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2023
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First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places
(updated on the RePEc Network on July 27, 2023)
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Former US Ambassador to Canada Sounds Alarm / Why Isn't This Oil Boom Bringing Jobs with It?
(appeared on the Real Talk podcast with Ryan Jespersen on March 28, 2023)
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Oil Booms Have Meant Good Jobs in Alberta. But What Does the Future Hold?
(appeared in CBC News Calgary on March 27, 2023)
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Over Two-Thirds of Opioid Overdose Victims in Canada were Employed Before They Died
(published as a Lerner Center Population Health Research Brief on March 22, 2023)
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Alberta Minimum Wage Report Finally Released - So What Did It Find?
(appeared on 770 CHQR / 107.3 FM with Rob Breakenridge on March 20, 2023)
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Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis
(published in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on March 20, 2023)
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Alberta Government Releases Minimum Wage Report More Than 3 Years After It Was Submitted
(appeared in CBC News Edmonton on March 18, 2023)
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Report of the Minimum Wage Expert Panel
(published by the Government of Alberta on March 17, 2023)
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Albertans Benefitted from Higher Minimum Wage, But Up to 26,000 Jobs Were Lost: Report
(appeared in Calgary Herald on March 17, 2023)
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Economists Say the Job Market is Hollowing Out. What Does that Mean for Calgarians?
(appeared in CBC News Calgary on March 8, 2023)
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Jean Says He Won't Recommend Min. Wage Rollback as Suspicion Grows Over Secrecy of 3-Year-Old Report
(appeared on CTV News Edmonton on February 16, 2023)
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Kenney's "Blue Storm"; Alberta Minimum Wage Policy; Milk Dumping; "Buy American"
(appeared on 770 CHQR / 107.3 FM with Rob Breakenridge on February 10, 2023)
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Chair of Alberta Minimum Wage Panel Calls Out UCP to Release Three-Year-Old Report
(appeared in the Calgary Herald on February 9, 2023)
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Final Call to Release Alberta's Minimum Wage Expert Panel Report
(published as a C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memo on February 9, 2023)
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Sask. Employment Growth Among Slowest in Canada, Fewer Working in Ag and Energy
(appeared in Regina Leader-Post on February 4, 2023)
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2021
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Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis
(updated on the RePEc Network on December 20, 2021)
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Does the End of Ontario's Liquor Server Wage Mean Lower Tips for Restaurant Workers?
(appeared in the Toronto Star on November 15, 2021)
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First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places
(updated on the RePEc Network on October 22, 2021)
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Les Employés des Superstores Albertains Votent Massivement en Faveur d’une Grève
(appeared on CBC Radio Canada on September 28, 2021)
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Real Canadian Superstore Staff in Alberta Vote 97 Per Cent in Favour of Strike Action
(appeared in the Edmonton Journal on September 27, 2021)
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'Noisy' Survey Data Make It Difficult to Explain Alberta's Massive Youth Unemployment Rate: Economists
(appeared in the Edmonton Journal on July 19, 2021)
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OFS Labour Series, Part 3: How New 'Green' Resources Help, Hinder Labour Issues in the Energy Sector
(appeared in the Daily Oil Bulletin on May 12, 2021)
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OFS Labour Series, Part 1: Sector Deals with Lower Employment Numbers as Activity Increases
(appeared in the Daily Oil Bulletin on May 10, 2021)
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Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis
(updated on the RePEc Network on May 7, 2021)
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First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places
(updated on the RePEc Network on April 22, 2021)
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Bank of Canada Boss Worries About 'Scarring' On Labour Market
(appeared in the Calgary Herald on February 26, 2021)
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Norwegian Oil Company To Quit Alberta, Focus On Offshore Activities in Atlantic Canada
(appeared in the Financial Post on January 12, 2021)
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2020
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First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places
(uploaded to the RePEc Network on November 24, 2020)
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Alberta to Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program to Create Jobs for Local Citizens
(appeared in the Globe and Mail on October 26, 2020)
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Business as Usual: Learn about the Impact of COVID-19 on Some of Our Local Businesses
(appeared in the University of Alberta Gateway on August 31, 2020)
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Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis
(uploaded to the RePEc Network on August 27, 2020)
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In the Age of COVID-19, Can Alberta Transition to a More Sustainable Economy?
