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Frances Woolley
ContributorEconomistOttawa, Canada
frances_woolley@carleton.ca

Frances Woolley is a contributing writer for The Globe and Mail. She is a professor of economics at Carleton University, where she teaches public finance. She is a former Secretary Treasurer of the Canadian Economics Association, and currently co-editor of Review of Economics of the Household.

Her research on taxation and the family was awarded the Purvis Prize in 2001 and the John Vanderkamp Award in 1997.

Honours & Awards

Purvis Prize, 2001

John Vanderkamp Award, 1997

Latest articles

opinion
Stop seeing immigration as a get-rich-quick scheme for Canada’s economy
Frances Woolley
opinion
No, professors shouldn’t collect a six-figure pension - on top of a six-figure salary
Frances Woolley
opinion
The critics are right: Campus life is not what it used to be
Frances Woolley
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The real sickness of medical notes
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
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To pull away from the U.S. economy, Canada must look to its immigrants
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
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Canada’s marijuana industry needs innovation to thrive, not protection
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
Stop pestering people to save more – it doesn’t work
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
Budget’s big bet on growth raises the stakes for provinces
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
Federal budget is good time to reframe child benefits as family benefits
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
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Weed in the LCBO? Three issues with Wynne’s plan
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
Does ‘sharing’ mean caring?
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
Taxes, tampons and Canada’s fiscal future
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
Flawed Finance memo a perfect fit for Tories’ family narrative
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
RRIF debate: It's just good old-fashioned tax avoidance
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
What if the Sunshine List is actually driving salaries up?
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
How TFSAs fit Harper’s vision of small government
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
frances woolley
‘Visible minority:’ A misleading concept that ought to be retired
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
frances woolley
Canadian universities don't hire only Canadian professors. And that's OK
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
opinion
How employment equity will take a hit from dodgy national data
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley
frances woolley
Driving in the passing lane: The Canadian disease
Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley