Carleton University invites applications from outstanding researchers for a Canada Impact+ Research Chair at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in defence economics in the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs.
Defence economists examine how resources can be optimally allocated for military versus other needs, what aspects of the military should be prioritized, along with considerations of a country’s defence industrial base. This includes analysing defence budgets, how defence investments contribute to industrial and technological objectives, military procurement, addressing national security challenges and examining linkages between the military and industry, including those that involve dual-use technologies.
We are seeking a world class defence economist with an active research program capable of contributing to scholarly, policy and public debates on these and related issues as the Canadian government ramps up defence spending in the coming years and outlines an ambitious defence industrial strategy.
More on this position can be found here or by contacting Dane Rowlands.
Once again, a defence economics session is being organized for this summer's Canadian Economic Association Conference. It will be in Vancouver from May 28th to May 30th.
https://www.economics.ca/cea2026
If you have a paper you wish to submit to our session, please let Karl know. You will have to submit it using the submission portal using the link above. When submitting, just mention that it is for the Defence Economics Session.
The 21st annual Defence & Security Economics Workshop will be held October 29-30, 2026 in Ottawa. A call for papers should be sent out shortly as well as posted here. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ugurhan (berkok-u@rmc.ca) or Karl (karl.skogstad@lakeheadu.ca). Last year's workshop program can be found here. For more on the type of work typically presented in the workshop please see the following.
If you want to join our mailing list for conference updates and information, please email Karl (karl.skogstad@lakehead.ca) or Ryan (ryan.compton@umanitoba.ca) to be added.