Herb Emery

Herb Emery holds the Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics and chairs the Political Science Department at the University of New Brunswick. His research analyzes Canadian economic development, regional disparities, and policy interventions.

He investigates historical and contemporary drivers of regional economic divergence, resource economics, health policy impacts, and social welfare systems, with emphasis on Atlantic Canada's development challenges.

Recent publications examine basic income feasibility, cost-of-living measurement using Engel curves, deep poverty in New Brunswick, and historical analysis of Canadian policy journals.

Awards:

• Harry Johnson Prize for best article in Canadian Journal of Economics

He leads the JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick and advises provincial/federal policymakers.