Faculty

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.

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Department Chair

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Fredj, Dr. Karima

PhD, MSc, BSc

Associate Professor, School of Economics
Chair, School of Economics
Co-Chair, International Studies Graduate Program
Phone
250-960-6686
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Faculty

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Avoumatsodo, Komla

PhD Candidate (University of Quebec), MA Statistics and Economics (ENSEA, Côte d’Ivoire), BSc Mathematics (Université de Lomé, Togo)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-6491
Office
10-4558

Biography

Komla Avoumatsodo is a PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Quebec in Montreal. He previously held a position as a Lecturer at the National School of Public Administration of Quebec and the University...

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Freylejer, Dr. Leandro

PhD Economics (University of Toronto); MA Economics (Queen's University); BA Economics (University of Manitoba)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-5302
Office
10-4536

Biography

Before joining UNBC, Dr. Freylejer taught at the University of Toronto and was a researcher on an SSHRC/CURA-funded research project focused on living standards.

Dr. Freylejer teaches ECON 498/698 Special Topics: International Macroeconomics and ECON...

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Guta, Dr. Dawit

PhD Development Economics (University of Bonn, Germany), MSc, BA (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-6535
Office
10-4512

Biography

Dr. Guta has been involved in diverse research projects including bio-energy, bio-economy and food security, the water-energy-food nexus, and other related areas. His empirical research focuses on developing regions: Ethiopia, India, and Chile. His current...

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Kelly, Dr. Liam

PhD, MSc - Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics (University of Guelph); BSc - Economics (University of Victoria)

Assistant Professor (on leave)
Phone
250-960-6489
Office
10-4564

Biography

Dr. Kelly joined the Department of Economics at UNBC in September 2020. Prior to starting at UNBC, he completed a PhD and MSc in Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph, as...

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Safaei, Dr. Jalil

PhD (University of Manitoba), MA, BA (University of Shiraz)

Professor (on sabbatical)
Phone
250-960-6698
Office
10-4514

Biography

Dr. Safaei's main research is on social determinants of health, political economy of health and healthcare, social policy and welfare systems, health inequity and human rights. His research interests spread to macroeconomics and the chronic...

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Professors Emeriti

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Bowles, Dr. Paul

PhD, MA, BSc

Professor Emeritus
Phone
250-960-6648
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MacPhail, Dr. Fiona

PhD (Dalhousie University); MA (University of Guelph); MA (University of Sussex); BA Hons (University of Guelph)

Professor Emerita
Phone
250-960-6660
Office
CJMH-3055

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Paid and unpaid work, gender, and public policy; poverty and inequalities; resource extraction and just transition alternatives; precarious work and the gig economy.