Brandon Schaufele
@bschaufele.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy, Ivey Business School
Director, Ivey Centre for Energy Policy and Management
Treasurer, Canadian Economics Association
Director, Ivey Centre for Energy Policy and Management
Treasurer, Canadian Economics Association
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“Specialist” is such a better term than “expert”.
Former describes the balance of one’s focus whereas the latter is always relative to some less informed group on the given subject.
Former describes the balance of one’s focus whereas the latter is always relative to some less informed group on the given subject.
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
“Specialist” is such a better term than “expert”.
Former describes the balance of one’s focus whereas the latter is always relative to some less informed group on the given subject.
Former describes the balance of one’s focus whereas the latter is always relative to some less informed group on the given subject.
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🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
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📢Call for Proposals to the CEA Board of Directors / Appel à propositions au conseil d'administration de l'ACE www.economics.ca/call-for-nom...
Canadian Economics Association - Call for Nominations
www.economics.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
📢Call for Proposals to the CEA Board of Directors / Appel à propositions au conseil d'administration de l'ACE www.economics.ca/call-for-nom...
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🚨Call for Speakers🚨
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
Electricity Camp — Net Zero Electricity Research Initiative
nzeri.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨Call for Speakers🚨
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
⚡5th Electricity Camp in the Rockies
🗓️May 20-22, 2026
⛰️Banff, Alberta
👪Academics, policymakers, and practitioners talking about all things electricity (and hiking!)
✉️Email abstracts to: electricity.centre@ucalgary.ca by Dec 15
Past programs here: nzeri.ca/electricity-camp
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There are 5 Canadian-born Nobel Prize winning economists, but Peter Howitt is the only one who spent a significant part of his academic career in Canada. He was a prof at University of Western Ontario from the 1970s to the 1990s and is a past President of the Canadian Economics Association
October 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
There are 5 Canadian-born Nobel Prize winning economists, but Peter Howitt is the only one who spent a significant part of his academic career in Canada. He was a prof at University of Western Ontario from the 1970s to the 1990s and is a past President of the Canadian Economics Association
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Because I spent way too much time on this today - 🇨🇦 Beveridge curve (2006-2025). The data is mostly from StatCan. The curves are just simple approximations (I drew a curve).
July 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Because I spent way too much time on this today - 🇨🇦 Beveridge curve (2006-2025). The data is mostly from StatCan. The curves are just simple approximations (I drew a curve).
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Here are my notes for my panel discussion today on tax reform in Canada at the CEA meetings in Montreal.
Thanks to Sobia Jafry and Kourtney Koebel for organizing. Honoured to speak alongside @jrobson.bsky.social @tammyschirle.bsky.social and Michael Smart.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmil...
Thanks to Sobia Jafry and Kourtney Koebel for organizing. Honoured to speak alongside @jrobson.bsky.social @tammyschirle.bsky.social and Michael Smart.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmil...
June 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Here are my notes for my panel discussion today on tax reform in Canada at the CEA meetings in Montreal.
Thanks to Sobia Jafry and Kourtney Koebel for organizing. Honoured to speak alongside @jrobson.bsky.social @tammyschirle.bsky.social and Michael Smart.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmil...
Thanks to Sobia Jafry and Kourtney Koebel for organizing. Honoured to speak alongside @jrobson.bsky.social @tammyschirle.bsky.social and Michael Smart.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmil...
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🇨🇦 Canadian Public Policy 51(S1) is now available!
Understanding Canada's Productivity Problem
Authors: Michelle Alexopoulos, Martin Eichenbaum, and Michael Veall
(open access)
doi.org/10.3138/cpp....
Understanding Canada's Productivity Problem
Authors: Michelle Alexopoulos, Martin Eichenbaum, and Michael Veall
(open access)
doi.org/10.3138/cpp....
Understanding Canada's Productivity Problem / Comprendre le problème de la productivité au Canada | Canadian Public Policy
doi.org
May 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🇨🇦 Canadian Public Policy 51(S1) is now available!
Understanding Canada's Productivity Problem
Authors: Michelle Alexopoulos, Martin Eichenbaum, and Michael Veall
(open access)
doi.org/10.3138/cpp....
Understanding Canada's Productivity Problem
Authors: Michelle Alexopoulos, Martin Eichenbaum, and Michael Veall
(open access)
doi.org/10.3138/cpp....
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If you had asked me in January "what will happen to CAD/USD if the new US administration imposes massive tariffs" I would not have guessed "surged over 0.72".
In Jan, I talked to someone who does int'l economics and their baseline was 40% of the tariffs would be offset by *lower* exchange rate.
In Jan, I talked to someone who does int'l economics and their baseline was 40% of the tariffs would be offset by *lower* exchange rate.
April 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you had asked me in January "what will happen to CAD/USD if the new US administration imposes massive tariffs" I would not have guessed "surged over 0.72".
In Jan, I talked to someone who does int'l economics and their baseline was 40% of the tariffs would be offset by *lower* exchange rate.
In Jan, I talked to someone who does int'l economics and their baseline was 40% of the tariffs would be offset by *lower* exchange rate.
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How Tariffs Affect Trade Deficits...
... a new paper with amazing trade economist Arnaud Costinot.
Many politicians and the general public expect tariffs to reduce imports lower imports and thus work to close a trade deficit.
