Daniel Trefler
Dan Trefler has degrees in economics from the University of Toronto (B.A.), Cambridge University (M.Phil.), and UCLA (Ph.D.). His affiliations have been with the University of Toronto (1989-94), the University of Chicago (1994-96) and again with the University of Toronto (since 1997). He is currently a Research Fellow both at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is co-editor of the Journal of International Economics as well as the Journal of Economic Literature, and recipient of numerous awards, including the Canadian Economics Association’s Innis award “in recognition of contributions to economics in the broad sense.” Trefler’s research centers on the impact of international trade on innovation, employment, earnings, and domestic institutions. His current research focuses on the domestic and international levers for promoting Canadian competitiveness. Much of this research is done in conjunction with the Ontario Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress, and its research arm, the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity.
