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Christine Neill graduated from the University of Queensland (Australia) with a BEconomics (Hons) in 1992, and went to work as an economist in the Australian Treasury and later the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She returned to her studies in 1998, completing her PhD at the University of Toronto in 2006 specializing in labour and public economics. She began work at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2005 and was promoted to associate professor in 2012. She has taught a variety of courses, including Economics of Taxation, Education Economics, Income Distribution, and Introductory Macroeconomics. Her work has been published in journals including the Canadian Tax Journal, Economics Letters, Economics of Education Review, Canadian Public Policy, and the American Law and Economics Review.
Christine's current research interests include ongoing research on post-secondary financing and student financial aid, intergenerational education transmission and inequality of outcomes, and the role of education both early and later in life.
- WLU Service Award (2022)
- President, Canadian Women Economists Network (2016-17)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant (2012)
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Tax expenditures: Lessons from the Elimination of Ontario's Tuition and Education Tax Credits. With Tracy Snoddon. Canadian Tax Journal, 70(3), 2022: 599-613
Five Reasons to be Skeptical About the Repayment of Canada’s Student Loans Through the Tax System. With Saul Schwartz. Canadian Tax Journal, 70(3): 627-642
Parental Employment Effects of Switching from Half-Day to Full-Day Kindergarten: Evidence from Ontario’s French Schools. With Elizabeth Dhuey and Jean Eid. Canadian Public Policy, 46(1), 2020: 145-174
Rising Student Employment: the Role of Tuition Fees. Education Economics, 23(1), 2015: 101-121
Delivering Government Grants to Students through the RESP System: Distributional Implications. With Azim Essaji. Canadian Tax Journal, 60(3), 2012: 635-49
Can Infrastructure Spending Reduce Local Unemployment? Evidence from an Australian Roads Program. With Andrew Leigh. Economics Letters, 113(2), 2011: 150-153
Do Gun Buybacks Save Lives? Evidence from Panel Data. With Andrew Leigh. American Law and Economics Review, 12(2), 2010: 462-508
Tuition Fees and the Demand for University Places. Economics of Education Review, 28(5), 2009: 561-570
Do Gun Buy-backs Save Lives? Evidence from Time Series Data. with Andrew Leigh. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 20(2), 2008: 145-162
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Canada does not need a U.S.-style student loan forgiveness plan. With Saul Schwartz. Finances of the Nation Canada, September 6, 2022.
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Aug 2022: Global TV: Inflation and Psychology
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Students, economy pay a high price for at-home learning. With Catherine Haeck. The Toronto Star, January 4, 2022
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Royal Society of Canada, November 2021: Panel on women and learning during COVID, with Elizabeth Dhuey, Kelly Foley, and Catherine Haeck
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If you got an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, you made the right decision, according to economics. With Blake Shaffer, Steven Gordon, Andrew Leach, Tammy Schirle, and Trevor Tombe. Globe and Mail, May 12, 2021
- Globe and Mail: Laurier economist Christine Neill comments on Ontario's new free tuition for students from low-income families.
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Languages spoken: English
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