JOSEPH MARCHAND

 

Professor, Economics

Director, WELM-Arts

Co-Director, IPE

 

University of Alberta

 

7-29 Tory (H.M.) Building

11211 Saskatchewan Drive NW

Edmonton, Alberta (AB)

Canada  T6G 2H4

 

 jmarchan@ualberta.ca

 joseph.marchand@ualberta.ca

 

+1 (780) 492-9425 (weekdays)

+1 (780) 758-6507 (weekends)

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2023

First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places

(updated on the RePEc Network on July 27, 2023)

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)

Oil Booms Have Meant Good Jobs in Alberta. But What Does the Future Hold?

(appeared in CBC News Calgary on March 27, 2023)

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)

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)

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)

Alberta Government Releases Minimum Wage Report More Than 3 Years After It Was Submitted

(appeared in CBC News Edmonton on March 18, 2023)

Report of the Minimum Wage Expert Panel

(published by the Government of Alberta on March 17, 2023)

Albertans Benefitted from Higher Minimum Wage, But Up to 26,000 Jobs Were Lost: Report

(appeared in Calgary Herald on March 17, 2023)

Economists Say the Job Market is Hollowing Out. What Does that Mean for Calgarians?

(appeared in CBC News Calgary on March 8, 2023)

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)

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)

Chair of Alberta Minimum Wage Panel Calls Out UCP to Release Three-Year-Old Report

(appeared in the Calgary Herald on February 9, 2023)

Final Call to Release Alberta's Minimum Wage Expert Panel Report

 (published as a C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memo on February 9, 2023)

Sask. Employment Growth Among Slowest in Canada, Fewer Working in Ag and Energy

(appeared in Regina Leader-Post on February 4, 2023)

 

 

2022

First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places

(updated on the RePEc Network on December 23, 2022)

Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis

(updated on the RePEc Network on December 20, 2022)

Living Wage Higher than Minimum Wage: Alberta Living Wage Network

(appeared in Global News on November 15, 2022)

Augmenter le Salaire Minimum, Est-ce Assez?

(appeared in Acadie Nouvelle on October 3, 2022)

Help Wanted: Alberta's Oil and Gas Industry Struggling for Entry-Level Workers During Boom

(appeared in Edmonton Journal on September 27, 2022)

Alberta Shelves Minimum Wage Panel Report Without Releasing Recommendations

(appeared in CBC News Edmonton on August 5, 2022)

Is There a Skills Gap in Alberta's Labour Market? Two Economists Weigh In

(appeared in CBC News Edmonton on April 21, 2022)

Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis

(updated on the RePEc Network on April 8, 2022)

 

 

2021

Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis

(updated on the RePEc Network on December 20, 2021)

Does the End of Ontario's Liquor Server Wage Mean Lower Tips for Restaurant Workers?

(appeared in the Toronto Star on November 15, 2021)

First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places

(updated on the RePEc Network on October 22, 2021)

Les Employés des Superstores Albertains Votent Massivement en Faveur d’une Grève

(appeared on CBC Radio Canada on September 28, 2021)

Real Canadian Superstore Staff in Alberta Vote 97 Per Cent in Favour of Strike Action

(appeared in the Edmonton Journal on September 27, 2021)

'Noisy' Survey Data Make It Difficult to Explain Alberta's Massive Youth Unemployment Rate: Economists

(appeared in the Edmonton Journal on July 19, 2021)

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)

OFS Labour Series, Part 1: Sector Deals with Lower Employment Numbers as Activity Increases

(appeared in the Daily Oil Bulletin on May 10, 2021)

Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis

(updated on the RePEc Network on May 7, 2021)

First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places

(updated on the RePEc Network on April 22, 2021)

Bank of Canada Boss Worries About 'Scarring' On Labour Market

(appeared in the Calgary Herald on February 26, 2021)

Norwegian Oil Company To Quit Alberta, Focus On Offshore Activities in Atlantic Canada

(appeared in the Financial Post on January 12, 2021)

 

 

2020

First to $15: Alberta's Minimum Wage Policy on Employment by Wages, Ages, and Places

(uploaded to the RePEc Network on November 24, 2020)

Alberta to Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program to Create Jobs for Local Citizens

(appeared in the Globe and Mail on October 26, 2020)

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)

Loss of Life and Labor Productivity: The Canadian Opioid Crisis

(uploaded to the RePEc Network on August 27, 2020)

In the Age of COVID-19, Can Alberta Transition to a More Sustainable Economy?

