SWORDC seminar series

Several times throughout the year, SWORDC hosts seminars presented by various researchers. Check back as this page is updated throughout the year. Register and add yourself to the mailing list to receive up to date information about SWORDC seminars.

SWORDC Seminar Series

Date Time Location Speaker Title
February 9, 2024 3:30-5:00 pm HH 150 Dr. David Gray, University of Ottawa "An analysis of an ad hoc unemployment insurance benefit extensions in Canada: the case of the commodity-sector workers"
April 21, 2023 2:30-4:00 pm EV3 3412 Dr. Ian Colman, Canada Research Chair in Mental Health Epidemiology, University of Ottawa and Director of the Applied Psychiatric Epidemiology Across the Life Course Lab (APEAL)     "Predictors and consequences of poor mental health: Evidence from several Statistics Canada population health surveys"
October 21, 2022 11:30-1:00 pm EV3 4412 Dr. Marie Connoly, Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) "The Child Penalty in Canada and Influence of Family Policies"
September 16, 2022 11:30-1:00 pm EV3 4412 Dr. Kelly Foley, University of Saskatchewan "The Consequences of Enrolling in Recessions"
January 21, 2022 1:00-2:30 pm Online Dr. Laura Duncan, McMaster University

"Child & youth mental health need, service use & resource allocation: Analyses using 2014 Ontario Child Health Study data linkages"

November 26, 2021 2:00-3:30pm Online Dr Jennifer Robson, Carleton University

"Who doesn’t file a tax-return? Estimates of non-filing and implications for measuring and addressing poverty."     

November 27, 2020 1:00-2:30pm Online Dr Maggie Jones, University of Victoria “Heterogenous Returns to Labour Market Programming Among Indigenous Populations”
March 6, 2020 3:30-5:00pm EV3 3412 Dr. Kevin Milligan, University of British Columbia "Health, mortality, and earnings in a resource boom: the case of WLEMMAs"        
February 21, 2020 3:30-5:00pm EV3 3412 Dr. Ted McDonald, University of New Brunswick "Surgeon experience and surgical complications: applications of linked administrative health data"        
November 22, 2019 3:30-5:00pm EV3 3412 Dr. David Green, Vancouver School of Economics “The Minimum Wage, Turnover, and the Shape of the Wage Distribution”
February 8, 2019 3:30-5:00pm EV3 3412 Dr. Grant Gibson, McMaster University O Brother How Art Thou? Propensity to Report Unmet Need        
November 2, 2018 3:30-5:00pm EV3 3412 Dr. Lance Lochner, Western University Parental Support, Savings and Student Loan Repayment        
April 20, 2018 2:30-4:00pm EV3 3412 Dr. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, McGill University Inequalities in Aging in Canada: Adventures in Administrative Data Wonderland
November 3, 2017 3:30-5:00pm EV3 3412 Dr. Herb Emery, University of New Brunswick How large are the economic returns to English-French bilingualism in New Brunswick?
February 3, 2017 2:30-4:00pm EV3 4412 Dr. Mark Tremblay, University of Ottawa Canadian Health Measures Survey: A Personal Journey from Conception to Policy Impact
November 25, 2016 3:30-5:00pm EV3 4412 Dr Miles Corak, University of Ottawa Divided Landscapes of Economic Opportunity: The Canadian Geography of Intergenerational Mobility