Dr. Brandon Schaufele

Associate Professor

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Biography

Brandon Schaufele is an Associate Professor at the Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, specializing in Business, Economics, and Public Policy. Prior to joining Ivey, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa and served as the Research Director at the Institute of the Environment. His expertise lies in energy regulation, environmental economics, and agricultural economics. Brandon has published in a variety of leading academic journals, including the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, the Canadian Journal of Economics, and Energy Economics. He has also acted as the Research Director for a national environmental policy think tank and held the position of Chair of the Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Association. Currently, he serves as the Treasurer of the Canadian Economics Association, where he advocates for economic policy issues. In addition to his academic roles, Brandon has testified to provincial and federal governments, participated in hearings related to major energy projects, and consulted for a diverse range of companies and law firms on various policy topics. He also hosts the podcast 'Ergs Equilibrium' discussing issues at the intersection of economics and energy policy.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario • London, ON, Canada

Teaches and researches in areas of Business, Economics, and Public Policy.

Assistant Professor

— Present

Department of Economics, University of Ottawa • Ottawa, ON, Canada

Conducted research and taught in the field of Economics.

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Two academic references
  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of academic intent
  • Transcripts
  • CV (optional)
Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.