Short Bio of Paul Davenport

Dr. Paul Davenport

Dr. Paul Davenport was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario, a position he assumed in 1994 after a five-year term as President of the University of Alberta. He holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a M.A. and a Ph.D in economics from the University of Toronto. He joined the Economics Department of McGill University in 1973. At McGill, he achieved the rank of Full Professor and served as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and as Vice-Principal for Planning and Computer Services. His research in economics has centered on the theory of economic growth, analysis of the post-1973 productivity slowdown, and federal-provincial fiscal arrangements. He has been active as a public advocate of the values of higher education, with a particular commitment to maintaining excellence in university teaching and research.

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