The Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF) is a network of Canadian academic researchers focused on the analysis of labour markets, including issues of human capital and skills development, labour shortages, unemployment, and wage differentials between gender, racial, and immigration groups. The First Annual CLEF Conference will take place at the Novotel North York hotel in Toronto, Ontario, on April 25-26, 2025, hosted by the Department of Economics at York University.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ioana Marinescu is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice and the principal economist at the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Her research expertise includes wage determination and monopsony power, antitrust law for the labor market, the universal basic income, unemployment insurance, and green jobs. Ioana’s research is published in top-tier academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Journal of Labor Economics, and she serves as an associate editor for the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
PRESENTERS
BEST PAPER PRIZE WINNERS
The CLEF Best Paper Prize recognizes outstanding research by Canadian students and recent graduates in economics, celebrating excellence in early career research. This year’s finalists are:
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Committees
Organizing Committee
Matias Cortes (York University, Committee Chair)
Priscilla Fisher (UBC Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality)
Kelly Foley (University of Saskatchewan)
Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo)
Conference Program Committee
Kelly Foley (University of Saskatchewan, Committee Chair)
Matias Cortes (York University)
Jean-William Laliberté (University of Calgary)
Louis-Phillippe Morin (University of Ottawa)
CLEF Best Paper Prize Committee
Tammy Schirle (Wilfrid Laurier University, Committee Chair)
Derek Messacar (Memorial University and Statistics Canada)
Catherine Michaud-Leclerc (Laval University)
Conference and Prize Sponsors
Canadian Economics Association (CEA)
UBC Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University
Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, York University
CEA Code of Conduct
The Canadian Economics Association (CEA) expects all of its members and all participants at its public events to put respect for others at the centre of their interactions and, through their actions, to help build a respectful community, free of harassment and discrimination, in which economic discussions take place in a way that supports open dialogue, diversity, and intellectual integrity. All participants (attendees, speakers, sponsors, staff, and volunteers) of the CLEF Conference are expected to adhere to the CEA’s Code of Conduct.