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The Economic and Social Impact of
Covid-19 on British Columbia |
As a complex social and economic system, British Columbia is composed of many components which interact with each other. By focusing resources and efforts almost exclusively on one component of that system – healthcare – second order economic and social effects were overlooked. In other words, decisions have consequences, some intended, others not. This report is meant for policy makers and the general public. It is to show how the British Columbia economy and society were affected by two years of lockdowns and various other pandemic control measures. |
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(Economics of Education) This is a study of the
relative age effect in child cohorts found in sports and education. This
paper presents a structural model of the progression of children grouped in
age cohorts through an educational or sports system where children are
selected by performance and allocated to "tiers" (enriched classes
or first division sport teams) |
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(Law and Economics) This paper develops a two stage game of injurer and
victim. The investment in legal services are endogenous and influence the
probability of a court awarding damages for negligence. The paper
demonstrates that potential injures will have an incentive to strategically
engage in ex-anti investment in legal services to deter action ex-post by
potential victims. |
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Environmental Regulation, Asymmetric |
(Environmental Economics) This paper addresses the
issue of enforcement of environmental policies when measurement of firm
behavior is costly. In the paper a model of environmental regulation is
developed which focuses on the firm’s incentive to cheat on its required
levels of abatement. Environmental regulation is modeled as principle-agent
problem where the private objectives of the agent (the firm) may differ from
the objectives of the principle (society, via the regulator) |
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(Industrial Organization) This paper extends the
work of Mathewson and Winter (1985) in the field of franchising. Given the
hypothesis that a franchise contract ensures quality compliance at a lower
cost relative to alternative organizational structures, the existence of dual
organizational structures within the same franchise chain is inadequately
explained. This paper extends the basic model of Mathewson and Winter into a
spatial framework, demonstrating that non convexities in monitoring costs
will produce dual organizational structures within the same chain. |
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Textbook |
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with Alpha C. Chiang.
McGraw Hill (2005). This textbook is highly regarded in economics education,
widely adopted in universities, and praised for integrating mathematical
concepts into economic theory. It is especially valued for its clear
exposition of complex mathematical methods applicable to both undergraduate
and graduate-level economics courses. |
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Papers on Military Veteran Transition |
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In collaboration with B.E.
Endicott-Popovsky and S.A. Rajala, this paper
explores methodologies for evaluating military training to grant advanced
placement in engineering and technology education, aiming to bridge the gap
between military experience and academic credentials. |
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With Sonia Dhaliwal. Published
in ACEA Papers and Proceedings (2012). This paper presents findings from a
pilot program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) that
assesses military training for advanced placement into post-secondary
programs. It emphasizes mapping learning outcomes rather than course equivalencies
to facilitate educational advancement for soldiers. |
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Co-authored with A. Fell
and S. Dhaliwal, this work discusses innovative methods for recognizing the
skills and experiences of veterans, enabling their transition into academic
settings. It highlights the development of assessment tools tailored to non-traditional
education backgrounds. |