Dr. Peter Tsigaris Chair / Professor | Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics

Research Interests

Environmental Economics, Public Economics, Taxation Policy and Design, Decisions under Uncertainty, Education of Economics, Scholarly Publishing.

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 2022-23

• Teixeira da Silva, J.A and P. Tsigaris, (Forthcoming), Human- and AI-based authorship: Principles and ethics, Learned Publishing
• Shaw G, F. Fehr, P. Tsigaris, (Forthcoming), Barriers to Access Cannabidiol as a Treatment Option for Children with Neuro-diverse Disabilities: A Qualitative Key Informants Method, Ethics, Medicine and Public Health
• Tsigaris, P., & Teixeira da Silva, J. A. (forthcoming) "The role of ChatGPT in scholarly editing and publishing, European Science Editing
• Tsigaris, P., & Teixeira da Silva, J. A. (2023). Can ChatGPT be trusted to provide reliable estimates? Accountability in Research, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2023.2179919
• Teixeira da Silva, J. A., Moradzadeh, M., Yamada, Y., Dunleavy, D. J., & Tsigaris, P. (2023). Cabells' Predatory Reports criteria: Assessment and proposed revisions. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 49(1), 102659.
• Chirico F, Teixeira da Silva JA, Sharun K, Tsigaris P. (2022) Global COVID-19 vaccine inequality: An overview of critical factor and possible solutions. Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 7(3):267-282. Doi: 10.19204/20222/GLBL3
• Truscott, J., & Tsigaris, P. (2022). Assessing the value of a park in a rural-urban fringe zone: A case study of Kenna Cartwright Nature Park in the interior of British Columbia. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 17(3), 62-81.
• Chirico F, Teixeira da Silva JA, Tsigaris P, Sharun K. (2022) Safety & effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines: A narrative review. Indian Journal of Medical Research. Jan;155(1):91-104. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_474_21. PMID: 35859436.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Tsigaris, Panagiotis and Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A. and Honma, Masayoshi, The Impact of COVID-19 on Japan???s Economic Outlook (February 27, 2023). Available at SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4372146
• Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A. and Tsigaris, Panagiotis and Mousa, Salim, Can AI Detect Predatory Journals? The Case of FT50 Journals (March 16, 2023). Available at SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4391108
• Tsigaris, P., Teixeira da Silva, J. A., & Honma, M. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on Japan???s economic outlook. Available at SSRN 4372146.
• Teixeira da Silva, J, Tsigaris, P., (2023), The relevance of James Lovelock's research and philosophy to environmental science and academia. Frontiers in Environmental Science and Engineering. 17, 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-023-1639-7. Reviewed by Editor.
• Tsigaris, P, L. Abubakar, A. Ajani, S. Bhardwaj, A. Ibekwe, A. Kaur, S. F. Rahman, U. Shemo, R. Taghiyev, and D. Waithe, (2022), A Study of the Value of Kamloops Parks. Forward by Professor Paul Sutton, https://kamloops-parks.pressbooks.tru.ca/

Courses Taught

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC ECONOMICS FOCUS:

Principles of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Economics of Climate Change, Topics in the Economics of Education, Topics in Environmental Policy and Management, Environmental Economics, Cost Benefit Analysis, Global and Canadian Economic Issues, Issues in Public Finance, Economics of Taxation.

MACROECONOMICS FOCUS:

Canadian Financial Markets, International Macroeconomics and Finance, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, International Financial Markets.

FOUNDATIONAL COURSES:

Introduction to Macroeconomics, Introduction to Microeconomics, Statistics for Business and Economics, Managerial Economics, Intermediate Microeconomics and Macroeconomic theory.