Regular biography
Thomas Lemieux is a Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia. He is on leave and teaches in the ECON department. His research focuses on labor economics, particularly earnings inequality, econometric methods, and regression discontinuity designs. He has published extensively on topics such as wage inequality, the impact of labor market institutions, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market. His work often examines the role of education, unions, and public sector employment in shaping income distribution. He has also contributed to research on wealth inequality and the decomposition of wage distributions.
Scholar-generated biography
Thomas Lemieux is a Professor of Economics at the University of British Columbia, specializing in labor economics. His research focuses on understanding wage inequality, labor market institutions, and the impact of policy changes on employment and earnings. Lemieux has extensively studied topics such as the effects of unions, collective bargaining, and product market competition on wage distributions. His work also explores decomposition methods, regression discontinuity designs, and quantile regressions to analyze labor market dynamics. Additionally, he has examined the role of education, skill demand, and institutional changes in shaping wage trends. His research provides valuable insights into the factors driving wage inequality and labor market outcomes.