Leading Labour Economist Mikal Skuterud Re-appointed as C.D. Howe Institute Fellow-in-Residence

January 23, 2025 – William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Mikal Skuterud as a Fellow-in-Residence.

Dr. Skuterud is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Waterloo, Director of the Canadian Labour Economics Forum, and a member of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Human Capital Policy Council. He has also served as the Institute’s Fellow-in-Residence and Roger Phillips Scholar of Social Policy since 2023.

“Mikal’s expertise is critical for the Institute and our Human Capital Policy Council as we address Canada’s challenges in skills, employment and immigration,” said Robson. “We are delighted to continue our collaboration with him.”

"I am thankful for the opportunity to continue my affiliation with the C.D. Howe Institute,” said Skuterud. “The Institute plays a vital role in producing rigorous, non-partisan, evidence-based research on the most pressing economic issues facing Canada. I deeply value the opportunity to contribute to that mission."

His research interests include: the labour market integration of immigrants, labour market policies that influence hours of work, and the economics of trade unions. His work has appeared in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Labor Economics, and the Canadian Journal of Economics, and has received national media coverage in the New York Times and the Globe and Mail.

For more information contact: Raquel Schneider, Communications Officer, C.D. Howe Institute, 647-805-3918, rschneider@cdhowe.org.

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