About
I am an applied microeconomist and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. I am also labour economist with Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET). I received my PhD in Policy Analysis from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota in 2022. My research fields include labour economics, political economy, public economics, and economic history, with a particular focus on North America. Before turning to economics and public policy, I studied and worked in wildlife genetics.
Research Interests
- Occupational regulation
- Wildlife and conservation economics
- Workforce implications of the clean energy transition
- Immigration
Contact
Email: jasonhicks@uvic.ca