Economics

University of Windsor brings Bank of Canada economist into undergraduate classrooms

Three students sittingStudents will get a chance to hear from economist Dr. Chris D’Souza as part of the bank’s Central Bank in Your Classroom program. (TRAVIS FAUTEUX/University of Windsor)

By Sara Elliott

As questions about Canada’s economic direction mount, University of Windsor students will soon hear directly from someone working at the centre of it.

Economist Dr. Chris D’Souza from the Bank of Canada will visit campus Monday, March 23, speaking in three undergraduate classes as part of the bank’s Central Bank in Your Classroom program.

Economics grad builds model to improve health care through better diagnosis

Justin BensetteRecent economics graduate Justin Bensette (BA ‘17, BSc ‘24, MSc ‘25) hopes his master’s research could help shape future health policy. [JOEL GUERIN/University of Windsor]

By Sara Elliott 

When Justin Bensette (BA ‘17, BSc ‘24, MSc ‘25) started his master’s research in economics, he wasn’t aiming to reinvent how people access health care.  

But his curiosity about how patients make decisions — and how doctors respond — led him down a path that could inform future health policy.