Economists typically say "not so fast"...
🧵1/n
... a new paper with amazing trade economist Arnaud Costinot.
Many politicians and the general public expect tariffs to reduce imports lower imports and thus work to close a trade deficit.
Economists typically say "not so fast"...
🧵1/n
April 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How Tariffs Affect Trade Deficits...
... a new paper with amazing trade economist Arnaud Costinot.
Many politicians and the general public expect tariffs to reduce imports lower imports and thus work to close a trade deficit.
Economists typically say "not so fast"...
🧵1/n
... a new paper with amazing trade economist Arnaud Costinot.
Many politicians and the general public expect tariffs to reduce imports lower imports and thus work to close a trade deficit.
Economists typically say "not so fast"...
🧵1/n
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One of the best non-PhD students I’ve supervised just chose a European PhD program over very good US programs—he didn’t want to face the risks of staying here as a Chinese national. The US is losing top talent due to poor leadership.
April 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
One of the best non-PhD students I’ve supervised just chose a European PhD program over very good US programs—he didn’t want to face the risks of staying here as a Chinese national. The US is losing top talent due to poor leadership.
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Forever SMDH about the people who drool over the 'competitive' US tax structure but blithely ignore their 6% of GDP deficit.
Yeah we could do cool tax cuts too if we ran an extra 4% of GDP deficit! Like, that's about an extra $120B/yr of tax cuts.
Yeah we could do cool tax cuts too if we ran an extra 4% of GDP deficit! Like, that's about an extra $120B/yr of tax cuts.
April 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Forever SMDH about the people who drool over the 'competitive' US tax structure but blithely ignore their 6% of GDP deficit.
Yeah we could do cool tax cuts too if we ran an extra 4% of GDP deficit! Like, that's about an extra $120B/yr of tax cuts.
Yeah we could do cool tax cuts too if we ran an extra 4% of GDP deficit! Like, that's about an extra $120B/yr of tax cuts.
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This is a good read from @thelogic.co on internal trade barriers. While it is worthy to lower barriers, it is not trivial.
A lot of it is health and safety regs of professions; goods. Passporting means you accept lowest standard, which you have to be careful about.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
A lot of it is health and safety regs of professions; goods. Passporting means you accept lowest standard, which you have to be careful about.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
Inside the great untangling of Canada’s internal trade mess - The Logic
Fixing internal trade has been presented as a silver bullet to fix Canada’s productivity crisis and protect the country against the ongoing trade war. If only it were that simple.
thelogic.co
March 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a good read from @thelogic.co on internal trade barriers. While it is worthy to lower barriers, it is not trivial.
A lot of it is health and safety regs of professions; goods. Passporting means you accept lowest standard, which you have to be careful about.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
A lot of it is health and safety regs of professions; goods. Passporting means you accept lowest standard, which you have to be careful about.
thelogic.co/news/the-big...
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Reminders: #ACEA25 presenters must register by April 4. And don't forget adding on the Purvis (w/ Carolyn Wilkins) and CWEC (w/ Shelly Lundberg) luncheons (separately)
economics.ca/cea2025
economics.ca/cea2025
economics.ca
March 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reminders: #ACEA25 presenters must register by April 4. And don't forget adding on the Purvis (w/ Carolyn Wilkins) and CWEC (w/ Shelly Lundberg) luncheons (separately)
economics.ca/cea2025
economics.ca/cea2025
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If you're looking for some great conferences in 🇨🇦 the next few months:
May 29-31: 59th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association www.economics.ca/cea2025
May 29-31: 59th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association www.economics.ca/cea2025
Canadian Economic Association - CEA2025
www.economics.ca
March 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you're looking for some great conferences in 🇨🇦 the next few months:
May 29-31: 59th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association www.economics.ca/cea2025
May 29-31: 59th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association www.economics.ca/cea2025
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Curious about Canadian electricity trade with the US?
Here are import and exports: volumes, value, and avg price, for the 4 largest traders.
Canadian hydro reservoirs showcasing their flexibility! (Ontario just pushing out surplus...)
Here are import and exports: volumes, value, and avg price, for the 4 largest traders.
Canadian hydro reservoirs showcasing their flexibility! (Ontario just pushing out surplus...)
March 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Curious about Canadian electricity trade with the US?
Here are import and exports: volumes, value, and avg price, for the 4 largest traders.
Canadian hydro reservoirs showcasing their flexibility! (Ontario just pushing out surplus...)
Here are import and exports: volumes, value, and avg price, for the 4 largest traders.
Canadian hydro reservoirs showcasing their flexibility! (Ontario just pushing out surplus...)
Reposted by Brandon Schaufele
The frequency of $0 hours (the price floor) in Alberta's power market exploded last year.
February 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The frequency of $0 hours (the price floor) in Alberta's power market exploded last year.
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The 9th Conference on Econometric Models of Climate Change at the University of Victoria, Canada, August 27th - 28th. #EconSky
www.tinyurl.com/emcc2025uvic
www.tinyurl.com/emcc2025uvic
January 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The 9th Conference on Econometric Models of Climate Change at the University of Victoria, Canada, August 27th - 28th. #EconSky
www.tinyurl.com/emcc2025uvic
www.tinyurl.com/emcc2025uvic