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By Rosie Hales, Communications Officer

Three members of the Queen’s Department of Economics have been selected for prestigious best article awards by Canadian Public Policy and the Canadian Journal of Economics.

Graduate student Michael Kottelenberg and Professor Steven Lehrer were selected for the John Vanderkamp Prize for the best article in Canadian Public Policy.

Mr. Kottelenberg and Dr. Lehrer won the prize for their article “New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Child-Care in Canada.”

“Steven and I were both excited to receive recognition for our contribution to the debate surrounding the provision of universal child care. This paper is one of a series of papers exploring the channels through which large scale subsidization of child care affects developmental outcomes in children,” says Mr. Kottelenberg. “We are hopeful that our work will provide helpful insight into an important policy debate occurring both in Canada and elsewhere in the world.”

Ian Keay, associate professor and chair of undergraduate studies in the economics department, received the Harry Johnson Prize for the best article in the Canadian Journal of Economics. His paper was titled “Trade policy and industrial development: iron and steel in a small open economy.”

The trio received their awards at the 48th annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association (CEA), held recently at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.