W Craig Riddell
Research Fellow
Joined RFBerlin as a Research Fellow in July 2025
Research area
Labour economics Labour Relations Income support programs Unemployment Inequality Education and Skills Immigration
About W Craig Riddell
W. Craig Riddell is Professor Emeritus, Vancouver School of Economics, UBC. He has published widely on topics in labour economics, labour relations and public policy, including income inequality, education, skill formation, unemployment, social programs, immigration, and unionization.
Professor Riddell is former Head of UBC’s Department of Economics, Past-President of the Canadian Economics Association and former Director of the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Research Network. He has received numerous awards, including the Mike McCracken Award for contributions to labour market data, the 1994, 2016 and 2020 Douglas D. Purvis Memorial Prizes for contributions to Canadian economic policy and being named a Fellow of the Canadian Economics Association.
Professor Riddell is former Head of UBC’s Department of Economics, Past-President of the Canadian Economics Association and former Director of the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Research Network. He has received numerous awards, including the Mike McCracken Award for contributions to labour market data, the 1994, 2016 and 2020 Douglas D. Purvis Memorial Prizes for contributions to Canadian economic policy and being named a Fellow of the Canadian Economics Association.
