Olena Ivus

Publications in Refereed Journals

Ivus, Olena and Alireza Naghavi. 2023. New Protectionist policies, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Organization of Firms. International Economics, 174: 196-197.  

Ivus, Olena, Alireza Naghavi and Larry Qiu. 2023 “Migration and Imitation.” Economica, 90(357): 212239. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12449

Ivus, Olena and Walter Park. 2022. “All Rights Reserved: Copyright Protection and Multinational Knowledge Transfers.” Economic Inquiry, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.13071

Ivus, Olena, Manu Jose and Ruchi Sharma. 2021. “R&D Tax Credit and Innovation: Evidence from Private Firms in India.” Research Policy, 50(1): 104-128.

Ivus, Olena, Edwin L.-C. Lai and Ted Sichelman. 2020. “An Economic Model of Patent Exhaustion.” Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 29(4): 816-833.

Ivus, Olena and Walter Park. 2019. “Patent Reforms and Exporter Behaviour: Firm-level Evidence from Developing Countries.” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 51: 129-147.

Ivus, Olena, Walter Park and Kamal Saggi. 2017. “Patent Protection and the Composition of Multinational Activity: Evidence from U.S. Multinational Firms.” Journal of International Business Studies, 48(7): 808–836.

Ivus, Olena, Walter Park and Kamal Saggi. 2016. “Intellectual Property Protection and the Industrial Composition of Multinational Activity.” Economic Inquiry, 54(2): 1068-1085.

Ivus, Olena and Matthew Boland. 2015. “The Employment and Wage Impact of Broadband Deployment in Canada.” Canadian Journal of Economics, 48(5): 1803-1830.

Ivus, Olena. 2015. “Does Stronger Patent Protection Increase Export Variety? Evidence from U.S. Product-level Data.” Journal of International Business Studies, 46(6): 724-731.

Gaisford, James and Olena Ivus. 2014. “Should Smaller Countries Be More Protectionist? The Diversification Argument for Tariff.” Review of International Economics, 22(4): 845-862.

Ivus, Olena. 2011. “Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights: Industry Variation and Technology Diffusion.” Canadian Journal of Economics, 44(1): 201-226.

Ivus, Olena. 2010. “Do Stronger Patent Rights Raise High-Tech Exports to the Developing World?” Journal of International Economics, 81(1): 38-47.

Peer-Reviewed Policy Papers

Ivus, Olena and Marta Paczos. “Does Canada’s foreign trade policy give innovating Canadian firms a competitive edge internationally?” CIGI Papers, No.214, May 2019.

Ivus, Olena and Joanna Wajda. “Fluctuations in Uncertainty and R&D Investment.” CIGI Papers, No.175, June 2018.

Ivus, Olena. “Patent Exhaustion in the United States and Canada.” CIGI Papers, No.159, January 2018. Ivus, Olena. “International Mobility of Canadian Inventors and the Canadian Knowledge Economy.” CIGI Papers, No.116, December 2016.

Ivus, Olena. “The TPP and the New Intellectual Property Regime. Implications for Canada.” CIGI Papers, No.108, August 2016.

Ivus, Olena. “Ukraine’s Intellectual Property Dilemma.” VoxUkraine, 25 June 2015.

Chan, Y., Hassanein, H., Ivus, O., Middleton, C. et al. 2011. “Broadband Strategic Research and Impact Analysis: Development of a Partnership and Evaluation Framework for Assessing the Social and Economic Impacts of Provincial Broadband Investments,” Report prepared for the Ministry of Government Services, Ontario.

Ivus, Olena. 2004. “Does EU Really Encourage Trade? The Effect of EU Market Enlargement on Ukraine’s Trade Policy.” Magistr: Economic Theory.

Book Chapters

Ivus, Olena and Kamal Saggi. 2020. “The protection of intellectual property in the global economy.” In the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. Oxford University Press.

