Professor of Economics · University of Calgary

Lindsay
M. Tedds

Public finance economist studying how tax and fiscal policy shapes equity, access, and well-being in Canada.

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About

Professor, Department of Economics

University of Calgary

Public Finance Tax Policy Social Policy Fiscal Equity

My research sits at the intersection of public finance, tax policy, and social policy, with a sustained focus on how fiscal and administrative design shapes equity, access, and well-being in Canada. I am committed to producing work that makes both an academic contribution and a tangible impact on Canadian policymaking — rigorous enough to advance scholarly debate, and accessible enough to inform the people who design, deliver, and are affected by public policy.

I pursue this through peer-reviewed journals, technical reports and policy papers for decision makers, and strategic research partnerships with governments and community organizations. I also develop open digital research infrastructure, including INCLUSIECON, a public-facing research hub making evidence on inclusive economic policy accessible beyond the academy. I am a regular non-partisan public commentator in print, television, radio, and before parliamentary and legislative committees.

INCLUSIECON ↗ Google Scholar ↗ UCalgary Profile ↗ LinkedIn ↗ Bluesky ↗ lindsay.tedds1@ucalgary.ca

Current Work

Recent & Forthcoming Publications

Canadian Tax Journal

Tax Filing as State Administrative Infrastructure: Governance Gaps in Canada's Tax-based Benefit System

Petit, Tedds & Robson

Forthcoming 2026

Canadian Tax Journal

Beyond Cost and Yield: An MVPF-TAdmin Framework for Evaluating Tax-Administration Reforms through Public Value, Equity, and Welfare

Arshad, Petit & Tedds

Forthcoming 2026

Canadian Public Administration

Income and Social Supports: An Inclusive Systems-based Approach to Cash Transfer Program Design

Petit & Tedds · 2026

Available Read ↗

Poverty and Public Policy

The Effect of Increased Earnings Exemptions and Asset Thresholds on Income Assistance Flows in British Columbia

Petit & Tedds · 2024 · 16(4)

Available

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Canada Disability Benefit: Battling Ableism in Design and Implementation

Robson & Tedds · 2024 · 61(2)

Available Read ↗

Canadian Public Policy

A Basic Income for Nunavut: Addressing Poverty in Canada's North

Petit & Tedds · 2024 · 50(3)

Available Read ↗
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Funding & Partnerships

Current & Recent Research Funding

$250K+ Active funding (2025–26)
5 Active grants
$3M+ Career research funding
Key current & recent partners SSHRC Mitacs Alberta Real Estate Foundation City of Calgary Maytree Foundation Vibrant Communities Calgary
2026

Beyond Costs: A Comparative Welfare Analysis of Canadian Government Programs Using the Marginal Value of Public Funds

Mitacs Accelerate GrantMaytree Foundation

$60,000 Active
2026

Beyond Costs: A Comparative Welfare Analysis of Canadian Government Programs Using the Marginal Value of Public Funds

SSHRC Insight Development Grant

$99,864 Under Review
2026

Fair and Accountable Canadian Taxation (FACT): The Fair Tax Initiative

SSHRC Partnership Development Grant

$199,923 Under Review
2025

Property Tax Regressivity in Alberta: Policy Solutions to Improve Housing Affordability

Alberta Real Estate Foundation Investment Grant

$91,500 Active
2025

Mapping the System of Social Supports in Alberta

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

$24,995 Active
2025

Don't Miss Out on Poverty Reduction in Canada: How Material Deprivation Indicators Improve Social Policy Design and Evaluation

SSHRC Insight GrantPI: Gertruda Notten, University of Ottawa · Co-applicant

$285,518 Active
2024

Property Tax Equity Assessment (ProperTEA)

SSHRC Insight Development Grant

$74,882 Active
2022

Scoping Calgary's Short-Term Rental Economy

City of Calgary Council Innovation Fund

$324,070 Complete
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Research Areas

Current Areas of Focus

Welfare Analysis, Equity & MVPF

Applying the marginal value of public funds framework to evaluate Canadian tax and social programs across efficiency, equity, and public value dimensions — incorporating intersectionality and distributional analysis to centre who gains and who loses from policy design.

Social Policy & Cash Transfers

Basic income design, income assistance reform, and Canada's social support architecture.

Property Tax & Housing

Property tax equity, short-term rental regulation, and housing market impacts in Canadian cities.

Public Finance & Tax Policy

Fiscal design, tax administration, revenue analysis, microsimulation modelling, and the underground economy.