The Atlantic Association of Applied Economists (AAAE) invites you to the following lunch presentation:

WHAT: "Changing Careers, Radically or Incrementally, in Booms and Recessions"

Our research documents how macroeconomic conditions influence the career mobility patterns of workers in Canada from 1987-2016. We examine both the likelihood that workers who change employers (jobs) also switch occupation and how different any new occupations may be. We find that the incidence of such occupational transitions decline in recessions and that patterns in the differences between old and new occupations depend on the nature of the job transition.

WHO: Dr. Fraser Summerfield (St FX University)

Dr. Summerfield obtained his PhD at the University of Guelph in 2014 and since has held academic positions at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. He joined the Economics Department at StFX as an assistant professor this past summer. His expertise is Labour Economics but his research interests also span a variety of topics in related fields, including historical labour markets and empirical microeconomics more broadly.

WHEN: Friday, May 4^th, 2018, Noon to 1:45pm (Atlantic Daylight Time)

WHERE: Bank of Canada Boardroom, Bank of Canada Regional Office, 13th Floor, 1701 Hollis St., (Founders Square), Halifax, Nova Scotia

COST: Members: $10, Non-Members: $20 (A light lunch will be provided)

CONFERENCE CALL: Skype or teleconference call options are available for those living outside of Halifax. The cost is the same as for in-person attendance.

REGISTRATION: You must register in advance at the CABE Store. Seating is limited and spaces will be reserved until we reach capacity or until the close of registration at end of day Wednesday, May 2^nd, 2018.

Refunds cannot be provided for cancellations and individuals seeking to register after May 2^nd will be charged a late registration fee of $20. Late registration can be made at the CABE store.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Please mark your calendar for the following AAAE event:

• May 25: Marie-France Paquet, Chief Economist Global Affairs Canada