Ted McDonald

Professor

Ted McDonaldTeaching

Courses

  • ECON 3015. Thinking Strategically
  • LAW3723/ECON3845. Law and Economics
  • ECON5645/6645. Applied Econometrics

Administration

  • Academic Director NB-RDC - continuing
  • Executive Committee Member CRDCN - continuing
  • Executive Committee Member CEA - 2012-2015
  • CIHR SDA Grant Adjudication Committee - 2008-2012
  • CIHR SDA Scientific Officer 2012 (Fall)
  • Co-Director NB Institute for Research, Data and Training
  • Conference Organizer, 2012 CRDCN National Conference

Awards

UNB Research Scholar 2012-2014

Graduate Supervision

MA-Econ Supervisor - Chris Connell, University of New Brunswick, 2012. Topic: "Geography and the Incidence of Head and Neck Cancer.

Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Studies, Co-Supervisor - Brownyn Davies, University of New Brunswick, 2012. Topic: "Reforming Healthcare".

Ph.D. Economics, Co-Supervisor - Maoqiong Liu, Carleton University, 2012. Topic: "Savings and Investment Behavior of Immigrants to Canada".

MA-Econ Supervisor - Guo Liang, University of New Brunswick, 2012. Topic: "Skill and Occupation Mismatch of Recent Immigrants - Evidence fromt he LSIC", passed September 2012.

MA-Econ Co-Supervisor - Sergiy Pysarenko, University of New Brunswick, 2012. Topic: "Overweight and Obesity in Canada: An Ordered Probit Analysis of Cycle 2.2 of the Canadian Community Health Survey. Passed September 2012.

MA-Econ Supervisor - Dengwen Liao, University of New Brunswick, 2012. Topic"Public Policy and the Internal Migration Decisions of Engineers in Canada, passed January 2012.

MA-Econ Supervisor - Margaret Holland, University of New Brunswick, 2009-2011. Topic: "The Returns to Education When Wages and Prices Vary by Location in Canada: An Empirical Investigation, passed May 2011.

MA-Econ Supervisor - Angela Sherman, University of New Brunswick, 2007-2008. Topic: "Mammography Use and Breast Cancer Screening in Rural and Remote Areas of Canada", passed April 2008.

MA-Econ Supervisor - Heather Conde, University of New Brunswick, 2006.


PUBLICATIONS

Books

  • McDonald, Ted, Elizabeth Ruddick, Arthur Sweetman, and Christopher Worswick eds. (2010) Canadian Immigration: Economic Evidence for a Dynamic Policy Environment. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, Queen's Policy Studies Series.

