Interests
Cycling.
Research Interests
Environmental economics, resource economics, energy economics, public policy
Education
- PhD University of Guelph (2011)
- MA University of Guelph (2005)
- BA University of British Columbia (2003)
Publications
Ajayi, A., P. Tsigaris, J. Wood, & L. Fraser (2025). Invasive Species on British Columbia???s Grasslands: Estimating the Benefits of Control Policies Biological Invasions 27: 1-19.
Wood, J. (2024). Finances of the Nation: The past, present, and future of fuel taxation in Canada. Canadian Tax Journal 72(2): 375-400.
Wood, J. (2022). Is Revenue Neutrality in Carbon Taxation Possible in Practice? Lessons from the Canadian Experience. Canadian Tax Journal 70(3): 563-593.
Whitehouse, S., P. Tsigaris, J. Wood, & L. Fraser (2022). Biosolids in Western Canada: A Case Study on Public Risk Perception and Factors Influencing Public Attitudes. Environmental Management 69: 179-195.
Wood, J. (2021). #ECON1950: Integrating Twitter and a Learning Management System to reach students outside the classroom. Journal of Economics and Finance Education 20(2): 50-61.
Tsigaris, P. & Wood, J. (2019). The potential impacts of climate change on capital in the 21st century. Ecological Economics 162: 74-86.
Wood, J. (2018). The pros and cons of carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems. SPP Briefing Papers, 11(30).
McKitrick, R. & Wood, J. (2017). An examination of the relationship between air quality and income in Canada. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 65(1): 69-92.
Tsigaris, P. & Wood, J. (2016). A Simple Climate-Solow Model for Introducing the Economics of Climate Change to Undergraduate Students. International Review of Economics Education, 23: 65-81.
Wood, J. (2015). Is it time to raise the gas tax? Optimal gasoline taxes for Ontario and Toronto. Canadian Public Policy, 43(3): 179-190.
Wood, J. (2015). When a ban is not a ban: The case of British Columbia's log export restrictions. Economics Bulletin 35(2): 1071-1075.
McKitrick, R. & Wood, J. (2013). Co-fluctuation patterns of per capita carbon dioxide emissions: The role of energy markets. Energy Economics, 39: 1-12.
Wood, J. (2013). The effects of bailouts and soft-budget constraints on the environment. Environmental & Resource Economics, 54(1): 127-137.
Employment History
- Professor, Thompson Rivers University (2026-present)
- Associate Professor, Thompson Rivers University (2019-2026)
- Assistant Professor, Thompson Rivers University (2014-2019)
- Senior Research Economist, Fraser Institute (2010-2014)
- Sessional Lecturer, University of Guelph (2010)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Guelph (2004-2009)
Courses Taught
- ECON1900: Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON1950: Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON2900: intermediate microeconomics 1
- ECON3410: Economics of Climate Change
- ECON3700: Benefit Cost Analysis and the Economics of Project Evaluation
- ECON3710: Environmental Economics
- ECON3740: Land Use Economics
- ECON 4340 Causal Inference for Economics, Business & Public Policy
- ECON6010: Principles of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- ECON6040: Valuation Methods for Cost-Benefit Analysis
- ECON6060: Applications of Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Economics
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Economic Association
- Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Association
