Named for Dr. Wynne Plumptre, the distinguished Canadian economist who was Principal of Scarborough campus from 1965–1972, and his wife Beryl, a well-known Canadian economist, The Wynne and Beryl Plumptre Faculty Research Fellowship is awarded annually to a Management and Economics faculty member who will undertake a ground-breaking research project in their field of study, and who will give The Plumptre Lecture to report on their findings, as selected by a panel of faculty members and researchers at the University of Toronto. The Fellowship is funded by donations from the Plumptre family and friends, as well as proceeds from the Prudential program.
Meet Our Plumptre Fellowship Laureates
The Thieves Among Us: Perpetrators of Knowledge Theft in Organizations
Published in Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2021), Volume 1.
Examining the Moral Limits of Markets
Working Paper: Can Incentives Cause Harm? Tests of Undue Inducement
Media coverage: Freakonomics Radio, NPR, Maginal Revolution ("The most interesting job market paper of the year"), Washington Post, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Bugsfeed
Understanding the Connection Between Public Policy and International Trade Initiatives
Facing Dominance: Anthropomorphism and the Effect of Product Face Ratios on Consumer Preferences
Published in Journal of Consumer Research (2018), Volume 44, Issue 5.
Do Public Infrastructure Improvements Enhance Property Tax Compliance?
“Paving Streets for the Poor: Experimental Analysis of Infrastructure Effects” (2016), Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 98, Issue 2.
How Effective Are School Principals in the Production of School Achievement?
Published in Canadian Journal of Economics (2014), Volume 47, Issue 2.elizabeth-dhuey
Public Policing in Canada: Police Officer Reactions to the Promotional Exam process
"Progression Through the Ranks: Assessing Employee Reactions to High-Stakes Employment Testing" (2009), