Dwayne Benjamin (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian economist and member of the
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
faculty, where he previously served as Chair of the Dept of Economics and Vice-Dean, Graduate Education in the Faculty of Arts and Science. As of July 1, 2021 Prof. Benjamin is the University of Toronto's Vice Provost for Strategic Enrolment Management.
From 2005 to 2008, Benjamin was the managing editor of the ''
Canadian Journal of Economics'', and is currently an associate editor of the journal ''
Economic Development and Cultural Change
''Economic Development and Cultural Change (EDCC)'' is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes studies that use modern theoretical and empirical approaches to examine both the determinants and the effects of various dimensions of economic developme ...
''. He is best known for his research on immigrants in the Canadian labour market, and for his work on agricultural households in developing countries.
Biography
Benjamin received his B.Sc. from the
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
in 1984. He later obtained M.A. and Ph.D. from
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...
in 1986 and 1989 respectively.
External links
Benjamin's Site
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Canadian economists
University of Toronto alumni
Academic staff of the University of Toronto
People from Orillia
Living people
1961 births
Writers from Simcoe County