James Townsend
Teaching
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Fall 2010
- ECON-1102/3: Introduction to Microeconomics (PLEASE NOTE: If you are taking this course with me, do not buy your textbook until after either you have consulted with me or you have attended the first day of class. This class will use APLIA, an online educational package. You must purchase access to this service.)
- Outline for sections 470, 750 & 751 (off-campus sections).
· ECON-2101/3: Intermediate Microeconomics
Research
Publications:
· Townsend, James (2007) “Do Tariff Reductions Affect Wages of Workers in Protected Industries? Evidence From the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.” Canadian Journal of Economics 40(1)
· Green, David A. and James Townsend (2010) “Understanding the Wage Patterns of Canadian Less Skilled Workers: The Role of Implicit Contracts.” Canadian Journal of Economics 43(1)
Work in Progress:
·
The
Incidence of Poverty Among Canada’s Elderly Immigrants (with Hugh Grant)
·
Is There a Mandatory Retirement Effect for
Canadian Immigrants? (with Hugh Grant)
·
The Effect of the Minimum Wage on the Distribution
of Wages of the Less Skilled in
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Quantifying the Impact of the
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