Evelyn L. Forget

Evelyn Louise Forget (born 1956) is a Canadian health economist with expertise in the feasibility of basic income. She is a professor in Community Health Sciences at the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, and the academic director at the Manitoba Research Data Centre.[1] In 2021, Forget was appointed as a Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada, and an Officer of the Order of Canada for "advancing anti-poverty initiatives in Canada and around the world."[2][3][1]

Education

Forget received her master's degree and PhD from the University of Toronto.[4]

Publications

She is the author of the 2018 book "Basic Income for Canadians: The Key to a Healthier, Happier and More Secure Life for All", which was shortlisted for the 2018/19 Donner Prize.[5] In 2020, Forget updated the book to focus on the impact of the pandemic, titled "Basic Income for Canadians: From the COVID-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All."[6][7]

Selected academic publications

  • Lavoie, J. G., Forget, E. L., Prakash, T., Dahl, M., Martens, P., & O’Neil, J. D. (2010). Have investments in on-reserve health services and initiatives promoting community control improved First Nations’ health in Manitoba?. Social science & medicine, 71(4), 717-724.
  • Forget, E. L. (2011). The town with no poverty: The health effects of a Canadian guaranteed annual income field experiment. Canadian Public Policy, 37(3), 283–305.
  • Forget, E. L. (2013). New questions, new data, old interventions: the health effects of a guaranteed annual income. Preventive Medicine, 57(6), 925–928.
  • Cui, Y., Shooshtari, S., Forget, E. L., Clara, I., & Cheung, K. F. (2014). Smoking during pregnancy: findings from the 2009–2010 Canadian Community Health Survey. PLOS ONE, 9(1), e84640.
  • Dimand, R., Dimand, M. A., & Forget, E. (2000). A biographical dictionary of women economists. Edward Elgar Publishing.

References

  1. ^ a b Rutkowski, Chris (7 January 2022). ""Members of UM community promoted, added to Order of Canada"".
  2. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2021-12-20). "Governor General announces 135 appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  3. ^ Paas-Lang, Christian (29 December 2021). ""Yann Martel, Murray Sinclair top list of those named to Order of Canada for extraordinary contributions"". CBC News.
  4. ^ "U of T faculty, alumni and supporters named to Order of Canada". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  5. ^ ""U of M's Evelyn Forget selected for Donner Prize shortlist"". 2 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Book Review: Basic Income for Canadians: From the COVID-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All | Citizens for Public Justice". cpj.ca/. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  7. ^ Forget, Evelyn L. (2020). Basic income for Canadians : from the COVID-19 emergency to financial security for all ([New and revised edition] ed.). Toronto. ISBN 978-1-4594-1568-3. OCLC 1155520735.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)