Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/10/2026
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Kelly Foley, Associate Professor from the University of Saskatchewan, will present to our economics graduate students and faculty on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 11:30am (EST) in KTH 334.

Kelly Foley is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Saskatchewan and currently a visiting researcher at the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto. Her research examines how education, training, and skills shape economic inequality. Before joining the University of Saskatchewan, she was an Assistant Professor at the Copenhagen Business School and a Research Associate at the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation. Her work has appeared in journals including the Journal of Human Resources, the Canadian Journal of Economics, and the Industrial and Labor Relations Review. She is a co-editor of Canadian Public Policy and has served on the steering committee of the Canadian Labour Economics Forum and the Canadian Women Economists Committee. She is a coauthor of the textbook Labour Market Economics and a recipient of the Robert Mundell Prize. She holds a PhD in economics from the University of British Columbia.

Kelly will present the paper, “Do Active Labour Market Programs Help At-Risk Populations? Evidence from Linked Social Assistance Records”. (joint with Vince Hopkins, University of British Columbia, Sebastian Melo-Martin, University of British Columbia, Ada Litvinov, BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Shan Wei, BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction)

View Kelly’s professional website.