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Adshade

Marina

Arts

English

Adolescence, Aging, AIDS, Consumers, Culture, Economics, Families, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Human Behavior, Marketing, Sex/Sexuality, Statistics, Students, Women's Issues, Work

Economics of Sex and Love, Marriage, Divorce, Fertility, Sex Trades, Risky Sexual Behaviour, Online Dating, Promiscuity, Infidelity

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Anis

Aslam

Medicine

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AIDS, Drugs, Health Care, Economics

cost effectiveness of AIDS treatments; drug assessments - pharmacoeconomics; health care economics; health regulations

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Antweiler

Werner

Sauder School of Business

German

Business, Commerce, Economics, Environment, Free Trade, Internet, Pollution, Technology

high-tech businesses; innovation; international trade; exchange rates; currency unions; environmental economics; e-business; international environmental issues; trade and the environment; Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)

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Beaudry

Paul

Arts

French

Economics

National and International macroeconomic issues

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Boardman

Anthony

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Commerce, Economics

privatization; social cost-benefit analysis

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Bombardini

Matilde

Arts

Italian

Economics

Lobbying, political economy, international trade

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Brander

James

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Economics, Free Trade, Government

international trade; government; economic policy; budgets; international and environmental economics

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Carlaw

Kenneth

Arts

-

Artificial Intelligence, Banking, Commerce, Computers, Consumers, Economics, Environment, Government, Human Behavior, Internet, Labour Issues, Management, New Zealand, Politics, Research and Development, Sustainability, Technology, Telecommunications, Third World, Trade, Transportation

Economics, Sustainable economics Development and Gowth, Technological Change, Productivity, Climate Justice, Innovation Policy

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Cavusoglu

Hasan

Sauder School of Business

-

Commerce, Communications, Computers, Crime, Defence, Economics, Management, Technology, Telecommunications

Internet, Internet Security, Information Technology, Information Security, IT Economics, Privacy, Software Vulnerabilities, Computer Crimes, Strategic Impact of IT

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Devereux

Michael

Arts

-

Asian Affairs, Economics, Free Trade

Economics, Macro and Monetary Economics Economic Policy, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Deficits, Exchange Rates, Capital Flows, Financial Crises

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Dowlatabadi

Hadi

Graduate Studies

Persian (weak French)

Economics, Engineering, Environment, Ethics, Human Behavior, Mathematics, Natural Resources, Pollution, Technology, Weather

Energy technologies and policy Climate change mitigation, adaptation and policy Complex systems

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Edgington

David

Arts

Japanese

Asian Affairs, Australia, Economics, Geography, Japan, Multiculturalism, Urban Planning, Olympics

Japanaese economy; Japan-Canada trade and investment links; Pacific Rim trade and investment patterns; Japanese cities and regions; Multiculturalism and Local Government in Vancouver; Australia

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Ekeland

Ivar

Science

French, German, Norwegian

Economics, Ethics, Europe, Finance, Mathematics, Science

Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Justice as Fairness, Higher Education, Writing, Popularization of Science

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Gallipoli

Giovanni

Arts

Italian

Aging, Canada, Commerce, Crime, Disabled Persons, Economics, Families, Government, Work

economics,policy,inequality,crime,earnings,education,occupations,marriage,insurance,labor,supply,disability,health,matching,firms,credit,distribution

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Gillen

David

Sauder School of Business

-

Economics, Transportation

aviation, airports, ATC, international aviation, urban transportation, supply chain

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Goldberg

Michael A.

