Current position  Associate Professor Department of Economics School of Business and Economics Thompson Rivers University Research Interests Environmental Economics Energy Economics Natural Resource Economics Public Policy Published Papers (with R. Mckitrick) "Co-fluctuation patterns of per capita carbon dioxide emissions: The role of energy markets" Energy Economics (2013) 39: 1-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.03.015 "The effects of bailouts and soft-budget constraints on the environment" Environmental & Resource Economics (2013) 54,1: 127-137. DOI: 10.1007/s10640-012-9584-0 "When a ban is not a ban: The case of British Columbia's log export restrictions" Economics Bulletin (2015) 35,2: 1071-1075. "Is it time to raise the gas tax? Optimal gasoline taxes for Ontario and Toronto" Canadian Public Policy (2015) 43,3: 179-190. DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2015-011 (Press Release available here; National Post commentary here) (with P. Tsigaris) "A Simple Climate-Solow Model for Introducing the Economics of Climate Change to Undergraduate Students" International Review of Economics Education (2016) 23: 65-81. doi:10.1016/j.iree.2016.06.002 (with R. McKitrick) "An examination of the relationship between air quality and income in Canada" Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics (2017) 65,1: 69-92. DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12101 (with P. Tsigaris) "The potential impacts of climate change on capital in the 21st century" Ecological Economics (2019) 162: 74-86. "#ECON1950: Integrating Twitter and a Learning Management System to reach students outside the classroom." Journal of Economics and Finance Education (Forthcoming). Work in Progress (with B. Thompson) "Replicating the Energy Paradox" (with P. Tsigaris) "Population, Technology, and Climate Change" "Did Ontario's emission permit trading policy reduce emissions?" (with Z. Shen) "Tradable emission permits and pollution hotspots: A case study from Ontario" (with S. Whitehouse, L. Fraser, and P. Tsigaris) “Assessing the Benefits of Alternative Uses of Biosolids Using Willingness To Pay”. (draft complete) (with S. Whitehouse, L. Fraser, and P. Tsigaris) “Public Risk Perception of Biosolids and Factors Influencing Public Attitudes.” submitted) "Twitter perceptions of carbon taxation during #elxn43" |