Dwayne Benjamin (born March 10, 1961, in Orillia, Ontario) is a

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and member of the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

faculty, where he previously served as Chair of the Dept of Economics and Vice-Dean, Graduate Education in the Faculty of Arts and Science. As of July 1, 2021 Prof. Benjamin is the University of Toronto's Vice Provost for Strategic Enrolment Management. From 2005 to 2008, Benjamin was the managing editor of the ''

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'', and is currently an associate editor of the journal ''

Economic Development and Cultural Change ''Economic Development and Cultural Change (EDCC)'' publishes studies that use modern theoretical and empirical approaches to examine both the determinants and the effects of various dimensions of economic development and cultural change. It cover ...

''. He is best known for his research on immigrants in the Canadian labour market, and for his work on agricultural households in developing countries.

Biography

Benjamin received his B.Sc. from the

in 1984. He later obtained M.A. and Ph.D. from

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in 1986 and 1989 respectively.

External links

Benjamin's Site
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