I am a Senior Economist at Signal49 Research (formerly the Conference Board of Canada). I completed my Ph.D. in Economics at McMaster University in 2025.
My research interests are in macroeconomics, international economics, and environmental economics.
My C.V. is available here.
Publications
- Canadian Productivity Growth: Stuck in the Oil Sands (with P. Pujolas), Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 57(2), May 2024, 478-501
We study the behaviour of Canadian Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth over the past 60 years. We find that the observed stagnation during the last 20 years is entirely accounted for by the Oil sector. Higher oil prices made capital-intensive sources of oil like the oil sands viable to extract on a commercial scale. However, the greater input required per barrel of oil slowed TFP growth. Comparing Canadian TFP growth to those of the United States and Norway reinforces these results. However, our result should not be interpreted to carry any welfare implications.
- Exploring the Results of the Ontario Home Care Minimum Wage Change (with A. Olaizola and A. Sweetman), Healthcare Policy, vol. 16(1), 2020, 95-110
[Abstract] [Paper]In 2014, Ontario increased its “minimum wage” for personal support workers (PSWs) in publicly funded home care. The objective of this article is to determine the short-term results of this policy for home care PSWs’ wages, hours and job stability. Methods: This study uses descriptive graphs and ordinary least squares and unconditional quantile regressions, using PSWs across Canada as comparison groups. Results: Pre-policy nominal wages for Ontario home care PSWs stagnated, whereas real wages declined. The policy increased home care PSWs’ wages without noticeably affecting hours or job stability. However, wages were already increasing for low-wage home care workers in the rest of Canada.
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