Refereed publications, abstracts and book chapters

  • J.T. McDonald and C. Worswick (2012) "The Migration Decisions of Physicians in Canada: the Roles of Immigrant Status and Spousal Characteristics". Social Science and Medicine, accepted for publication.
  • S. Johnson-Obaseki, J.T. McDonald, M. Corsten and R. Rourke (2012) "Head and Neck Cancer in Canada: Trends 1992-2007", Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 147(1), 74-78. [Impact factor 1.57].
  • D.M. Gray and J.T. McDonald (2012) "Does the Use of Unemployment Insurance Use Evolve with Experience? Evidence on Learning Effects in Canada". Canadian Journal of Economic, 45(3), pp 1220-1245.
  • S. Johnson-Obaseki, J.T. McDonald and M. Corsten (2012) "Oral Cancer Screening and Socio-Economic Status", Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 41, 102-7.
  • J.T. McDonald (2012) "Cancer Screening", Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health, S. Loue and M. Sajatovich, editors-in-chief. Heidelberg: Springer. Part 4/C, 358-61.
  • S. Kilty, J.T. McDonald and S. Johnson (2011) "Socioeconomic Status: A Disease Modifier of Chronic Rhinosinustis?", Rhinology. 49: 533-537. [Impact factor 1.25].
  • J.T. McDonald, C. Warman and C. Worswick (2011) "Earnings, Occupation and Schooling Decisions of Immigrants with Medical Degrees: Evidence for Canada and the US" in B. Chiswick (ed.) High Skilled Immigration in a Globalized Labor Market. Washington: American Enterprise Institute.
  • J.T. McDonald and J. Neily (2011) "Race Immigrant Status, and Cancer among Women in the United States", Journal of immigrant and Minority Health, 13(1), 27-35. [Impact factor 1.49].
  • T. Myatt and J.T. McDonald (2011) "The Robustness across Space of Provincial Panel-Data Studies of Minimum Wages in Canada?", Canadian Journal of Regional Science, 33(3), 77-88.
  • S. Johnson, M. Corsten, J.T. McDonald, and M. Gupta (2010) "Cancer prevalence and education by cancer site; a logistic regression analysis", Journal of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 39(5): 555-560.
  • S. Johnson, M. Coresten, J.T. McDonald and J. Chun (2010) "Socio-economic factors and stage at presentation of Head and Neck Cancer patients in Ottawa, Canada: a logistic regression analysis", Oral Oncology, 46(5), 366-8. [Impact factor 2.9].
  • D. Gray and J.T McDonald (2010) "Dynamic Aspects of Seasonal Employment and Workers in Canada: Does Holding a Seasonal Job Make a Seasonal Worker?, Canadian Public Policy, 36(1), 1-27.
  • J.T. McDonald and R. Trenholm (2010) "Cancer-related health behavious and health services use among Inuit and other residents of Canada's north", Social Science and Medicine, 70(9), 1396-1403.
  • J.T. McDonald and A. Sherman (2010) "Determinants of Mammography Usage across Rural and Urban Regions of Canada", Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 15(2): 52-60.
  • J.T. McDonald and H. Conde (2010) "Does Geography Matter? The Health Service Use and Unmet Healthcare Needs of Older Canadians", Canadian Journal on Aging, 29(1), 23-37.
  • J.T. McDonald and C. Worswick (2010) "Visible Minority Status, Immigrant Status and Earnings in Canada: A Cohort Analysis" in Ted McDonald, Elizabeth Ruddick, Arthur Sweetman, and Christopher Worswick (eds.) Canadian Immigration: Economic Evidence for Dynamic Policy Environment. Kingston: Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, Queen's Policy Studies Series.
  • S. Johnson, J.T. McDonald, M. Corsten and R. Rouke (2010) "Socio-economic status and head and neck cancer incidence in Canada: a case-control study", Oral Oncology, 46(3): 200-3. [Impact factor 2.9].
  • D. Caro, J.T. McDonald and J.D. Willms (2009) "Socio-economic status and adolescent achievement trajectories from childhood to adolescence", Canadian Journal of Education, 32(3), 558-590.
  • S. Johnson, J.T. McDonald and M. Corsten (2009) "Socio-economic status and incidence of Head and Neck Cancer in Ottawa, Canada; a logistic regression analysis", Oral Oncology Supplement, 3(1), 60.
  • S. Johnson, J.T. McDonald and M. Corsten (2009) "Do socio-economic status and route diagnosis affect the stage at presentation in Head and Neck Cancer in Ottawa, Canada?", paper accepted for presentation at the 63rd CSO-HNS Annual Meeting in Halifax, NS.
  • R. Ritchie, J.T. McDonald, B. Glebe, W. Young-Lai, E. Johnsen and N. Gagne (2009) "Comparative virulence of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) isolates in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), Journal of Fish Diseases, 32(2), 157-171. [Impact Factor: 1.71].
  • S. Johnson, J.T. McDonald and M. Corsten (2008) "Cancer incidence and socio-economic status by cancer site: is there a connection? A logistic regression analysis", paper accepted for publication at the 62nd CSO-HNS Annual Meeting, Jasper, Alberta, May.
  • S. Johnson, J.T. McDonald and M. Corsten (2008) "Socioeconomic factors in head and neck cancer", Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 37(4): 597-601.
  • Johnson, A., Binette, S., Cook-Versloot, M., Beattie, M., McGeachy, S., Gagne, N., McDonald, J.T. and Ritchie, R. (2008) "Association Between ISAC Moralities and ISAV Molecular Type in the Bay of Fundy, Canada", Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries Aquatic Sciences 2782, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada.
  • J.T. McDonald and S. Kennedy (2007) "Cervical Cancer Screening by Immigrant and Minority Women in Canada", Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 9(4), 323-34.
  • N. Biddle, S. Kennedy, and J.T. McDonald (2007) "Health Assimilation Patterns Among Australian Immigrants", Economic Record, 83(260), 16-30.
  • S. Kennedy and J.T. McDonald (2006) "Immigrant Mental Health and Unemployment", Economic Record, 82(259), 445-59.
  • S. Kennedy and J.T. McDonald (2006) "Immigrant health in the period after arrival in Australia: evidence from the LSIA", Chapter 6 in D. Cobb-Clark and S. Khoo (eds.), Public Policy and Immigrant Settlement in Australia, Edward Elgar.
  • J.T. McDonald and S. Kennedy (2005) "Is migration to Canada associated with unhealthy weight gain? Overweight and obesity among Canada's immigrants", Social Science and Medicine, 61(12), 2469-81.
  • M. Bhattatchrya, H. Bloch and J.T. McDonald (2005) "Labour Productivity in Australian Manufacturing: The Impact of Import Competition and Market Structure", Chapter 16 in C. Neogi and R. Ghosh (eds.), Theory and Application of Productivity and Efficiency: Econometric and DEA Approaches, Macmillan India.
  • J.T. McDonald and S. Kennedy (2004) "Insights into the healthy immigrant effect: health incidence and health service use of immigrants to Canada", Social Science and Medicine, 59(8), 1613-1627.
  • B. Cardak and J.T. McDonald (2004) "Neighbourhood Effects, Preference Hetergeneity and Immigrant Educational Attainment", Applied Economics, 36, 559-572.
  • J.T. McDonald (2004) "Toronto and Vancouver Bound: The Location Choice of New Canadian Immigrants", Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 13(1), 85-101.
  • R. Audas and J.T. McDonald (2004) "Rural-Urban Migration in the 1990s: Flows, Attributes and Outcomes", Canadian Social Trends, Statistics Canada 11-008, Summer, 17-24.