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Caribbean, Commerce, Economics, Management, Transportation, Urban Planning

urban transportation and land policy; cities in the global economy; urban development

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Gulati

Sumeet

Land and Food Systems

Hindi

Economics, Environment, India, Taxation

Tax Incentives for Hybrid or Electric Vehicles, Carbon Tax, Cap and Trade

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Haley

David

Forestry

-

Economics, Forestry, Sustainability

forest policy, tenure and stumpage

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Hare

Warren

Science

English

Earthquakes, Economics, Engineering, Health Care, Management, Mathematics, Natural Resources, Research and Development, Science, Urban Planning

Optimization, Nonconvex Analysis, Applied Optimization, Operations Research, Optimal System Design, Healthcare, Road Design, Earthquake Damage Reduction

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Head

Keith

Sauder School of Business

-

Economics, Free Trade, Trade

globalization; multinational corporations; trade policy; offshoring;

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Helliwell

John

Arts

French

Canada, Economics, Free Trade, Government, Immigration, Natural Resources, Trade, Transportation, United States

social capital; globalization; role of nation state; democracy and economic growth

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Hellman

Thomas

Sauder School of Business

French, German

Business, Economics

venture capital; entrepreneurship; innovation

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Hellmann

Thomas

Sauder School of Business

German, French,

Business, Economics

venture capital, entrepreneurship, financing of innovation

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Henrich

Joseph

Arts

Fijian

Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, South America

Cooperation, Culture-Gene Coevolution, Cultural Change, Behavioral Economics, Evolutionary Psychology, Fiji, Amazonia, Cultural Evolution

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Hickey

Ross

Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

-

Economics, Government, Politics, Taxation

Federalism, Lobbying, Immigration, Education

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Hoffmann

Florian

Arts

German

Continuing Education, Economics, Education, Labour Issues, Statistics

Labor Economics, Macro Economics, Income Inequality, Education, Mobility

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Hsu

Shi-Ling

Law

-

Aquaculture, Economics, Environment, Fisheries, Free Trade, Law, Natural Resources, Pollution, Statistics, Taxation, United States, Urban Planning, Wildlife

Climate Change, Climate Policy, Carbon Taxes, Cap-and-Trade, Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, Law and Economics, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law

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Huebner

Kurt

Graduate Studies

German

Business, Continuing Education, Economics, Environment, Europe, Finance, Free Trade, Government, International Studies, Labour Issues, Politics, Stock Markets, Sustainability, Trade

Europe and Eurppean integration, transatlantic trade, currency, Euro, Yuan, Renminbi, US-Dollar, financialization, innovation abd climate policies

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Kumar

Amit

Applied Science

-

Economics, Engineering, Research and Development, Science, Technology

Bioenergy, Biomass Energy Systems, Biomass Supply and Logistics, GHG Mitigation,

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Lazrak

Ali

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Commerce, Economics, Finance

Portfolio allocation, asset pricing

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Lee

Sanghoon

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Commerce, Economics, Real Estate

urban economics; real estate economics

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Lemieux

Thomas

Arts

French

Economics, Work

labour market issues

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Leyton-Brown

Kevin

Science

-

Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Economics, Internet, Mathematics

Game Theory Auction Theory Artificial Intelligence Electronic Commerce Algorithm Synthesis

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Lindsey

Robin

Sauder School of Business

-

Economics, Transportation

Traffic, congestion, road pricing, tolls, infrastructure funding, advanced traffic information systems

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Marfatia

Shapoor

Education

Hindi, Gujarati

Asian Affairs, Business, Commerce, Culture, Economics, English as a Second Language, Film, Government, Immigration, India, Law, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Multiculturalism, Physics, Statistics, Students, Sustainability, Trade

Business development,automotive, education, technology, finance, stock markets, policy, immigration, media

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Milligan

Kevin

Arts

-

Aging, Economics, Government

public finances, taxation, pensions, retirement, parental leave, social policy

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Mitton

Craig

-

-

Economics, Medicine

health economics, health care system, health policy

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Nason

James

Arts

-

Economics

economic growth; business cycles; monetary and fiscal policy

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Neary

Hugh

Arts

-

Economics, Russia/Eastern Europe

economic systems; economy

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Nelson

Harry

Forestry

-

Economics, Forestry, Natural Resources

forest economics, forest policy

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Nemetz

Peter

Sauder School of Business

-

Asian Affairs, Business, Economics, Environment, Sustainability

sustainable development; environmental economics; energy policy; natural disaster economics

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Paterson

Robert

Law

-

Aboriginal Issues, Business, Commerce, Culture, Economics, Fine Arts, Free Trade, International Studies, Stock Markets, Trade, Law

International trade and investment, international commercial dispute resolution, aboriginal cultural heritage and property law, art law.

