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Department of Economics |
Tel. (250)
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University of Victoria |
Fax: (250) 721-6214 |
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Victoria, BC, Canada V8W2Y2 |
E-mail: kumara@uvic.ca |
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Research Interests: Macro and Monetary
Economics, Labor Economics, Development Economics |
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Recent Publications: 1. “Market Power, Price Adjustment, and Inflation’’
, with Allen Head
and Bev Lapham, forthcoming International Economic Review. 2. “Inflation and the Dispersion
of Real Wages’’, May 2008, International
Economic Review, 49(2), 377-399 (Lead Article). 3. “Capital Tax, Minimum Wage,
and Labor Market Outcomes’’, January 2008, Review of Economic Dynamics, 11(1),
133-154. Among the hottest twenty-five articles published in Review of
Economic Dynamics. 4. “Price Dispersion, Inflation, and Welfare”, with Allen Head, May 2005, International Economic Review, 46(2),
533-572. Among top ten most cited
papers published in International Economic Review during 2005-08. 5. “Monopsony
and Labour Market Flows and Policies”, December 2005, Indian
Journal of Labour Economics, 48(4), 463-474 (Lead
Article). Papers Under Submission: 1. “Self-Employment and Labor Market Policies’’ , with Herb Scheutze,
July 2009, Under Submission. 2. “Monetary Policy, Production, and Distribution’’, April 2009, Under Submission. Work in Progress: 1. “Labor Markets,
Unemployment, and Optimal Inflation’’, July 2008. 2. “Son Preference, Gender
Differentials in Child Labor, and Efficiency’’, December 2009. Full List of
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