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Syed "Ather" Hussain Akbari

Sobey School of Business
Economics

Professor
Chair Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity; Coordinator MAE & PBCAE programs
Office: SB 305
Phone: 1-902-414-3648
Email: Ather.Akbari@smu.ca

Dr. Ather Akbari is professor of economics at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada. He is a labour economist with research interest in issues related to economics of immigration and education. He has published in several peer-reviewed academic journals on public finance and labour market impacts of immigration in Canada and has also conducted many immigration research projects for federal and provincial governments in Canada. He has testified twice in front of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on immigration. Two of his most recently completed works for provincial governments include Immigration in Nova Scotia: Who Comes, Who Stays, Who Leaves and why? and Impacts of Provincially and Territorially Administered Immigration Programs in Canada. His on-going work on Satisfaction and Well-being of International Students in Atlantic Canada is supported by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Dr. Akbari’s work is often cited in the news media where he is also often interviewed. National and international newspapers such as The Globe and Mail, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and The Economist magazine have cited his immigration research. He chairs the Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity (ARGEIAD) and is also the Coordinator of the Master of Applied Economics (MAE) program and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Applied Economics program (PBCAE) at the Sobey School of Business.

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