Dr. Jennifer Robson

Associate Professor, Carleton University

social policy, public policy, government, poverty, welfare policy, taxes and transfers, poverty alleviation, policy advocacy

Media

The federal dental plan may fall short of expectations

Looking at the expansion of the GST credit

When we look back on COVID-19, here’s what we’ll need to remember

Thousands of Canadians may have acquired long-term impairment from COVID. They need support

Automatic tax-filing: Why some experts believe the CRA should file taxes for us

Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts

Seven charts that provide a glimpse of Canada’s labour market in the year ahead

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Robson is an Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University. She teaches courses in public policy and conducts research on Canadian social policy. Before becoming an academic, Robson worked in government and the voluntary sector. Her primary areas of research are at the intersection of household finances, particularly for lower and modest-income people, and the design and implementation of public programs including tax policy, financial capability and financial services, income security and household liquid savings.

Expertise

  • social policy
  • public policy
  • government
  • poverty
  • welfare policy
  • taxes and transfers
  • poverty alleviation
  • policy advocacy