Ben Sand

Ben Sand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at York University, affiliated with the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of British Columbia and joined York University in 2011, previously serving as an Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School. His research focuses on Labour Economics, Applied Econometrics, and the determinants of wage and employment dynamics, with particular attention to inequality and occupation structure.

Education

• PhD in Economics, University of British Columbia

Research Interests

• Labour Market Dynamics
• Wage Determination
• Economic Inequality
• Occupation Structure
• Applied Econometric Methods

Teaching

• Undergraduate: Econometrics (ECON 4210), Labour Economics Theory (ECON 3240)
• Graduate: Empirical Labour Economics (ECON 5620), Empirical Strategies and Data Analysis (ECON 5280)

Recent Work

Recent publications analyze housing market dynamics, gender wage gaps, and spillover effects of economic booms. His work often combines theoretical models with empirical data to explore labour market structures and policy implications.