COVID-19’s effect on retail: Job losses and lower tax revenues
Statistics Canada’s latest unemployment numbers clearly show how severe the set off by COVID-19 has become. The unemployment rate increased…
Zafer Sonmez
Lead Research Associate, Innovation & Technology
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Zafer’s current research focuses on transitions from high-risk, low-mobility occupations to high-growth occupations. His previous work includes analyzing the impact of automation technologies on Canada’s local economies.
Prior to Signal49 Research, Dr. Sonmez has worked as a consultant on regional industry analyses and economic impact studies in the United States, conducting a series of economic impact analyses for NASA. As an academic researcher, he studied the role of spatial proximity in knowledge diffusion in high-tech industrial sectors.
He currently serves as a referee for two academic journals: Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management.
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Master’s in Public Administration, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Colorado, Denver
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