Lansdowne Seminars
In 1978, the University of Victoria received funds from the provincial government for the sale of the University's former campus on Lansdowne Road, which was then to be further developed as the site of Camosun College. These funds were invested in trust, with the revenue dedicated to a special program of distinguished academic appointments. The criteria used in the selection of Lansdowne visitors are that they must be leading scholars with a national or international reputation and must be capable of interacting positively with students and faculty.
Pre-eminent academics invited to visit our department as Lansdowne scholars typically stay from two to five days and deliver one public lecture of broad interest and one or two seminars of a more specialized nature. They are also expected to be available to meet with individual, or small groups of, faculty and students.
2025-2026 Lansdowne Lecture
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Past Lansdowne Lectures
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Thurs. Oct 3, 2024 |
Marianne Bitler (UC Davis) | Entitlements, Block Grants, Work Requirements, and the Safety Net: Evidence from the US in Times of Economic Crisis |
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Thurs. Sep 28, 2023 |
Nathan Nunn (UBC) | The Causes and Consequences of Zero-Sum Thinking |
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Wed. Sept 7, 2022 |
Sílvia Gonçalves (McGill) | When do state-dependent local projections work? |
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Thurs. Feb 27, 2020 |
Kimberley Scharf (Nottingham) | Selling the Public Good: Charities and the Private Provision of Public Goods |
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Wed. Jan 23, 2019 |
Nava Ashraf (LSE) | Human Nature and Human Development |
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Wed. Mar 1, 2017 |
Jon Conrad (Cornell) | Real Options for Endangered Species (or What does a Theory from Finance and Economics have to do with Wildlife Conservation?) |
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Thurs. Apr 4, 2013 |
Fiona Scott Morton (Yale) | The Role of Economics and the Economist in Competition Policy |
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Thurs. Mar 1, 2012 |
Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford) | Social Networks and Economics: Lessons from Rural India |
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Thurs. Jan 20, 2011 |
John Roberts (Stanford) | In Praise of Weak Incentives |