Donn Feir

Associate Professor of Economics at University of Victoria

Donn Feir is an applied labor economist and economic historian who has published on reconciliation, modern Indigenous labor market experiences, health, and the impact of historic policies on Indigenous economies and people. Donn is a Research Fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics and the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Donn received their Ph. D. from the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia.

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VoxEU Column

The returns to active labour market programmes for Indigenous populations

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  • Labour Markets & Migration
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  • Active labour market policies
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  • indigenous populations
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  • Canada