Department of Economics

Faculty of Science

Ruth Forsdyke

Senior Instructor

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Department of Economics

Email: Ruth.Forsdyke@Dal.Ca
Phone: 902-494-6990
Mailing Address: 
Department of Economics
Dalhousie University
6214 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
 
Research Topics:
  • Economics of information
  • Evolutionary theory
  • Environmental economics
  • History of economic thought
  • Economic methodology

Current Research

  • The Economics of Information: Emphasis of role of psychological factors that bias information flows particularly as relates to pro-social emotions and cognitive dissonance 
  • Evolutionary Theory: The evolution of cooperation with a focus on pro-social emotions and biased information processing 
  • Environmental and Ecological Economics:  Biased cognitions about climate change/ Climate change and biodiversity conservation policies
  • History of Economic Thought and Economic Methodology

Courses

Selected Awards and Honours

  • Simon Fraser University Graduate Scholarship Summer 1997, 1998
  • Simon Fraser University President’s Stipend Spring 2001
  • Queens University Graduate Scholarship 1995-1996
  • First Class Honors, Queens University (Undergraduate degree) 1989

Selected Publications

  • Forsdyke, Ruth (2004) Economic Approaches to Understanding Cultural Diversity and Policy in the Cultural Industries, in Canada-Ukraine Baltic Economic Management Training Project.
  • Blum, S., Forsdyke, R. E. & Forsdyke, D. R. (1990) Three human homologs of a murine gene encoding an inhibitor or stem cell proliferation, DNA Cell Biol., 9:589-602.
  • Siderovski, D. P., Blum, S., Forsdyke, R. E. & Forsdyke, D. R. (1990) A set of putative G0/G1 switch genes includes genes homologous to rodent cytokine and zinc finger protein-encoding genes, DNA Cell Biol., 9: 579-587.

Education

  • Ph.D. Economics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia (2004)
  • M.A. Economics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (1997)
  • B.Ed. Education, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (1992)
  • B.Sc.H. Biochemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario, (First Class), (1989)