 (appeared in the Medium on July 22, 2020)

Routine Tasks were Demanded from Workers during an Energy Boom

(uploaded to the RePEc Network on July 9, 2020)

U of A Economists See COVID-19 as Global Problem in Our Backyard

 (appeared in the University of Alberta Folio on April 21, 2020)

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)

Applying the Scientific Method to Labour Markets

 (featured by the University of Alberta Future Energy Systems on January 29, 2020)

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)

 

 

2019

Finally, We'll Get an Expert Look at Minimum Wage Policy

(appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 27, 2019)

Economist in the Middle of Alberta's Minimum Wage Fight

(appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 20, 2019)

Alberta Announces Minimum Wage Expert Panel

(appeared on CTV News Calgary with Minister Copping on August 15, 2019)

In with the New: Minimum Wage & Corporate Tax Cuts

(appeared on 630 CHED Radio with Ryan Jespersen on July 16, 2019)

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)

Decision Alberta: How Can a Government Most Successfully Create More Jobs?

(appeared on 630 CHED Radio with Ryan Jespersen on April 16, 2019)

Setting Aside the Personal Attacks, Here's a Focus on Election Policy

(appeared in the Calgary Herald on April 15, 2019)

Albertans Paying More Than They're Receiving from CPP

(appeared on CTV News Edmonton on April 3, 2019)

Decision Alberta: Job Creation/Loss & Election Promises

(appeared on 630 CHED Radio with Ryan Jespersen on April 3, 2019)

A Reality Check on Alberta's Job Numbers

(published in the Edmonton Journal on April 2, 2019)

Jobs and Pipelines: Notley and Kenney Fight Over Economy as Alberta Set for April Election

(appeared in the Financial Post on March 19, 2019)

It's More Bad News: Report Suggests Some Workers Giving Up Job Search in Calgary

(appeared in the Calgary Herald on January 7, 2019)

 

 

2018

How a Struggling Oil Industry Affects Women and Their Families

(appeared in CBC News Edmonton on December 29, 2018)

Don't Get Discouraged: Alberta Economist Predicts Job Market Turnaround Could Take Until 2021

(appeared in CBC News Calgary on December 20, 2018)

Is a $15 MinimumWage Worth It? Here's What the Numbers Say

(published in the Globe and Mail on October 16, 2018)

What the Minimum Wage Increase Means for the Economy

(appeared on CBC Radio with Rod Kurtz on September 30, 2018)

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)

Alberta's Minimum Wage Hike: Highest Rate in Canada

(appeared on CTV News Edmonton on September 28, 2018)

It's a Great Place to Live, But Calgary's Employment Troubles Drag On

(appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 15, 2018)

Minimum Wage, Joseph Marchand, Calgary Today with Angela Kokott

(appeared on Global News Radio 770 CHQR on August 14, 2018)

Local Labor Markets and Natural Resources: A Synthesis of the Literature

(published in the Journal of Economic Surveys on April 1, 2018)

The Local Effects of the Texas Shale Boom on Schools, Students, and Teachers

(updated on the RePEc Network on January 26, 2018)

 

 

2017

Don't It Make My Brown Jobs Green? What Renewable Energy Means for Jobs and Job Quality

(published in Perspectives on Work on December 13, 2017)

A Voice of Dissent on Alberta's Minimum Wage Frenzy

(appeared in the National Post on September 27, 2017)

Minimum Wage Hike Will Cost 110,000 Jobs in Alberta, Ontario, Economists Say

(appeared in the Globe and Mail on September 27, 2017)

Minimum Wage Hike Could Lead to 25,000 Job Losses: C.D. Howe Report

(appeared in the Edmonton Journal on September 26, 2017)

Thinking about Minimum Wage Increases in Alberta: Theoretically, Empirically, and Regionally

 (published as a C.D. Howe Institute Commentary on September 26, 2017)

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

(appeared before the Senate of Canada on April 12, 2017)