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Peck

Jamie

Arts

-

Culture, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Urban Planning, Work

creative cities, urban policy, labour market and welfare programs, temporary employment, outsourcing

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Perrin

David M.

Science

French, some Italian

Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Economics

Bioorganic Chemistry, Combinatorial Chemistry Enzyme Mimics Antisense Therapies

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Rees

William

Community and Regional Planning

-

Economics, Environment, Europe, Finance, Urban Planning

ecological economics; sustainable development; sustainability; global change; ecological footprint analysis; ecological planning; urban ecosystems

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Riddell

Craig

Arts

-

Economics, Education, Labour Issues, Literacy, Work

labour economics (wages, employment, unemployment); labour relations (unionization, collective bargaining); social policy: education, training, income support programs (unemployment insurance, welfare)

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Ross

Tom

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Commerce, Economics

competition policy; regulation; public-private partnerships

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Schiff

Nathan

Sauder School of Business

-

Economics

Urban Economics, Spatial Competition, US Presidential Primaries

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Siu

Henry

Arts

-

Economics, Labour Issues, Work

business cycle, recession, unemployment

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Sparks

Bob

Human Kinetics

-

Olympics, Sports, Sustainability, Economics, Environment, Sociology, Communications, Media

Olympic Games impact Research Project, Leisure and sport management

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Sumaila

Ussif Rashid

College of Interdisciplinary studies

Norwegian, Hausa

Canada, Economics, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Hong Kong, Natural Resources, Third World

natural resource and environmental economics; sustainable development; sustainable management and use of fishery resources; sustainable

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Sutherland

Jason M

Medicine

-

Canada, Economics, Finance, Health Care, Science, Statistics

Health system financing, risk adjustment, case mix

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Tappata

Mariano

Sauder School of Business

Spanish

Economics

Pricing strategies, retail gasoline market.

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Tester

Frank J.

Social Work and Family Studies

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Aboriginal Issues, Free Trade, International Studies, Pollution, Third World, Waste Management, Africa, Canada, Economics, Environment, Free Trade, Suicide, Trade, Water, Environment

expecially Nunaunt and Inuit of Eastern Arctic; Canadian social policy; international development; global financial institutions; international development work and issues affecting health, economic well-being; Canadian environmental issues; history, geography, politics; global trade issues; in general but for Aboriginal people

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Trebbi

Francesco

Arts

Italian

Banking, Economics, Finance, Politics, Taxation

Macroeconomics, political institutions and their design, elections and campaign finance, housing and banking regulation, and lobbying.

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van Kooten

G.C.

Land and Food Systems

Dutch

Economics, Natural Resources, Wildlife

agricultural

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Weiler

Joe

Law

-

Olympics, Law, Sustainability, Environment, Economics, Sociology, Media, Aboriginal Issues

The Olympic bid process, Aboriginal inclusion, Games laws and legacies, trademarks and broadcasting sponsorship, employment impacts and sustainability (economic, social, environmental)

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Winter

Ralph

Sauder School of Business

-

Economics, Finance

competition policy, regulation, mergers, electricity

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Zerriffi

Hisham

Graduate Studies

French

Africa, Asian Affairs, China, Economics, Engineering, Environment, Europe, Government, India, International Studies, Management, Natural Resources, Politics, Research and Development, Science, South America, Sustainability, Technology, Third World, Trade, Urban Planning

energy, environment, rural development, climate change, renewable resources, regulation, governance, technology, pollution

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Zhang

Anming

Sauder School of Business

-

Business, Commerce, Economics, Transportation

transport economics and policy; air cargo logistics

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