Dr. Maggie Jones

Maggie Jones joined the Department of Economics in the summer of 2018.  

Maggie is an applied micro-economist working at the intersection of labour, education, and economic history.  She uses a variety of econometric techniques motivated by economic theory to understand socioeconomic inequalities, and how to develop better policies to address these inequalities.

Interests

• Labour Economics
• Economics of Education
• Economic History

Courses

• ECON 370, Labour Economics 1

Selected publications

• Barber, M., and Maggie E.C. Jones (2021). Inequalities in Test Scores Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth in Canada. Economics of Education Review 83.
• Feir, D., K. Foley, and Maggie E. C. Jones (2021). The Distributional Impacts of Active Labor Market Programs for Indigenous Populations. AEA Papers and Proceedings 111, 216-220.
• Feir, D., and Maggie E.C. Jones (2020). Repaying a Debt? The Performance of Morrill Act University Beneficiaries as Measured by Native Enrollment and Graduation Rates. Invited publication for Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Journal 8(1), 129-138.
• Jaworski, T., M. E. C. Jones, and Mario Samano (2018). Entry and Pricing on Broadway.  Applied Economics Letters 25(10), 653-658.
• Jones, M. E. C., M. Ø. Nielsen, and Michal K. Popiel (2014). A Fractionally Cointegrated VAR Analysis of Economic Voting and Political Support.  Canadian Journal of Economics 47(4), 1078-1130. (Note: a working paper version can be found here)
• Rosenblum, D., and Maggie Jones (2013). Did the Taliban’s Opium Eradication Campaign Cause a Decline in HIV Infections in Russia? Substance Use and Misuse 48(6), 470-476.​