- Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Ana Ferrer
Research Interests
Currently Teaching
| W2013 - ECON 349 - The Economics of Social Problems | ||||||||||
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| W2013 - ECON 633 - Labour Markets | ||||||||||
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Current Research:
* The Economic Returns of Going Back to School (with Alicia Menendez)
* The Use of Family Friendly Workplace Practices in Canada (with Lynda Gagne)
* The long run effects of resource booms on human capital. (withHerb Emery and David Green)
Working Papers
#2012-01 - The Social Rate of Return to Investing in Character: An Economic Evaluation of Alberta's Immigrant Access Fund Small Loan Progr
By Herbert Emery and Ana Ferrer
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Publications
Book Chapter
- Ferrer, Ana and Adsera, Alicia. "“The Fertility Decisions of Canadian Immigrants " Canadian Research on Immigration John Deutchs Institute of Economic Policy, Queen''''s University. McGill-Queen''''s Press , 2010. Print.
- Ferrer, Ana. "“Economic Outcomes of Adult Education and Training”" International Encyclopaedia of Education, third edition Oxford: Elsevier, 2008. Print.
- Ferrer, Ana and Riddell, Craig. "Sheepskin Effects and the Returns to Education" Towards Evidence-Based Policy for Canadian Education, edited by Patrice de Broucker and Arthur Sweetman John Deutchs Institute of Economic Policy, Queen''s University: McGill-Queen''''s University Press, 2002. Print.
Edited Book
- Ferrer, Ana and Riddell, Craig (eds). Unemployment Insurance Savings Accounts in Latin America: Overview and Assessment The World Bank, Directions of Development, 2003. Print.
Journal Article
- Ferrer, Ana and Emery, Herbert. "Marriage Market Imbalances and Labor Force Participation of Canadian Women". Review of Economics of the Household 7.1 (2009): 43-57. Print.
- Ferrer, Ana and Craig, Riddell. ""Education, Credentials and Immigrant Earnings"". Canadian Journal of Economics 41.1 (2008): 186-216. Print.
- Ferrer, Ana and Stephanie Lluis. "• “Should Workers Care about Firm Size?”". Industrial Labour Relations Review, (2008). Print.
- Ferrer, Ana, Green, David and Riddell, Craig. "The Effect of Literacy on Immigrant Earnings". Journal of Human Resources 41.2 (2006): 380. Print.
- Ferrer, Ana, and Gagne, Lynda. "Housing and Canadian Children Development Outcomes". Canadian Public Policy 32.3 (2006): 275-300. Print.
- Ferrer, Ana. "Signaling, Inequality and the Social Structure". Economica 72.287 (2005): 515-529. Print.
- Ferrer, Ana and Riddell, Craig. "The Role of Credentials in the Canadian Labor Market". Canadian Journal of Economics 35.4 (2002): 879-905. Print.
Curricula Vitae
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