Faculty

Faculty members in the Department of Economics have a wide variety of research interests and are engaged in cutting-edge theoretical advances and policy development in Canada, as well as other countries. Members of the Department of Economics have received research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the International Development Research Centre, Human Resources Development Canada, Status of Women Canada, and BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health. Faculty members have also provided consulting services to the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Northern Health.

Department Chair

  • Karima Fredj
    Fredj, Dr. Karima
    PhD, MSc, BSc
    • Associate Professor
    • Chair, Economics
    • Co-Chair, International Studies Graduate Program
    Phone:
    250-960-6686
    Email:
    karima.fredj@unbc.ca

    Supervises in: MA Development Economics ; MA International Studies ; MA NRES

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Faculty

  • Paul Bowles
    Bowles, Dr. Paul
    PhD, MA, BSc
    • Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6648
    Email:
    paul.bowles@unbc.ca
    Website:
    https://paulbowles.opened.ca/

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  • Leandro Freylejer
    Freylejer, Dr. Leandro
    PhD Economics (University of Toronto); MA Economics (Queen's University); BA Economics (University of Manitoba)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5302
    Email:
    leandro.freylejer@unbc.ca
    Office Number:
    10-4564
    Before joining UNBC, Dr. Freylejer taught at the University of Toronto and was a researcher on an SSHRC/CURA-funded research project focused on living standards. Dr. Freylejer teaches ECON 498/698 Special Topics: International Macroeconomics and ECON 101 Macroeconomics and Econ 311 Intermediate...

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  • Liam Kelly
    Kelly, Dr. Liam
    PhD, MSc - Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics (University of Guelph); BSc - Economics (University of Victoria)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6489
    Email:
    liam.kelly@unbc.ca
    Office Number:
    10-4582
    Website:
    https://www.ldkelly.com/

    Supervises in: MA Development Economics ; MBA ; MSc Business Administration

    Dr. Kelly joined the Department of Economics at UNBC in September 2020. Prior to starting at UNBC, he completed a PhD and MSc in Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph, as well as a BSc in Economics from the University of Victoria and a Diploma in Business...

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  • Dr. Fiona MacPhail
    MacPhail, Dr. Fiona
    PhD (Dalhousie University); MA (University of Guelph); MA (University of Sussex); BA Hons (University of Guelph)
    • Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6660
    Email:
    macphail@unbc.ca
    Office Number:
    CJMH-3055

    Supervises in: MA International Studies ; MA Development Economics

    I am a Professor of Economics with primary teaching areas in Labour Economics, Women and the Economy, and Poverty, Inequality and Development. In teaching economics, I strive to help students investigate contemporary issues using multiple economic perspectives and taking account of institutional...

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  • Jalil Safaei
    Safaei, Dr. Jalil
    PhD (University of Manitoba); MA, BA (University of Shiraz)
    • Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6698
    Email:
    jalil.safaei@unbc.ca
    Office Number:
    10-4514

    Supervises in: PhD Health Sciences ; MA Development Economics ; MA International Studies

    Dr. Safaei's main research is on social determinants of health, political economy of health and healthcare, social policy and welfare systems, health inequity and human rights. His research interests spread to macroeconomics and the chronic issues of poverty and inequality.

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