Laurentian grad wins highly sought-after position in economics program 

A Laurentian University graduate has won a spot in the highly competitive Graduate Program of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Randy Kneer, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics graduate, beat out more than 800 applicants for the position, which includes a full tuition waiver. It came after a trip where Kneer presented his original research at the Poznań Post-Keynesian Workshops. Laurentian said in a release that Kneer’s achievement highlights what it called a growing