Herb Emery

J. C. Herbert Emery is a Canadian economist and the Vaughn Chair in regional economics at University of New Brunswick. ^[1]

Early life and education

Emery received a bachelor of arts in economics from Queen's University at Kingston. ^[2] He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a master's degree and PhD in economics. ^[1]

Career

He taught at the University of Calgary between 1993 and 2016, where he served as Svare Professor in Health Economics and Full Professor in Economics and Research Director for The School of Public Policy. ^[1] In 1999, he and George Emery co-authored A Young Man’s Benefit: The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Sickness Insurance in the United States and Canada, 1860–1929. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He was managing editor of Canadian Public Policy from 2010 until 2015. ^[1]

He has been the Vaughn Chair in regional economics at University of New Brunswick since 2016. ^[1]

References

1. "Profile page for: Herb Emery | UNB". www.unb.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
2. "Corporate Profile - Herb Emery". www.browneconomic.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
3. Thomasson, Melissa A. (2001). "Review of A Young Man's Benefit". The Canadian Journal of Economics. 34 (1): 308–310. ISSN   0008-4085. JSTOR   2667415.
4. Carnes, Mark C. (2004-02-01). "George Emery and J. C. Herbert Emery. A Young Man's Benefit: The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Sickness Insurance in the United States and Canada, 1860–1929 . (McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services [Hannah Institute] studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society, number 7.) Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. 1999. Pp. xv, 184. $55.00" . The American Historical Review. 109 (1): 170–171. doi:10.1086/ahr/109.1.170-a. ISSN   1937-5239.
5. Burley, David G. (2001). "A Young Man's Benefit: The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Sickness Insurance in the United States and Canada, 1860–1929 by George Emery and J.C. Herbert Emery (review)". The Canadian Historical Review. 82 (1): 191–192. ISSN   1710-1093.