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Brant Abbott is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. His work focuses on macroeconomics, with a particular emphasis on inequality, human capital, and education decisions, analyzing how these factors interrelate with economic disparities across generations.
Education:
- B.A. in Economics (2006) from Simon Fraser University
- M.A. in Economics (2008) from the University of Victoria
- Ph.D. in Economics (2013) from the University of British Columbia
Abbott's research explores the bidirectional relationship between economic inequality and human capital accumulation, examining how inequality shapes educational outcomes and how human capital valuation alters inequality metrics. He also investigates intergenerational transfers, household expenditure patterns, and education policy in equilibrium contexts.
His recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches, such as combining deep learning and finite-difference methods for heterogeneous agent modeling, alongside empirical analyses of consumption inequality and policy interventions like tax-free savings accounts. The 2023 article Should Wages be Subsidized in a Pandemic? in Macroeconomic Dynamics addresses labor market stabilization during crises.
