Liam Kelly

Dr. Liam Kelly is an Assistant Professor (on leave) in the Department of Economics at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). He holds a PhD and MSc in Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics from the University of Guelph, a BSc in Economics from the University of Victoria, and a Diploma in Business Administration from Camosun College. His research focuses on economic development, institutions, land use, and property rights, with particular attention to Indigenous communities and international development in regions like Northern BC, Togo, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. He emphasizes policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and applied econometrics in his work.

Dr. Kelly’s research projects include SSHRC-funded studies on First Nations reserves, gender wage inequality in Canada, and the economic impact of the Caracol Industrial Park in Haiti. He collaborates with organizations such as Statistics Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. He teaches Microeconomics, Development Economics, and Quantitative Methods at UNBC and supervises graduate students in MA Development Economics, MBA, and MSc Business Administration programs.

His research highlights include analyzing farmland values in Canada, studying cannabis legalization’s economic implications, and assessing land tenure security in Haiti. He is available for media inquiries as an expert in economic development, institutions, and natural resource management.