Department of Economics
Dalhousie University
6214 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Research Topics:
Labour economics
Income and wealth distribution
Current Research
Measurement and determinants of social exclusion and poverty
Measurement of economic well-being聽
Leisure co-ordination and economic well-being
Time use and economic development
Economic insecurity
Teaching Experience
McCulloch Professor of Economics, July 1, 1995-- Present
Professor with Tenure, Department of Economics, 1985-- Present
University Research Professor 鈥� July 1, 2005 鈥� June 30, 2010
Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Economics, 1981-1985
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, 1977-80
Selected Awards and Honours
Galbraith Prize, Progressive Economics Forum, May 2014
Mike McCracken Award for Economic Statistics
Canadian Economics Association, May, 2015
Doug Purvis Memorial Prize, 2019
Selected Publications
鈥淛ob Insecurity and Mental Health in Canada鈥� with Barry Watson Applied Economics published online February 21, 2018
鈥淥n the limitations of some current usages of the Gini Index鈥� Review of Income and Wealth, Series 63, No. 3, September 2017, Pages 574 to 584, (published online 28 September 2016 DOI: 10.1111/roiw.12256)
鈥淯nequal Opportunities and Public Policy: The Impact of Parental Disability Benefits on Child Post-Secondary Attendance鈥� with Kelly Chen and Shelley Phipps revise and resubmit, Canadian Journal of Economics
鈥淗ealing and/or Breaking? The Mental Health Implications of Repeated Economic Insecurity鈥� with Barry Watson forthcoming Social Science and Medicine
鈥淚s It Vulnerability or Economic Insecurity that matters for Health?鈥� with Nick Rohde, Prasada Rao and K.K. Tang Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 2017, 134: 307-319
鈥淭he Self-Reinforcing Dynamics of Economic Insecurity and Obesity鈥� with Nick Rohde and K.K.Tang Applied Economics 49:17 1668-1678 November, 2016online version: DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1223826
鈥淗ow Accurately does 70% Final Earnings Replacement Measure Retirement Income (In)Adequacy? Introducing the Living Standards Replacement Rate (LSRR)鈥� with Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald and Kevin Moore ASTIN Bulletin - The Journal of the International Actuarial Association 2016, vol. 46, issue 03, pages 627-676
鈥淥n the limitations of some current usages of the Gini Index鈥� Review of Income and Wealth published online 28 September 2016 DOI: 10.1111/roiw.12256
鈥淓conomic Insecurity and the Weight Gain of Canadian Adults: A Natural Experiment Approach鈥� with Barry Watson and Shelley Phipps, Canadian Public Policy June 2016 Pp.115-131,
鈥淭he Effect of Economic Insecurity on Mental Health: Recent Evidence from Australian Panel Data鈥� with Nick Rohde, Prasada Rao and K.K. Tang (2016) Social Science & Medicine Vol.151, February 2016, Pp. 250-258
鈥淧revalence, Frequency and Persistence of Being Bullied for Canadian Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis鈥� with Lihui Zhang and Shelley Phipps revise and resubmit Social Science Journal
鈥淚nter-generational effects of disability benefits: evidence from Canadian social assistance programs鈥� with Kelly Chen and Shelley Phipps, Journal of Population Economics Volume 28, Number 4, October 2015, Pp. 873-910
