Byron Lew

Byron Lew is a Professor and Department Chair at Trent University's School of Business, specializing in Economics. His research focuses on economic history, international trade, technological diffusion, and labor market dynamics.

• Professor of Economics
• Chair of Department
• Faculty at School of Business

Research Interests:

• Economic History of Canada/North America
• International Economics
• Diffusion of Agricultural Technology
• Trade and Technology Demonstrations
• Labor market impacts on technology adoption
• Migration policy analysis

Publications Trends: Analysis shows focus areas include: Technological diffusion in agricultural contexts, Labor supply dynamics in North America, Economic history of wartime periods, Trade policy analysis, Migration economics and Aid effectiveness in development contexts.

Advising & Collaboration: Byron Lew has collaborated with Bruce Cater on multiple research projects spanning tractor adoption studies, migration economics, and trade policy analysis. He has also worked with scholars like B. Mak Arvin on foreign aid economics and Saud Choudhry on tourism economics.

Key Contributions: Lew has made significant contributions through his work on:

• Technological adoption in agricultural contexts
• Migration policy impacts on labor markets
• Trade policy effectiveness analysis
• Historical economic modeling