Bio

Kevin Milligan is Professor of Economics in the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia. He is also Scholar-in-Residence with the C.D. Howe Institute, and Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Since 2011, he has served as Co-Editor of the Canadian Tax Journal. In 2020-21, he served as Special Advisor (Economic Recovery) in the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada. He studied at Queen’s University and the University of Toronto, receiving his Ph.D. in 2001. His published research in over 100 articles spans the fields of public and labour economics, with a primary focus on how the Canadian tax and transfer system affects decisions and wellbeing.

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