report · last yr.

The findings of World Happiness Report 2025, published today (20 March), reconfirm a fundamental truth: happiness is rooted in trust, kindness, and social connection. 🇫🇮 Country rankings 📈 Countries on the up 📉 Concerning trends 🧵 1/2

Graphic with the title “Key Findings: World Happiness Report 2025” and the subtitle “Click to explore”.Graphic with the title “Country rankings”. Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth successive year, with Finns reporting an average score of 7.74 (out of 10) when asked to evaluate their lives. The gap to second-placed Denmark has increased slightly compared to 2024. Afghanistan is again ranked as the unhappiest country in the world with an average score of 1.36 for the overall population, and just 1.16 for women.Graphic with the title “Countries on the up”. Costa Rica (6th) and Mexico (10th) both enter the top 10 for the first time. Continued upward trends for countries such as Lithuania (16th), Slovenia (19th) and Czechia (20th) underline the convergence of happiness levels across Europe. The most-improved nations since the first World Happiness Report in 2012 are Serbia (+2.04), Bulgaria (+1.67), and Georgia (+1.51).Graphic with the title “Concerning trends”. The United States (24th) falls to its lowest-ever position, having previously peaked at 11th place in 2012. In 2023, 19% of young adults across the world reported having no one they could count on for social support. This is a 39% increase compared to 2006. The number of people dining alone in the United States has increased 53% over the past two decades.
Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC@stone-centre-ubc.bsky.social · last yr.

We're delighted to be co-hosting this panel event with the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. Registration is now open 👇

UBC Centre for Migration Studies@migration.ubc.ca · last yr.

Where do Canada and B.C. stand on immigration in 2025? How are policy shifts shaping communities, jobs, and the economy? Join experts for a timely discussion on migration’s real-world impacts. 📅 Wednesday, April 16 ⏰ 6–8 PM 📍 Robson Square Theatre (C300) Register: www.arts.ubc.ca/events/event...

Event image for “From policy to people: Unpacking the immigration landscape in unsettled times” with four speakers, scheduled for April 16, 2025, at UBC Robson Square Theatre, Vancouver, BC.