Ather Akbari, Ph.D.

Ather Akbari
Professor
Economics


T (902) 420-5670
F (902) 420-5129

Sobey Building SB305
ather.akbari@smu.ca

Dr. Ather H. Akbari has been with the Saint Mary's University's economics department since 1989. He has received several grants from federal government and from private sector for policy oriented research. His research has been published in several economics and interdisciplinary journals and has also been quoted in top international and national newspapers and magazines such as Wall Street Journal and Economist magazine. Dr. Akbari also leads the economics domain of the Atlantic Metropolis Atlantique , a federally funded center of excellence in research on immigration.

RESEARCH

  • Labour Economics
  • Economics of Immigration.
  • Population Diversity.
  • Economics of Education.
  • Economics of Health.
  • Economics of Environmental Quality.
  • Development Economics.

 

RESUME

COURSES

  • ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECO 341 Labour Economics
  • ECO 366 Health Economics
  • ECO 400 Advanced Microeconomic Theory
  • MBA 502 Managerial Economics & Decision Analysis