Eric Thomson Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Conduct performance audits on economic issues relevant to Canada’s Parliament.- Lead economic and statistical analysis work in support of the Auditor General’s mandate.- Provide advice and guidance to audit teams on economic issues.

Paris, Ile-De-France, France

- Developed an innovative input-output model(CLIO Model) to estimate the costs and benefits of regulations on Canada’s economy. - Advised the governments of Slovakia, Abu Dhabi, and India on measuring the costs and benefits of regulations, improving the impact of new laws. - Collected and analysed socioeconomic data for CropLife Canada – the business group for Canada’s multi-billion dollar plant science sector to further advocacy work and intergovernmental relations. - Reported on selected regulatory issues in Canada, such as the GDP impacts of red tape on Canada’s economy, to inform decision-makers.

Paris Area, France

- Managed and coordinated a 500K€ EU-funded project on improving regulatory impact analysis in Portugal, including hiring and directing an economics team based in Lisbon. - Provided advice on regulatory policy in OECD and non-OECD countries, specifically how governments analyze a regulation’s cost-benefit impacts to improve policy outcomes.- Secured funding for more than 1.5 million € in voluntary contributions for projects with the governments of both OECD and non-OECD countries. - Represented the OECD at over twenty international conferences and workshops, presenting findings and theory to non-technical audiences. - Supported the survey, data collection, and analysis of the Indicators of Regulatory Policy that includes more than 40 countries.

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Developed detailed models of the macroeconomic and social impacts of laws and regulations for industry groups and government clients, including CropLife, CAIA, and others. - Conducted cost-benefit analysis of policy issues for both government and private businesses. Government clients included CIC and Transport Canada.- Facilitated workshops on regulatory impact analysis and economics to over 100 policymakers in the Ontario government.- Developed surveys and methodologies for data collection. - Liaised with government project leads and stakeholders.Specific projects have included:- Full CBA report for new Canadian Immigration regulation- Full CBA model of a cattle vaccination program in Canada- Literature search on Canadian and international technical trucking standards- Developing economic impact methods to analyze regulatory change for Canada's aquaculture industry- Modifying a regulatory cost tool for the Ontario government based on international standards- Researching and writing a stakeholder profile of Canada's railway industry

- Developed and maintained forecasting models for Canada's provinces and Canada's automotive industry - some of the most popular publications at the Conference Board.- Reported and analyzed trends in Canada's provincial economies and automotive sector. - Summarized the important developments in Canada's economy for executivesMain publications: Provincial Economic Trends - Ontario and PEIIndustrial Economic Trends - Motor Vehicle Parts and Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Canadian Economy - Month at a Glance

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Updated the international member database for the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW).- Coordinated mass emails and shipping economic publications to the international membership.- Maintained the IARIW website with up-to-date news and information. - Analysed the benchmarking database for the Index of Economic Well-being for OECD Countries.- Reported on the important trends in Canada’s labour productivity, including the production of a 120-page report and a new online database.

- Assisted and taught class sub-sections, providing individual instruction to students, and evaluating and grading student performance. Over 100 hours of teaching at the university level. Courses included introductory and intermediate microeconomics, macroeconomics (including introductory international trade), and econometrics.

Master Of Arts

Bachelors(Honours)