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Jason Dean serves as Contract Teaching Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University and holds an assignment professor role at King's University College in London, Ontario. He earned his PhD in Economics from McGill University, followed by a Master's degree from the University of Guelph and an undergraduate degree in Business from Wilfrid Laurier University.
The overarching theme of Jason's research focuses on understanding the economic factors that lead to disparities in outcomes such as employment, income, and housing. For instance, his study on immigrants investigates the role of field-of-study and occupation mismatches in contributing to their economic disadvantages in Canada. His scholarly contributions have been published in well-regarded academic journals, including "Applied Economics," "The Journal of Housing Economics," and "Regional Science and Urban Economics." Notably, Jason has also co-authored multiple articles in healthcare economics, focusing on topics like the impact of long-acting injectables on hospitalization in schizophrenia and the economic burden of asthma. In the policy arena, Jason has written articles that focus on removing financial barriers that discourage low-income individuals from entering the workforce. One such article addresses the shortcomings of the Canada Worker Benefit and proposes specific reforms to make it more effective. He suggests practical changes, such as altering benefit payment schedules and reducing the rate at which benefits are clawed back as income increases. Published in outlets like the Montreal Economic Institute, these articles demonstrate how Jason applies his academic insights to contribute to ongoing policy discussions.
Jason has a broad background in teaching economics, covering both foundational and specialized courses like Labour Economics and Economics of China. His experience spans various Canadian institutions, including Wilfrid Laurier University, King's University College, McMaster University, and Sheridan College's Business Administration program. Outside Canada, he's taught at Wuhan University of Technology and Renmin University in Beijing, gaining firsthand insights into China's economic development and unprecedented poverty reduction. These insights led him to develop a course on China's post-Mao market reforms and its shift to a market-oriented economy. Jason also has significant experience in online course development and administration. His expertise includes academic coordination and pedagogical development, evident in his multiple course coordinator roles. An advocate for technology in education, he has presented on the use of Chat GPT as a tool for academic productivity and enhancing the student experience. Additionally, Jason has been involved in improving educational material quality. He's reviewed economics textbooks, authored specialized content, developed test banks, and conducted technical checks to ensure material accuracy and reliability.
Doctoral Fellowship: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), 2007.
Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS) Graduate Bursary, 2008.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Dilmaghani, Maryam, and Jason Dean. 2023. "Sexual orientation and intra-household specialization before and after the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Canada." Applied Economics, 1–25.
Dean, Jason, and Marion Steele. 2022. "Income decline, financial insecurity, landlord screening and renter mobility." Regional Science and Urban Economics 95:103797.
Dean, Jason, and Vincent Geloso. 2021. "The Linguistic Wage Gap in Québec, 1901 to 1951." Cliometrica, 1–23.
Dilmaghani, Maryam, and Jason Dean. 2020. "Sexual Orientation and Homeownership in Canada." Journal of Housing Economics, 101688.
Dean, Jason. 2018. "Does it Matter if Immigrants Work in Jobs Related to their Education?" IZA Journal of Development and Migration 8 (1): 7.
Dilmaghani, Maryam, and Jason Dean. 2017. "Labour Market Attainment of Canadian Jews During the First Two Decades of the 20th Century." Contemporary Jewry, 1–29.
Dean, Jason, and Maryam Dilmaghani. 2016. "Economic Integration of Pre-WWI Immigrants from the British Isles in the Canadian Labour Market." Journal of International Migration and Integration 17 (1): 55–76.
Dilmaghani, Maryam, and Jason Dean. 2016. "Religiosity and Female Labour Market Attainment in Canada: the Protestant Exception." International Journal of Social Economics 43 (3): 244–262.
Lafeuille, Marie-Hélène and Dean, Jason and Carter, Valerie and Duh, Mei Sheng and Fastenau, John and Dirani, Riad and Lefebvre, Patrick. 2014. "Systematic Review of Long-Acting Injectables versus Oral Atypical Antipsychotics on Hospitalization in Schizophrenia." Current Medical Research and Opinion 30 (8): 1643–1655.
Lafeuille, Marie-Hélène, Jason Dean, John Fastenau, Jessica Panish, William Olson, Michael Markowitz, Mei Sheng Duh, and Patrick Lefebvre. 2014. "Burden of Schizophrenia on Selected Comorbidity Costs." Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 14 (2): 259–267.
Inhaled, Uncontrolled Asthma Using High-Dose, Corticosteroids M Lafeuille, J Dean, J Zhang, MS Duh, B Gorsh, and P Lefebvre. 2013. "Mab treatment initiation was associated with statistically significant reductions in ED visits, hospitalizations and corticosteroid use. 275 Characterization and Predictors of Asthma Exacerbations in Patients on Steps 4, 5 And 6 Therapy in the TENOR Cohort." Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 129 (2).
Lafeuille, Marie-Hélène and Dean, J and Lefebvre, P and Ellis, L and Senbetta, M. 2013. "Observed Abiraterone Acetate Utilization By Prostate Cancer (Pc) Patients In A Large Administrative Claims Database In The United States." Value in Health 16 (3): A144.
Taylor, DCA and Carson, RT and Xie, J and Dean, J and Du, EX and Sarocco, P and Blum, SI. 2013. "Budgetary Impact Of Linaclotide In The Treatment Of Us Adult Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C) Or Chronic Constipation (CC)." Value in Health 16 (3): A212.
Lafeuille, Marie-Hélène, Jason Dean, Jie Zhang, Mei Sheng Duh, Boris Gorsh, and Patrick Lefebvre. 2012a. "Impact of Omalizumab on Emergency-Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Corticosteroid use among Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma." Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 109 (1): 59–64.
Lafeuille, MH, J Dean, J Zhang, MS Duh, B Gorsh, and P Lefebvre. 2012b. "PRS6 Impact of Omalizumab on Emergency-Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Corticosteroid Use in Patients with Uncontrolled Asthma Using High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids." Value in Health 15 (4): A52.
Policy Publications
Dean, Jason. 2023a. "Breaking Canada’s Welfare Trap." Edmonton’s Business, Link.
Dean, Jason. 2023b. "Canada’s Welfare Wall: Enhancing the CWB for Full-Time Employment." Montreal Economic Institute, Link.
Dean, Jason. 2023c. "Commentary: Breaking Canada’s Welfare Trap." SaskToday, Link.
Dean, Jason. 2023e. "Labour Shortages: Helping a Trapped Pool of Potential Workers Help Themselves." Montreal Economic Institute, Link.
Dean, Jason. 2023f. "Workers Benefit not working for workers." Financial Post, Financial Post, Link.
Dean, Jason, and Maryam Dilmaghani. 2015. "Religious Diversity and Labour Market Attainment: Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 1911-2011." Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity, Link.
Works in Progress
Comeau, Jinette, and Jason Dean. 2023. "Intergenerational persistence of social assistance receipt: Pathways of risk and resilience."
Dean, Jason. 2023d. "Community Capacity Building: Addressing the Needs of London’s Ethnic Communities."
Dean, Jason, and Maryam Dilmaghani. 2023. "The Effect of 'Perceived Gender' on Charitable Giving: Evidence from a Gender Swapping Experiment." King’s Internal Research Grant
Dean, Jason, and Derek Lucas Micu. 2023. "The Importance of Job Matching for Immigrant Success in the U.S."
Geloso, Vincent, and Jason Dean. 2023. "Poverty in Canada: 1901-1951."
EC306 - Employment and Wages
EC245 - Applied Econometrics
EC120 - Introduction to Microeconomics
EC140 - Introduction to Macroeconomics