Other Publications

  • J.T. McDonald and C. Worswick (2011) "Incidence and Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Canada: The Role of Family Background and Immigrant Status", CLSRN Working Paper 72, January.
  • J.T. McDonald (2011) "Response to a letter to the editor on 'Determinants of Mammography Usage across Rural and Urban Regions of Canada". Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 61(1), 34.
  • J.T McDonald (2010) ""PROMs as a Means of Delivering Improved Patient Outcomes - Comments and Caveats. Proceedings of the Conference Patient Reported Outcomes Measures - Indicator for Healthcare Productivity, Victoria, BC.
  • J.T. McDonald and C. Worswick (2010) "The determinants of the migration decisions of immigrant and non-immigrant physicians in Canada", SEDAP research paper #282.
  • J.T. McDonald (2010) Response to a letter ot the editor on "Determinants of Mammography Usage across Rural and Urban Regions of Canada", Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 15(4), 168.
  • Mengxuan Annie Xu and James Ted McDonald (2010) "The Mental Health of Immigrants and Minorities in Canada: The Social and Economic Effects", Canadian Issues, Summer, 29-32.
  • J.T. McDonald and M. Rebecca Valenzuela (2009) "The Impact of Skill Mismatch among Migrants on Remittance Behavior", SEDAP research paper #242.
  • A. Akbari, S. Lynch, J.T. McDonald and W. Rankaduwa (2007) "Socioeconomic and Demographic Profiles of Immigrants in New Brunswick", Atlantic Metropolis Center, December.
  • S. Kennedy, J.T. McDonald and N. Biddle (2006) "The Healthy Immigrant Effect and Immigrant Selection: Evidence from Four Countries", SEDAP Research Paper #164.
  • J.T. McDonald (2005) "The Health Behaviours of Immigrants and Native-Born People in Canada", SEDAP Research Paper #144.

Work in Progress

  • M. Corsten and J.T. McDonald "Socio-economic and geographic determinants of thyroid cancer in Canada".
  • M. Farnworth and J.T. McDonald "Immigrants and the decision to start smoking".
  • J.T. McDonald and C. Worswick "The takeup and outcomes of apprenticeship programs in Canada by 2nd generation immigrants: the role of intergenerational transfers".

Competitive Research Grants

  • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Atlantic 2012. Title - Demographic and Socioeconomic Barriers to Breast Screening in New Brunswick (CI Michael Haan) - $54,700
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada-Asia Pacific Award 2012 - Title - The Integration of Migrant Health Professionals in Canada Compared to Australia - A Comparative Analysis of Foreign Credential Recognition Strategies and Outcomes" (co PI with Lesleyanne Hawthorne) - $10,000
  • University of New Brunswick Research Fund 2012, Title - "Rationalization of the Provision of Hospital Services in New Brunswick - $6,970
  • New Brunswick Health Research Foundation 2011, Title - New Brunswick Institute for Health Policy (C1 Nicole Letourneau)
    $25,000
  • Canadian Foundation for Innovation Leaders Fund 2010, Title - New Brunswick Health Policy Laboratory (co P1 with Nicole Letourneau)
    $368,724
  • HRSDC 2010-2011 (with Chris Worswick, Carleton University and Mike Haan, UNB) - Title - The economic returns to education and experience - $24,000
  • CLSRN 2010-2011 (with Chris Worswich, Carleton University) - Title - The earnings, income and labour market outcomes of older immigrants in Canada - $23,000
  • University of New Brunswick Research Fund 2010 - Title – Labour Market Outcomes of Internationally Trained Health Care Professionals
    $6,550
  • CLSRN 2009-2010 (with Chris Worswick, Carleton University) - Title - Incidence and Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Canada: The Role of Family Background and Immigrant Status - $28,947
  • Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRJ) for 2005-2009 (Principal Investigator – Byron Spencer, McMaster University) - Title - SEDAPII - Canada in the 21st century: moving towards an older society - $59,000 (Financial Support for McDonald, including UNB matching funds)
  • SSHRC Grant for 2003-2005 (Principal investigator: Chris Worswick, Carleton University) - Title – Racial Discriminiation and Immigration: A Cohort Analysis of Labour market Outcomes of Visible Minority Groups in Canada - $50,200
  • SSHRC Grant for 2002-2005 - Title – Health Status and Health Services Use of Immigrants {co-investigator: Chris Worswick, Carleton University} - $50,700

