Katherine Cuff

Katherine Cuff is a Professor in the Department of Economics and the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis at McMaster University where she has held a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Public Economic Theory. Her research explores the ground between pure economic theory and applied policy analysis. She has worked extensively on normative issues in the design of efficient income tax/transfer systems, including the use of non-tax policies such as minimum wages, and on the effects of government policies in different markets, including the market for private healthcare.

Her research has been published in the Journal of Public Economics, Health Economics, and International Economic Review among others. She has served as Editor of FinanzArchiv/European Journal of Public Finance, Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Economics, and Associate Editor of Canadian Public Policy. She has also served as both a member and Vice-President of the Board of Management of the International Institute of Public Finance. She is a CESifo Research Network Fellow and has held visiting positions at the University of Exeter, the University of Melbourne and Vanderbilt University. She holds a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University, Canada.