Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics
Dr. Laura Lamb
Professor
Email: llamb@tru.ca
Phone: 250-852-6277
Interests
Reading, traveling, hiking, cooking, gardening, wine.
Research Interests
Community economic development, policy economics, environmental economics, indigenous economic issues, non-profits, personal finance
Education
M.A (Economics), Ph.D.(Economics) University of Manitoba
Publications
Hossain, Belayet and Laura Lamb (2018) Cultural Attachment and Wellbeing among Canada's Indigenous People: A Rural Urban Divide. Journal of Happiness Studies, 1- 22.
Bruce, N., & Lamb, L. (2019). The case of a home grown high-tech sector in a small Canadian city. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 14(3), 61. DOI: 10.1007/s10902-019-00132-8
Lamb, L (2018). Changing Preferences for Environmental Protection: Evidence from Volunteer Behaviour. International Review of Applied Economics, https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2018.1510906.
Hossain, B. & Lamb, L. (2019). Economic Insecurity and Psychological Distress among Indigenous Canadians. Journal of Developing Areas, 53(1), 109-126.
Hossain, B. & Lamb, L. (2017). Associational Capital and Adult Charitable Giving: A Canadian Examination. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46(5), 963-983. http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/ayqtQvGvEzGq76X9GCDc/full
Lamb, L. (2016) Financial Exclusion and Financial Capabilities in Canada. Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 8(2), 212-227. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1759-3441.12112
Hossain, B., & Lamb, L. (2016). The Canadian tax-free savings account: a programme to help the rich get richer? Applied Economics Letters, 23(10), 728-731. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2015.1102840
Lamb, L. (2015). Aboriginal Fringe Finance Use and Financial Capabilities: Survey Evidence from a Canadian City. Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, 34(4), 273-289. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1759-3441.12112
Hossain, B., & Lamb, L. (2015). An assessment of the impact of tax incentives relative to socio-economic characteristics on charitable giving in Canada. International Review of Applied Economics, 29(1), 65-80. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02692171.2014.945992
Hossain, B., & Lamb, L. (2012). The Impact of Human and Social Capital on Aboriginal Employment Income in Canada. Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, (2012) 31(4): 440-450. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1759-3441.12010
Hossain, B., & Lamb, L. (2012). Price Elasticities of Charitable Giving across Donation Sectors in Canada: Is the Tax Incentive Effective? ISRN Economics, 2012. (DOI:10.5402/2012/421789. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2012/421789/cta/)
Hossain, B., & Lamb, L. (2012). The Dynamics of Environmental Giving in Canada: Evidence of Rising Demand for Environmental Quality? Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, (2012) 31(2): 265-273. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1759-3441.2012.00177.x/full
Hossain, B., & Lamb, L. (2012). Does the Effectiveness of Tax Incentives on the Decision to Give Charitable Donations Vary Across Donation Sectors in Canada? Applied Economics Letters, 19(15): 1487-1491. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2011.636016
Lamb, L., & Tsigaris, P. (2011). Public Good Provision and Fairness Issues for Climate Change Mitigation: A Classroom Experiment. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 8: 139-156. https://www.pdcnet.org/jbee/content/jbee_2011_0008_0001_0139_0155
Lamb, L. (2011). Voluntary Participation in Community Economic Development in Canada: An Empirical Analysis. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Journal, 2(1):1-22. http://anserj.ca/anser/index.php/cjnser/article/view/61
Employment History
Laura came to the Department of Economics in 2006. She has taught economics at the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg. She was a researcher for the Manitoba Research Alliance on Community Economic Development in the New Economy (2003-2006). She was a policy researcher for the Strategic Policy Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada (2000- 2003).
Courses Taught
She teaches such courses as local economic development, macroeconomic and microeconomic theory at the undergraduate level, and sustainable community economic development and environmental policy at the graduate level.
