the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Fraser Institute,
the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, and the
Conference Board of Canada. All of these independent and
non-profit organizations hire economists to study economic
issues and then write and edit the economic publications that
address them.
Private and public (Crown) corporations in many sectors of the
economy also hire economists in a variety of positions.
Economists at Canadian Pacific Railway monitor how changes
in world commodity prices will lead to changes in Canadian
resource production and thus to changes in the demand for
their rail transport services. Economists at Manitoba Hydro
study the link between economic growth and electricity
demand to help the firm with its long-run investment decisions.
Those at Export Development Canada examine how economic
and political risks in various countries influence the demand for
the products of Canadian exporters. Economists at Bombardier
are hired to determine how ongoing negotiations within the
World Trade Organization will affect tariff levels in various
countries and how these changes will affect the demand for
Bombardier trains and airplanes.
Finally, many economists are hired by universities all over the
world to teach students like you and to conduct research on a
wide variety of economic topics. Some of this research is
theoretical and some is empirical, using data to test economic
theories. Other academic economists focus their research on