JOURNAL REFERRING AND EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTS

2012

External Reviewer, Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg

Internal Reviewer, Ph.D. Disseration by Wei-Yew Chang, Faculty of Forestry, UNB Fredericton

North American Special Issue Editor, Applied Economics, Perspective and Policy

International Expert Assessor, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Competition (x2)

Refeering for British Journal of Cancer, Social Science and Medicine, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Labour Economics, Health and Place, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

2011

External Review, Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg

North American Special Issue Editor, Applied Economics, Perspective and Policy

Committee Member, Citizenship and Immigration Canada Provincial Nominees Program External Advisory Committee

Committee Member, CIHR Social Determinants in Aging (SDA) Peer Review Committee

External Reviewer, Alberta Council

International Expert Assessor, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Competitition (x2)

Refereeing for Social Science Research (x2), Canadian Journal of Economic, CPP (2), CMAJ (2), Journal of immigrant and minority health (x3), Empirical Economics, Obesity, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, American Economic Journal (Applied Economics), Social Science and Medicine (x3), IRPP, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, Economic Record. McGill Journal of Law and Health. Review of Economics of the Household, Economics and Human Biology, Canadian Journal of Sociology.

2010

Committee Member, Citizenship and Immigration Canada Provincial Nominees Program External Advisory Committee.

Committee Member, CIHR Social Dimensions in Aging (SDA) Peer Review Committee

International Expert Assessor, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Competition

External Examiner of Ph.D. candidate Shabir Hyder, Fuuast School of Economic Sciences, Federal Urdu University, Pakistan

External Examiner of Ph.D. candidate Yan Hou, University of Ottawa

Refereeing for Canadian Journal on Aging, Health and Place, Canadian Journal of Economics. Canadian Medical Association Journal (x2), Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (x2), Journal of International Migration and Integration, Review of Economics of the Household, Social Science Research, Education Economics, McGill Journal of Law and Health

2009

Ph.D. comprehensive examination board - Justine Gibbings, CRISP, UNB

Ph.D. comprehensive examination board - Thomas Ochuodho, Forestry, UNB

Examining Board Ph.D. thesis - Amanda Morgan, Department of Psychology, UNB

Examining Board MBA thesis - M. Mapharing, Faculty of Business Administration, UNB

Refereeing for Social Science and Medicine (2), Canadian Journal on Aging, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Canadian Journal of Economics, Health Reports, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Perspectives on Labour and Income, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Canadian Public Policy

Committee Member, CIHR Social Dimensions in Aging (SDA) Peer Review Committee

External Reviewer - CRC Tier II Renewal - Lori Curtis, University of Waterloo

2008

External Assessor of a SSHRC standard gran application, December 

Committee Member, CIHR Social Dimensions in Aging (SDA) Peer Review Committee

External Examiner, CIHR / Industry Partnered New Investigator Award application

External Examiner of a Master's Thesis submitted to the 2008 Jacques may Thesis Prize Competition, Medical Geography Specialty Group, AAG

External Assessor of a SSHRC standard research grant application, January

External Examiner Master's of Science thesis, Ryan Trenholm, Faculty of Forestry, UNB, September

External Examiner Master thesis, Hongwei Gui, Interdisciplinary Studies, UNB, January

Refeering for Social Science and Medicine (2), Preventing Chronic Disease, Cult, Health, Sexuality, Economic Record, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Journal of the American Medical Association, Industrial Relations.

2007

External committee member of the hiring committee for a Chair in Economics and Finance, University of Tasmania

External examiner Master's thesis - Mary Hill, Master's of Applied Health Services Research, UNB

Refereeing for Social Science and Medicine, Preventing Chronic Disease, Economic Record, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Canadian Public Policy, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Population Studies, Urban Studies

2006

External Examiner Master's thesis - Anne Masters-Boyne, Faculty of Nursing, UNB.

Deemed 'an expert assessor of international standing' by the Australian Research Council; external reviewer of an ARC Discovery Project on tuberculosis and migrant workers in China

External examiner Ph.D. thesis - Karen Buhr, Carleton University, June

External examiner Master's thesis - Martin Farley, University of Tasmania, February

Refereering for Social Science and Medicine, Journal of Health Economics, Health and Place, Economic Record

 

 

Contact Information:

Ted McDonald

Professor
Office: 455 Singer Hall
Phone: (506) 447-3210