Ivus, Olena and Alireza Naghavi. 2014. “Migration, Technology Diffusion and Institutional Development at the Origin,” in Robert E. B. Lucas, ed., Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, Edward Elgar Publishing. Ivus, Olena and Aaron Strong. 2007. “Modelling Approaches to the Analysis of Trade Policy: Computable General Equilibrium and Gravity Models,” in J. Gaisford and W. Kerr, eds., Handbook on International Trade Policy, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Ivus, Olena. 2007. “The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Welfare and Trade Flows,” in J. Gaisford and W. Kerr, eds., Handbook on International Trade Policy, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Working Papers 

“Gender and Race Discrimination in Auto Repair,” with Henry Schneider.

“Patent Exhaustion Policy and Global Production Sharing: Winners and Losers,” with Edwin Lai.

“Canada and UK Trade - Trade, Intellectual Property and Innovation: Policy Implications for the CanadaUK Relationship after Brexit,” with Marta Paczos.

Work in Progress

“International Barriers to Trade in Patent-Sensitive Goods,” with Edwin Lai.

“Do stronger IPRs in emerging and developing countries nurture or limit brain drain?”

Queen's University

• 2022 - Measuring Causal Impact (Smith Enrichment, MMA and MMAI alumni)
• 2022 - Quantitative Analysis and Economics (Master of Finance)
• 2011-14, 2016-20, 2022-23 - Econometric Methods (MSc, PhD) 
• 2011-14, 2016, 2018-23 - Managerial Economics (BCom), Winter 2016 “Instructor Effectiveness” evaluations (out of 5.0): 4.6, 4.8, 4.8, 4.9—n.b., the departmental mean was 4.1 
• 2015, 2017-18, 2021-22 - Business and Development (BCom), Fall 2018 “Instructor Effectiveness” evaluations (out of 5.0): 4.6—n.b., the departmental mean was 4.2
• 2016, 2018-19, 2022 - Independent Study (BCom) – 1 student in 2016, 3 students in 2018, 1 student in 2019, 2 students in 2022

University of Prince Edward Island

• 2010 - Managerial Economics; Intermediate Microeconomics 
• 2009 - Introductory Microeconomics; International Trade

University of Calgary (as Ph.D. student)

• 2008-2009 - International Trade
• 2005 - The Global Trading System

Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member, Smith School of Business

• 2022 - Kamyar Goudarzi
• 2019 - Hua Fang (Hanna) Liu
• 2016 - Koray Sayili
• 2012 - Janelle Mann

Ph.D. Thesis Defense, Internal/External Examiner

• 2022 - Samuel Brien, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• 2022 - Mohsen Bakhshi-Moghaddam, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• 2020 - Raphaelle Gauvin-Coulombe, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• 2017 - Wenbo Zhu, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• 2015 - Patrick Alexander, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• 2014 - Dörte Heger, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• 2012 - Tommy Tung Wu, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• 2010 - David Byrne, Queen’s University, Faculty of Arts and Science  

Student Supervision

• 2023 - Supervisor, Cena Kamali (M.Sc.)
• 2021-2022 - GRF/RA Supervisor, Yuchen Lin (Ph.D.)
• 2020 - GRF Supervisor, Vahid Behroozabadi (M.Sc.)
• 2020 - Second Reader, Philip Kim (M.Sc.) and Vahid Behroozabadi (M.Sc.)
• 2018 - Supervisor, Diana Mirzoieva (Undergraduate, Mitacs Globalink Research Intern)
• 2018 - Supervisor, Xuanzhen Zang (M.Sc.)
• 2017 - Supervisor, Jiahui Zhuang (M.Sc.)
• 2017 - Second Reader, Jenn Leslie (M.Sc.)
• 2016 - Co-supervisor, Xinning Huang (Ph.D.)
• 2015 - Second Reader, Sixia Xie (M.Sc.)
• 2015 - Second Reader, Yang Mu (M.Sc.)
• 2014 - Second Reader, Christina Y. Zheng (M.Sc.)
• 2014 - Second Reader, Anna Koroleva (M.Sc.)
• 2013 - Supervisor, Shoeb Mohammad (M.Sc.)
• 2013 - Second Reader, Jin Wang (M.Sc.)
• 2012 - Second Reader, Andrew Rigsby (M.Sc.)
• 2012 - Second Reader, Ruoyu Zhang (M.Sc.)

