Campus Directory: Chris Nicol

University of Lethbridge

Chris Nicol
Faculty
Economics Department
Office: D850 (University Hall)
Phone: (403) 329-2749
Email:

Degrees

BA, Honours Economics (1981) University of Stirling, Scotland; Master's Degree Economics (1982) Queen's University, Kingston; Ph.D. Economics (1985) Queen's University, Kingston

Expertise

microeconomic theory, macroeconomics, international economics and econometrics

Research Areas

econometrics, applied econometrics and the theory of consumer behaviour

About Me

Upon completing my Ph.D in Economics in 1985, I was hired by the University of Regina and worked there for 16 years. I became Professor of Economics in 1995, and Head of the Department of Economics in 1997. Courses taught included microeconomic theory, macroeconomics, international economics and econometrics. In 2001 my family and I relocated to Lethbridge where I became Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, a post I held for 12 years. On September 1, 2012, while still servicing as Dean, I began serving as Acting University Librarian and effective July 1, 2013, I accepted an appointment as University Librarian for a three-year term.

From the perspective of peer-review types of contributions, amongst other things, I have served as a member of the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Economics, and a member of the Executive Council of the Canadian Economics Association. If you would like to see some research papers and other projects that I am working on, there are PostScript and PDF files for these at http://people.uleth.ca/~nicolc/papers. I am also keenly interested in macroeconomic policy debates, especially those arising in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008. Several items related to economic decision-making and policy relevant to the crisis have appeared in the Lethbridge Herald, Public Professor column.

Biography

Link to Dr. Christopher Nicol webpage: http://people.uleth.ca/~nicolc/

In The Media

I am keenly interested in macroeconomic policy debates, especially those arising in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008. Several items related to economic decision-making and policy relevant to the crisis have appeared in the Lethbridge Herald, Public Professor column.

Research Interests

Econometrics, applied econometrics and the theory of consumer behaviour



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