David Green

David Green is a Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, and an International Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and has served as Chair of the BC Basic Income Panel.

• Research Focus: Labour economics, income inequality, wage distribution, and public policy. His work bridges macro-level employment trends with micro-level identification of causal effects.
• Key Contributions: Analysis of minimum wage impacts on job stability, immigrant economic integration, resource boom spillovers, and basic income policy evaluation.

Article Trends include:

• Welfare reform and health outcomes (2022)
• Covid-19 occupational risks (2022)
• Resource boom wage spillovers (2019)
• Post-2000 skill demand reversal (2016)
• Minimum wage and job tenure dynamics (2013)

Scientific Recognition:

• Harry Johnson Prize (2000, 1995) for best articles in the Canadian Journal of Economics.
• International Fellow, Institute for Fiscal Studies (London).

Policy Engagement: Directed the 2017-2019 BC Basic Income Panel, producing evidence-based reports on poverty reduction and workforce participation. His empirical work frequently informs national policy debates on taxation, immigration, and social assistance.