Nobel prize winning Queen’s alumnus and economist Dr. David Card is the featured speaker at the 2024 W.A Mackintosh lecture. Dr. Card will speak about cause and effect and evidence-based policies. The theme of how to measure the cause and effect of important economic and social policies will be explored, through discussion around topics such as whether a raise in minimum wages reduces the number of jobs on offer, and if increased immigration lowers job opportunities for workers.

Dr. Card is available for media interviews immediately following the lecture from 5:30-6pm, Friday, September 20, or the morning of Saturday, September 21.

Who: Nobel Prize Laureate and Queen’s Alumnus Dr. David Card

What: Mackintosh Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Economics

When: September 19, 2024 4-5:30pm

Where: Sterling Hall, Room C 64 Bader Lane

Why: Dr. Card is a labour economist, best known for his research on minimum wage, immigration, education and inequality.

Additional information about Dr. Card

• Received his BA in 1978 from Queen’s University
• Co-recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, 2021
• Received his PhD from Princeton

About the lecture

The WA Mackintosh lecture (named after former faculty member and Queen’s Principal WA Mackintosh) is an annual event which has been organized by the Queen’s Economics Department for over 20 years. It has featured eminent researchers in economics from across the globe, including Nobel laureates, World Bank Chief Economists as well as Presidents of the Canadian, American and European Economics Associations. Geared towards students, faculty and community members, the lecture usually addresses economics issues of significance for a broad swath of society.  

Please RSVP to Julie Brown to confirm attendance.

Julie Brown
Manager, Media Relations
brown.julie@queensu.ca