Casey Pender
Biography
I am currently an economist and a post-doctoral fellow here at 91¿´Æ¬. Previously I was a construction worker.
Publications
Journal Articles:
2024. Pender, C. 'Is Deflation Cause for Panic? Evidence from the National Banking Era.' Journal of Macroeconomics, 82, 103641.
2023. Geloso, V. & Pender, C. 'The Myth of Wartime Prosperity: Evidence from the Canadian Experience.' Social Science Quarterly. 104(4): 377–394.
2022. Pender, C. 'Preferential Attachment and Carl Menger’s Theory of the Endogenous Emergence of a Medium of Exchange.' Cosmos and Taxis: Studies in Emergent Order and Organization. 10(5+6): 47–60.
Book Chapters:
2023. Pender, C. 'Gift-Giving as a Substitution for Monetary Exchange: Evidence from the Potlatch.' In Toward a Hayekian Theory of Social Change. Peter J. Boettke, Erwin Dekker, and Chad Van Schoelandt (eds) Rowman and Littlefield.
2022. Pender, C. 'Keeping the Money Stream Stable: Hayek’s Response to Wicksell and Its Implications for Monetary Policy Today.' In Market Process and Market Order: From Human Action, But Not of Human Design. Rosolino Candela, Kristen R. Collins, and Christopher J. Coyne (eds) Lexington Books.
Education
| 2024 | Ph.D Economics. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2018 | M.A. Philosophy, Politics, Economics. Cevro Institute, Prague, Czechia |
| 2011 | B.A. Philosophy. Carleton, University, Ottawa, Ontario |
Teaching
- ECON 4001: History of Economic Thought (Fall 2025)
- ECON 4991: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Winter 2026)
Research
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Economics
- Economic History
Grants, awards & honours
| 2025-27 | Insight Development Grant (Principle Investigator) - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
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2023 |
Eddie West Memorial Scholarship - Carleton University, Department of Economics |
| 2022-23 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Government of Ontario |
| 2021-23 | PPE Graduate Student Fellowship - Institute for Liberal Studies |
| 2020-22 | Adam Smith Fellowship: Research Sequence - Mercatus Center at George Mason University |
| 2019-2022 | Humane Studies Fellowship - Institute for Humane Studies |
| 2018-2020 | Adam Smith Fellowship - Mercatus Center at George Mason University |
| 2018 | John Dobson Bursary - Institute for Liberal Studies |
| 2018 | Young Scholar Award - Association of Private Enterprise Education |
| 2017 | Visiting Scholar - Texas Tech University |
| 2017 | Cevro International Scholar Research Grant - Cevro Institute |