Gordon Cleveland
Department of Management
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
Prof. Cleveland specializes in teaching economics and in researching the economics of child care and child care policy. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Toronto. His thesis studied the factors which affect the choice of different types of child care arrangements for preschool children by employed mothers, and he has published a number of articles in professional journals on related subjects. In addition to teaching Introductory Economics (using calculus), Prof. Cleveland teaches courses on Intermediate Microeconomics, and on the Economics of the Internet and E-Commerce. Prof. Cleveland specializes in teaching economics and in researching the economics of child care and child care policy. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Toronto. His thesis studied the factors which affect the choice of different types of child care arrangements for preschool children by employed mothers, and he has published a number of articles in professional journals on related subjects. In addition to teaching Introductory Economics (using calculus), Prof. Cleveland teaches courses on Intermediate Microeconomics, and on the Economics of the Internet and E-Commerce.
Research Interest
The economics and politics of early childhood education and care in Canada and Australia. Measuring the affordability of early childhood education and care. The determinants of quality in child care centres. The effects of early childhood education and care on children and families, including the employment of mothers of young children.
