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Department of Economics Faculty
Introduction
Faculty members in the Department of Economics have a wide variety of research interests and are engaged in cutting-edge theoretical advances and policy development in Canada, as well as other countries. Members of the Department of Economics have received research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the International Development Research Centre, Human Resources Development Canada, Status of Women Canada, and BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health. Faculty members have also provided consulting services to the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Northern Health.
Faculty Biographies
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Adjunct Professor
PhD - University of British Columbia
MA - Simon Fraser University
BA - Queen's University
I am a Research Economist with the Canadian Forest Service, Natural
Resources Canada and specializes in forest management and forest sector
development issues. Prior to my current position, I was a senior
policy advisor on international climate change policy at Environment
Canada. I have lectured at the University of British Columbia,
University of Tasmania, and the University of Uruguay and held
fellowships at Harvard University's Institute for International
Development and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agricultural. My current work is focused on: economics of salvage
harvesting after natural disturbances; demand for wood products derived
from dead pine; demand for certified wood and paper products; the
midterm outlook for the Canadian pulp and paper sector; and, non-tariff
barriers to trade in forest products.
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Telephone: (250) 960-5106 | |
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Main Research Areas
Forest sector development
Global forest industry value chains
Global forest conservation
Global forest products trade and investment |
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Professor
PhD - London School of Economics
MA - University of Sussex
BSc - University of Southampton
I am currently working on a number of research projects. The first
concerns how China manages its currency, the renminbi. The exchange rate
regime has become a little more flexible but the reasons why China
persists with this regime have perplexed scholars. In this project, with
Baotai Wang and Greg Chin, we adopt a political approach to examine
China's policies. We are also looking into the future and considering
the implications of our analysis for renmibi internationalization and
the future of the present US dollar dominated international monetary
system. The second, also funded by SSHRC, examines how northern BC is
globalizing. The region has long been integrated into world markets but,
in the current period, this is marked by a greater role for Asia and in
the context of neoliberal domestic policy. A multidisciplinary group is
examining the implications of this for governance, the economy, and
First Nations. A third project is looking at the rise of fringe
financial institutions, such as payday loan lenders, and analysing why
individuals use them. I am also preparing a new version of my book on
Capitalism.
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Telephone: (250) 960-6648
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Globalization and regionalization
Development theory and practice
China's political economy
Financial institutions
History of economic thought |
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Associate Professor
PhD - University of Sydney
BA, MA & MPhil - University of Kerala
My current research interests include rural credit markets
in developing countries and the role of microfinance in alleviating
poverty and providing livelihood finance for the poor.
In the area of microfinance, my research interests include dynamics of
high repayment rates in microfinance industry, social capital and
microfinance, financing of microfinance especially the role of
commercial microfinance, corporate social responsibility, cost and
economies of scale/scope in the microfinance industry, and corporate
governance issues. One graduate student has completed his masters thesis
in this area under my supervision and another student is about to
submit his thesis. Three more students enrolled in the M.A. in
Development Economics program at UNBC have started their preliminary
work in this area. I have completed two primary surveys on corporate
governance practices among microfinance institutions in Bangladesh
(along with a graduate student) and India (independently) and am in the
process of data analysis and report writing. The field visits has
fostered collaboration with a few research institutions in Bangladesh
and India and is expected to foster field visits by our students to
these countries.
I have also conducted a primary survey of financing of traditional
(non-mechanized) fishermen in a developing country (India). This study
looks at the tenure system (production system) in fisheries in India and
the role of various formal and informal (including money lenders)
lenders in the financing of fisheries.
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Telephone: (250) 960-6484
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Main Research Areas
Micro-finance and social capital
Micro-finance and corporate governance
Caste and inequality in India
Social networks and migration
Corporate profit warnings and stock prices
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Assistant Professor
PhD - HEC Montréal
MSc - Université de Montréal
BSc - Université de Tunis II
My teaching and research relate mainly to the subjects of Environment,
Forestry, Benefit-Cost Analysis and Microeconomics. My current research
projects cover three different domains and comprise topics such as
international emission permits trading under the Kyoto Protocol,
international intelligence cooperation, and price competition and store
competition. All three areas of research share the same methodology
(optimal control and/or game theory) as common factor. My publications
relate to global environmental issues such as international
environmental agreements and tropical deforestation and include articles
that appeared in international leading journals such as Automatica, The
Manchester School and Environmental Modelling and Assessment as well as
in local and more applied journals such as BC Journal of Ecosystems and
Management.
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Telephone: (250) 960-6686 Website: Link
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Main Research Areas
Environment
Natural Resource management
Industrial Organization
Game Theory
Optimal Control Theory |
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Professor
PhD - Dalhousie University
MA - University of Guelph
MA - University of Sussex
My research focuses upon labour, inequality, economic security and
gender equality in Canada and in Asia. My work examines the
intersections of paid and unpaid work and has a strong policy
orientation. I bring this perspective into the classroom and, in my
teaching, I value the exploration of how different theories and
paradigms illuminate various angles of economic issues.
Recent research projects include internal migration and the impacts on
the left-behind population in rural China, regulation of temporary
foreign workers in Canada. I am engaged in a new comparative project of
labour markets in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Kazakhstan. In a new
project, I am working with a multidisciplinary team at UNBC to examine
how northern British Columbia is globalizing.
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Telephone: (250) 960-6660 | |
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Main Research Areas
Migration in rural China
Temporary migration globally, with special attention to Canada
Labour and globalization in northern BC
Gender equality in labour markets in Asia
Paid and unpaid work and time use data |
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Associate Professor
PhD - University of Manitoba
BA, MA - University of Shiraz
My research areas are mostly related to sociopolitical and economic
determinants of health and health inequality. I have examined and
continue to examine such determinants at local, national, and
international levels. My research has reinforced my interest in issues
of freedom, social justice, social policy and a fair distribution of
societal resources that empowers people to realize their potential for
development and improve their well-being.
I view determinants of health to be the same as determinants of economic
development and human well-being. As such, I think of health both as an
essential prerequisite for development and as a desired outcome of
development.
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Telephone: (250) 960-6698 | |
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Main Research Areas
Socioeconomic and political determinants of health & health inequities
Health inequities measurements
Healthcare policy assessment & management
Global health and social policy
Macroeconomic performance & economic development |
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Associate Professor
PhD - Dalhousie University
MA - University of Windsor
BA - Renmin University
I am also an adjunct professor at Hebei University, China. Prior to my
current position, I taught at the University of Saskatchewan and the
University of New Brunswick.
My recent research focuses on three projects: one is a joint research
project (with Dr. Paul Bowles and Dr. Gregory Chin) "Political Economy
of China’s Currency Choice" funded by SSHRC; one is "The Impact of
Globalization on Income Inequality and Poverty in Both Developed and
Developing Countries”; and another one is “The Impact of Financial
Market Development on GDP Growth”. Some of my research has been
published in refereed journals such as Economic Modeling, Empirical
Economics, Statistica, Review of International Political Economy, Indian
Economic Journal, Social Indicators Research, The ICFAI Journal of
Applied Economics, etc, or as book chapters.
I have supervised graduate students in the programs of MA Economic
Development; MA International Studies and Economics, MBA, and MSc in
Business. I am also the research co-supervisor of a PhD student in
China.
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Telephone: (250) 960-6489 | |
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Main Research Areas
Economic reform and development in China
The international financial system and Renminbi internationalization
Issues of fiscal and monetary policies
Globalization and income distribution
Economic modeling and applied econometrics |
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