(appeared in the Medium on July 22, 2020)
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Routine Tasks were Demanded from Workers during an Energy Boom
(uploaded to the RePEc Network on July 9, 2020)
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U of A Economists See COVID-19 as Global Problem in Our Backyard
(appeared in the University of Alberta Folio on April 21, 2020)
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Companies' 'Bank Lines Will Be Cut': Oilpatch Pummelled
as Oil Price Crash Raises Fears of Job Losses
(appeared in the Financial Post on March 9, 2020)
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Applying the Scientific Method to Labour Markets
(featured by the University of Alberta Future Energy Systems on January 29, 2020)
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How Local Economic Conditions Affect School Finances, Teacher Quality,
and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Texas Shale Boom
(published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management on January 1, 2020)
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2019
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Finally, We'll Get an Expert Look at Minimum Wage Policy
(appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 27, 2019)
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Economist in the Middle of Alberta's Minimum Wage Fight
(appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 20, 2019)
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Alberta Announces Minimum Wage Expert Panel
(appeared on CTV News Calgary with Minister Copping on August 15, 2019)
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In with the New: Minimum Wage & Corporate Tax Cuts
(appeared on 630 CHED Radio with Ryan Jespersen on July 16, 2019)
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How Local Economic Conditions Affect School Finances, Teacher Quality,
and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Texas Shale Boom
(uploaded to the RePEc Network on May 1, 2019)
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Decision Alberta: How Can a Government Most Successfully Create More Jobs?
(appeared on 630 CHED Radio with Ryan Jespersen on April 16, 2019)
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Setting Aside the Personal Attacks, Here's a Focus on Election Policy
(appeared in the Calgary Herald on April 15, 2019)
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Albertans Paying More Than They're Receiving from CPP
(appeared on CTV News Edmonton on April 3, 2019)
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Decision Alberta: Job Creation/Loss & Election Promises
(appeared on 630 CHED Radio with Ryan Jespersen on April 3, 2019)
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A Reality Check on Alberta's Job Numbers
(published in the Edmonton Journal on April 2, 2019)
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Jobs and Pipelines: Notley and Kenney Fight Over Economy as Alberta Set for April Election
(appeared in the Financial Post on March 19, 2019)
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It's More Bad News: Report Suggests Some Workers Giving Up Job Search in Calgary
(appeared in the Calgary Herald on January 7, 2019)
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2018
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How a Struggling Oil Industry Affects Women and Their Families
(appeared in CBC News Edmonton on December 29, 2018)
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Don't Get Discouraged: Alberta Economist Predicts Job Market Turnaround Could Take Until 2021
(appeared in CBC News Calgary on December 20, 2018)
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Is a $15 MinimumWage Worth It? Here's What the Numbers Say
(published in the Globe and Mail on October 16, 2018)
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What the Minimum Wage Increase Means for the Economy
(appeared on CBC Radio with Rod Kurtz on September 30, 2018)
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A Guide to Alberta's New $15 Minimum Wage and What It Will Mean for the Economy
(appeared in the Star Metro Edmonton on September 30, 2018)
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Alberta's Minimum Wage Hike: Highest Rate in Canada
(appeared on CTV News Edmonton on September 28, 2018)
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It's a Great Place to Live, But Calgary's Employment Troubles Drag On
(appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 15, 2018)
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Minimum Wage, Joseph Marchand, Calgary Today with Angela Kokott
(appeared on Global News Radio 770 CHQR on August 14, 2018)
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Local Labor Markets and Natural Resources: A Synthesis of the Literature
(published in the Journal of Economic Surveys on April 1, 2018)
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The Local Effects of the Texas Shale Boom on Schools, Students, and Teachers
(updated on the RePEc Network on January 26, 2018)
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