Associate Professor
Cross-Appointments
Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough
Fields of Study
- Labour Economics
- Labour Market Policy
Areas of Interest
Research
- The causes of various outcomes in the labour market
- Other applied policy questions
Teaching
- Labour Economics
- Research Methods
Full publications list
Biography
Harry Krashinsky is Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He holds a cross-appointment to the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources.
Prof. Krashinsky's research currently focuses on labour economics, including wage inequality and differentials, the impact of training and accreditation on earnings, self-employment and job loss. He also pursues topics that apply econometric methods to wide-ranging policy issues, including the determinants of teen pregnancy and causes of variation in voting participation rates. He teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in labour economics and research methods.
Education
BA (hons.), Queen's University
MA, Princeton University
PhD, Princeton University