The Prof

Prof. Cleveland specializes in teaching economics and in researching the
economics of child care and child care policy. He graduated with a Ph.D. in
Economics from the University of Toronto in 1990 and teaches at the University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSc).

His thesis studied the factors which affect the choice of different types of child care arrangements for preschool children by employed mothers, and he has published a number of articles in professional journals on related subjects. He recently, with another colleague, was awarded a Social Science and Humanities Research Council Grant to study the factors which are important in affecting the quality of early childhood care services. Gordon Cleveland recently co-authored, with Professor Michael Krashinsky of UTSc, an innovative study on the benefits and costs of a universal program of early childhood education for Canadian children 2-5 years of age. The study concluded that the incremental benefits would exceed the costs by a ratio of two-to-one.

In addition to teaching Introductory Economics (using calculus), Prof. Cleveland teaches courses on Intermediate Microeconomics, and on the Economics of the Internet and E-Commerce.

Publications and working papers include:

1. "Child Care Subsidies and Welfare Reforms: What Works for Lone
Parent Families?" Industrial Relations 42(2), 2003, pp. 251-69. (with
Douglas Hyatt).

2. "Union Wage Impacts for Child Care Centres" Industrial and Labor
Relations Review 56(2), 2003, pp. 295-305. (with Morley Gunderson and
Douglas Hyatt).

3. "Child Care Workers¹ Wages: New Evidence On Returns To
Education, Experience, Job Tenure and Auspice". Journal of Population
Economics 15, 2002, pp. 575-97 (with Douglas Hyatt).

4. Fact and Fantasy: Eight Myths about Early Childhood Education and Care.
March 2003. With Michael Krashinsky. ISBN 1-896051-25-1. Published by
the Childcare Resource and Research Unit, University of Toronto.

5. Our Children's Future: Child Care Policy in Canada. 2001. University of
Toronto Press. Book edited jointly with Michael Krashinsky; papers from a
symposium on child care organized by the editors.

6. "Tax Fairness for One-Earner and Two-Earner Families: An Examination of
the Issues." (with Michael Krashinsky) CPRN Discussion Paper No. F07,
1999.

7. "Subsidizing Child Care for Low-Income Families: A Good Bargain for
Canadian Governments?" in Choices in Family Policy Vol 4, no. 2 Montreal:
Institute for Research on Public Policy (with Douglas Hyatt), May, 1998.

8. The Benefits and Costs of Good Child Care: The Economic Rationale for
Public Investment in Young Children With Michael Krashinsky. ISBN 1-
896051-03-0. March, 1998. Toronto: Childcare Resource and Research
Unit, University of Toronto.

9. "Rethinking the Rationales for Public Funding of Child Care." (with Michael
Krashinsky) Policy Options 18(1): 16-19, 1997.

10. "Child Care Costs and the Employment Decision of Women: Canadian
Evidence." Canadian Journal of Economics 29(1), 1996, pp. 132-151 (with
M. Gunderson and D. Hyatt).

Hobbies

Tennis, singles and doubles; Windsurfing; a newly acquired role as the Vice-Commodore of the Bala Sailing Club (Albacore sailing); travel, especially in Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, New Zealand, England, Italy and Australia; the peace and romance of cottage life.