Research Visits

• University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics (February 2019)
• University of Bologna, Department of Economics (April 2017, Oct. 2016)
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School (April 2014, June, Nov. 2016)
• Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Research (April-June 2010)

Interests

International Trade, Intellectual Property Rights, Applied Microeconomics

Invited Presentations

• 2023 - Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal, India
• 2019 - Kyiv School of Economics
• 2019 - Georgia Tech, School of Economics
• 2019 - The University of Western Ontario, Ivey Business School 
• 2018 - SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant, Workshop, UK
• 2018 - National Institute of Economic and Social Research, UK 
• 2018 - The CPIP Biopharmaceutical Roundtable, George Mason University 
• 2018 - The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, Norway 
• 2018 - Kyoto University, Faculty of Economics
• 2018 - The Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Research Colloquium, USA
• 2017 - McGill Innovation in Context Workshop
• 2017 - The University of Waterloo
• 2017 - The University of Ottawa
• 2017 - Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics
• 2016 - Keio University, Graduate School of Economics
• 2016 - University of Bologna, Dept. of Economics
• 2016 - Florida Atlantic University, Dept. of Economics
• 2015 - University of International Business and Economics, Dept. of Intern. Trade, Beijing
• 2014 - Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, School of Intern. Business Administration
• 2014 - Hong Kong University, The School of Economics and Finance
• 2014 - University of Calgary, Dept. of Economics
• 2013 - International Trade Policy Symposium, Ottawa
• 2013 - Ryerson University, Dept. of Economics
• 2011 - York University, Dept. of Economics
• 2011 - Queen’s University, Economics Dept.
• 2010 - University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
• 2010 - The World Trade Organization, Geneva
• 2010 - Kyoto University, Faculty of Economics
• 2010 - Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics
• 2010 - Soka University, Faculty of Economics
• 2010 - Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics
• 2010 - Mount Allison University, Dept. of Economics
• 2010 - Queen’s University, Queen’s School of Business
• 2009 - St. Francis Xavier University, Dept. of Economics
• 2009 - Queen’s University, Queen’s School of Business
• 2009 - University of Prince Edward Island, Dept. of Economics
• 2009 - Wilfrid Laurier University, School of Business & Economics

Conference Presentations

• 2019 - Southern Economic Association
• 2019 - Asia Pacific Trade Seminars, Japan
• 2019 - 12th Annual Conference on Innovation Economics, Northwestern University
• 2019 - Empirical Research Conference on Standardization, Northwestern University
• 2019 - Workshop on “Migration, Globalization and the Knowledge Economy,” Utrecht University
• 2018 - The European Policy for Intellectual Property Association (EPIP), Germany 
• 2018 - The 27th NBER-TCER-CEPR Conference (by invitation only), Japan 
• 2018 - Canadian Economics Association Conference 
• 2018 - Searle Roundtable on Patents and Technology Standards, Northwestern University
• 2017 - MINES ParisTech, Trade and Innovation Conference (by invitation only), France
• 2017 - Asia Pacific Innovation Conference (APIC), New Zealand
• 2017 - The European Policy for Intellectual Property Association (EPIP), France
• 2017 - Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Cardozo School of Law
• 2017 - Conference of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE), Japan
• 2017 - Searle Roundtable on Patents and Technology Standards, Northwestern University
• 2016 - Asia Pacific Innovation Conference (APIC), Japan
• 2016 - Asian Development Bank Conference on Economic Development, Hong Kong
• 2016 - Rocky Mountain Empirical Trade Conference, Banff Alberta
• 2015 - Western Economics Association International Conference
• 2015 - Canadian Economics Association Conference
• 2014 - Economic Revitalization Conference, Queen’s University
• 2013 - Midwest Economic Theory and Trade Meetings, Fall 
• 2013 - Canadian Economics Association Conference
• 2013 - Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference
• 2012 - Midwest Economic Theory and Trade Meetings, Fall 
• 2012 - Rural Broadband Technology, Policy and Impact Conference, Queen’s University
• 2012 - Canadian Economics Association Conference
• 2012 - Western Economics Association International Conference
• 2012 - Kyiv School of Economics Conference
• 2011 - Atlantic Canada Economics Association Conference
• 2010 - Midwest Economic Theory and Trade Meetings, Fall 
• 2010 - The European Trade Study Group
• 2008 - University of Saskatchewan
• 2006 - Canadian Economics Association Conference
• 2005 - Canadian Agricultural Innovation Research Network
• 2003 - Economics Education and Research Consortium Conference

Grants & Funding

Special Response Fund for Trainees Ukraine (2022-2023)
SSHRC | $59,439

Supplementary Research Grant, Smith School of Business
$120,000 | 2019-2022
$135,000 | 2022-2025
$90,000 | 2016-2019
$30,000 | 2013-2016

COVID-19 Supplement Funds (2021)
SSHRC | $3,686

Knowledge Synthesis Grant: “Canada and UK Trade - Trade, intellectual property and innovation: policy implications for the Canada-UK relationship after Brexit.” (2018-2019)
SSHRC & ESRC | $11,258

Insight Grant: “Intellectual property rights, innovator migration and technology diffusion.” (2018-2021)
SSHRC | $75,593

General Research Fund: “Intellectual property rights and migration policy.” (2017-2020)
Hong Kong SAR Government | HKD 402,000

General Research Grant, Smith School of Business
$14,400 | 2015-2016
$6,320 | 2013-2014

Broadband Impact Assessment Project (2012-2013)
Ontario Government Grant | $10,000

Partnership Development Project: “Research Partnerships to Revitalize Rural Economies.” (2011-2015)
SSHRC | $228,640

Research Initiation Grant (2010-2013)
Smith School of Business | $45,000

Canadian Agricultural Innovation Research Network Grant (2005-2006)
Government of Canada | $10,000

Fellowships

E. Marie Shantz Fellow of Business Economics (2016-2023)

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Senior Fellow (2016-Present)

Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship (2016-2017)

Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Research, Research Fellowship (2010)

University of Calgary, Graduate Research Scholarship (2006-2009)

Alberta Ukrainian Centennial Commemorative Scholarship, Heritage Fund (2007-2009)

University of Calgary, Graduate Teaching Fellowship (2004-2007)

Research Awards

D.I. McLeod Term Research Assistantship (2021)

Smith School of Business Research-based Course Release Award (2018)

Queen’s University SSHRC 4A Research Award (2015)

Queen’s University SSHRC 4A Research Award (2014)

Other Awards

Outstanding Review Service Award from Economic Inquiry for 2021 (2022)

The World Trade Organization Essay Award for Young Economists (2010)

Alberta-Ukraine Special Recognition Award, Alberta Learning (2004)

Committee Service

• 2022 AD Undergraduate Programs Advisory Group
• 2021-2023 Graduate Academic (MSc/PhD) Committee, SSB
• 2021-2022 Research Committee, SSB
• 2021-2022 PhD/MSc Awards Adjudication Committee, SSB
• 2019-2020 PhD/MSc Awards Adjudication Committee, SSB
• 2018-2020 Workload Standards Committee, SSB
• 2018-2019 Renewal, Tenure/Continuing Appointment, Promotion Committee Chair, SSB
• 2017-2018 Commerce Curriculum Committee, SSB
• 2015-2018 Research Committee, SSB
• 2012-2016 Academic Appeals Committee, SSB
• 2013-2014 Commerce Curriculum Committee, SSB
• 2012-2014 Queen’s Research Data Centre Advisory Committee
• 2011-2012 Ph.D. Review Ad Hoc Committee, QSB
• 2012 Major Admission Awards (Reader), Queen’s University
• 2011-2012 Library Committee, QSB 

External Grant Reviewer

• 2016, 2019 - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• 2011 - Research Grants Council of Hong Kong
• 2011 - KFUPM Internal Research Grant, Saudi Arabia

Textbook Reviewer

• 2012 - “Microeconomics,” by Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, and Chad Syverson.

Editorial Experience

• 2022 - Guest editor: Special issue on New Protectionist policies, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Organization of Firms, International Economics

Professional Memberships

• American Economic Association
• Canadian Economic Association
• Canadian Women Economists Network

Refereeing

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Contemporary Economic Policy, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Public Policy, Economic Inquiry, Economics Letters, Economic Modelling, Economic Theory, Empirical Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, European Economic Review, European Journal of Law and Economics, International Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Urban Economics, Research Policy, Review of International Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of World Economics, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Small Business Economics, The Journal of Entrepreneurship