Department of Economics and Related Studies
Dr. Timothy Beatty
BA(Laval), MSc(HEC Montreal), PhD(California)
Research Interests
Consumer Theory, Applied Microeconomics, Health Economics.
Publications
"Expenditure Dispersion and Dietary Quality: Evidence from Canada," Health Economics, (17:9), September 2008.
"Curbside Recycling in the Presence of Alternatives," with Peter Berck and Jay P. Shimshack, Economic Inquiry, (45:4), October 2007.
"Mercury Advisories: Information, Education and Fish Consumption," with Jay P. Shimshack and Michael B. Ward, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (53), March 2007. –AAEA Food Safety and Nutrition Section's 2008 Best Economics Paper Award–
"Recovering the Shadow Value of Nutrients," American Journal of Agricultural Economics (89:1), February 2007.
"United States Demand for Food and Nutrition in the 20th Century," with J.T. LaFrance, American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Papers & Proceedings) (87:5), December 2005.
"Using Engel Curves to Estimate Bias in the Canadian CPI as a Cost of Living Index," with E. Røed Larsen, Canadian Journal of Economics (38:2), May 2005.