Anthony Myatt

Anthony Myatt is a Professor of Economics at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), currently on leave. He holds a position in the Department of Economics within the Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on critical perspectives in macroeconomics, fiscal policy, and economic education. He has contributed to debates on debt-growth relationships, fiscal multipliers, and the ideological underpinnings of mainstream economics.

Myatt teaches courses such as Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, emphasizing critical thinking. His publications challenge conventional economic frameworks and include co-authored works like The Economics Anti-Textbook and contributions to journals like the Journal of Economic Education and Canadian Journal of Regional Science.

He has advised students on topics including provincial debt dynamics and hysteresis in unemployment. Myatt has been actively involved in academic service, including roles on the Faculty of Arts Assessment Committee and the AUNBT Grievance Committee. His teaching excellence has been recognized with the Arts Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008) and multiple Stuart Award nominations.

Myatt has engaged in public discourse on fiscal austerity and New Brunswick’s economic challenges, including presentations to the Canadian Employment Research Forum and community forums. His work bridges academic research with practical policy analysis, emphasizing pluralistic approaches to economic theory.