Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. "Hockey Babies: National Hockey League Outcomes and Short-Term Fertility Spikes in Canada" with Dilmaghani, M., Sports Economics Review (Forthcoming)

2. "Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer mortality in Canada: 1992–2019", with Nasiri, N., & Hajizadeh, M.,  Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (Forthcoming)

3. "Inequalities in health between First Nations adults living outside of their communities and the non-Indigenous adults in Canada: a decomposition analysis" (2024), with Hajizadeh, M. and Bombay, A., Canadian Public Policy, 50(1), 51-75

4. "Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer mortality in Canada, 1990 and 2019: A trend analysis" (2024),  with Hajizadeh, M. and Fay, M., Public Health, 227, 210-218

5. "Gender Earnings Gap in Canadian Economics Departments" (2023) with Dilmaghani, M.,  Applied Economics Letters, 1-8

6.  "An economic evaluation of exercise or cognitive and social enrichment activities to promote cognition in older adults with chronic stroke" (2023) with Adjetey C, Davis JC, Falck RS, Best JR, Dao E, Bennett K, Tai D, McGuire K, Eng JJ, Hsiung GYR, Middleton LE, Hall PA, Sakakibara B, Liu-Ambrose T.,  JAMA Network Open, 6(11)

7. "Mind the Gap: What Factors Determine the Worse Health Status of Indigenous Women Relative to Men Living Off-Reserve in Canada?" (2022), with Hajizadeh, M., Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-27.

8. “Psychological distress and suicidal behaviours in Indigenous and non-Indigenous s living off-reserve in Canada: What explains the differences?” (2021), with Hajizadeh, M., Bombay, A., and Asada, Y.,  CMAJ - Open, vol.9 No. 1 E215-E223.

9. "Income and Education Inequalities in Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer Incidence in Canada: Trends over Two Decades". (2021) Journal of  Cancer Prevention. with Roberts A,  & Hajizadeh M. 26(2):110-117. 

10. "Language proficiency and the economic integration of immigrants,"(2019) with Daley, A., and Warman, C.,  IZA World Labour, 2019:469.

11. "Literacy, Numeracy, Technology Skill, and labour market outcomes among Indigenous peoples in Canada,"(2019) with Warman, C., and Daley, A., Canadian Public Policy, 45(1), 48-73.  

12. "Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in bladder cancer incidence in Canada: 1992–2010," (2019), with Densmore, R., and Hajizadeh, M. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 1-11

13. "Drug attributes associated with the selection of drugs for reimbursement: a pilot stated preferences experiment with Canadian stakeholders," (2019), with Wranik, W. D., and Skedgel, C.,  Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 19(1), 59-69.

14. "Socioeconomic status and incidence of pediatric leukemia in Canada: 1992–2010," (2019), with Ologbenla, A., and Hajizadeh, M. Cancer Epidemiology, 61, 14-22.

15. "Socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous Peoples living off-reserve in Canada: trends and determinants,"(2018) with  Hajizadeh, M., Bombay, A., and  Asada, Y., Health Policy, 122(8), 854-865.

16. "Uptake of elective laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer in Canada from 2004/05 to 2014/15: a descriptive analysis," (2018), with Hoogerboord, C. M., Levy, A. R., Flowerdew, G., and Porter, G. (2018). CMAJ-Open, 6(3), E384.

17. "The relative importance of clinical, economic, patient values and feasibility criteria in cancer drug reimbursement in Canada: a revealed preferences analysis of recommendations of the pan-canadian oncology drug review 2011–2017,"(2018) with Skedgel, C., and Wranik, D.,  PharmacoEconomics, 36(4), 467-475.

18. "Costs of Productivity Loss due to Occupational Cancer in Canada: Estimation Using Claims Data from Workers’ Compensation Boards,” (2017) with Wranik, D., and Muir, A., Health Economics Review, 7(1), 9 

Papers Under Review

• The Gendered Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Life Stress of Working Canadians ( with Dilmaghani, M.)

• Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in pancreatic cancer mortality in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database (with Hajizadeh, M. and Kubiseski, M.)

Working In Progress

• “The effect of Ramadan Fasting during pregnancy on birth health outcomes, Evidence from Canada", with Warman, C.

• "Over-education and Income Inequalities among Sexual Minority Individuals in Canada", with Dilmaghni, M.

• The Impact of Child Benefit Programs on Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Parents' Health: Evidence in Canada -SSRN working paper - 4449095

• “Mental health and problem gambling behaviours of Indigenous peoples in Canada"

• “Over qualifications and earning disadvantages of immigrants in the Canadian labour market”, with Warman, C.