Ken Jackson
Lecturer
Wilfrid Laurier University
Mailing Address
75 University Ave. W |
Waterloo, ON |
Canada, N2L 3C5 |
Contact Info
Phone | 519.884.0710 x.2316 |
Fax | 519.888.1015 |
kjackson@wlu.ca | |
Dept.Website | www.wlu.ca/sbe/kjackson |
Personal Website | www.kjackson.net |
Education
Fall 2009(Expected) | Ph.D, Economics, University of British Columbia | |
Dissertation: Culture and Governance - An Analysis of the Interaction Between Formal and Informal Institutions | ||
Supervisors: Patrick Francois and Nathan Nunn | ||
1998 | B.Sc. Physical Geography, University of British Columbia |
Professional Experience
2008 - Present | Lecturer, Department of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University |
2007 | Sessional Lecturer, University of British Columbia |
2003-2008 | Research Assistant, University of British Columbia |
1996-2003 | Various Positions to General Manager, Selkirk Remote Sensing Ltd. |
Work in Progress
2009 | Social Policy and the Expansion of Trade, October 2009 |
2009 | Contract Enforceability and the Evolution of Social Capital, September 2009 |
Why Does Diversity Matter? - An Empirical Analysis of Water Provision in Africa?, June 2009 | |
Public Goods and Ethnic Diversity - A Question of Scale?, June 2009 | |
2008 | Does Institutional Development Create Ethnic Conflict?, June 2008 |
Seminars and Conference Participation
2009 | Invited Seminars: Guelph University Northeastern Universities Development Consortium Conference, Tufts University (presenter, discussant) Canadian Economics Association Annual Meetings, University of Toronto (discussant) |
2008 | Invited Seminars (job market): University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University (presenter) Canadian Economics Association Annual Meetings, UBC (presenter, discussant) Small Open Economies in a Globalized World, Wilfrid Laurier University (presenter) Northeastern Universities Development Consortium Conference, Boston University (presenter) |
2007 | Northeastern Universities Development Consortium Conference, Harvard University (presenter, discussant) |
2006 | Canadian Economics Association Annual Meetings, Concordia University (presenter, discussant) TARGET Summer Workshop, UBC (presenter) |
Awards and Grants
2007-2008 | University Graduate Fellowship (UBC) |
2006-2007 | Bank of Montreal Graduate Fellowship (UBC) |
2005-2006 | University Graduate Fellowship (UBC) |
2003 | Graduate Entrance Scholarship (UBC) |
Teaching
Winter 2009 | EC307 | Economic Growth |
Winter 2009 | IP631 | Economic Policy and Human Security |
Winter 2009 | IP634 | Interdisciplinary Seminar in Human Security |
Spring 2007 | Econ 221(UBC) | Introduction to Strategic Thinking |
Professional Affiliations
Canadian Economics Association |
Canadian Development Economics Study Group |
Other Professional Activities
2008-2009 | Referee: New Zealand Economics Papers(1) |