| Faculty | Research and Teaching Area | |
| Niels Anthonisen,
Ph.D., Columbia University |
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Game Theory, Monetary Theory |
| Craig Brett,
Ph.D., University of British Columbia |
- | Optimal Taxation, Spatial Econometrics, Fiscal Federalism |
| Samuel Gamtessa, Ph.D., University of Alberta |
- | Energy Efficiency; Climate Change Policy Modeling; Technical Change and Productivity; Capacity Utilization; Less Developed Economies |
| Stephen Law,
Ph.D., University of Toronto |
- | Cable TV, Health Care, Industrial Organization, Law and Economics |
Christos Ntantamis, Ph.D.,
|
- | Analysis of regimes in financial and commodity markets, identification of real estate submarket boundaries, monetary policy rules, financial econometrics |
| Frank Strain,
Ph.D., University of Manitoba |
- | Public Finance, Fiscal Federalism, Economic History, Economic Growth |
| Carla Van Beselaere,
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology |
- | Survey Methodology, Public Opinion, Voting, Econometrics |
| Research Interests All faculty members are active in research and the academic publication record is exceptionally strong. Faculty publications include articles appearing in the top international journals in the field including Econometrica and the Journal of Economic Theory. Two faculty members have had articles nominated for the Harry Johnson Prize of the Canadian Economics Association (awarded annually for the best paper appearing in the Canadian Journal of Economics.) Craig Brett is holder of a Canada Research in Canadian Public Policy and is affiliated with both the Department of Economics and the Centre for Canadian Studies.
The members of the Economics Department have played a very active
role in policy analysis in the Atlantic Region. Work includes an examination
of the Atlantic Canadian trade patterns (funded by the Government
of Canada, the Council of Maritime Premiers, and the provincial government);
testing new preference revelation techniques for use in the development
of drinking water policy (funded by Environment Canada); assessing
constitutional reform proposals and their impact on Atlantic Canada
(partially funded by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council); a critical
examination of the Prince Edward Island public finances (for the Canadian
Tax Foundation), a study of pharmaceutical pricing (for N.B. Health
and Community Services and for the Federal/Provincial/Territorial
Committee on Health Services), a review of the New Brunswick Public
Utilities Board (for Executive Council Office of the Government of
New Brunswick), and a study of demographic transitions in Newfoundland
(for the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place
in Canada). Members of the Department have also been very active in
regional, national, and international organizations and service includes
membership on the executive of the Canadian Economics Association
(CEA), the Atlantic Canada Economics Association (ACEA), the Canada
Council Killam Research Award Program, and the National Health Expenditures
Expert Group of the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI). |
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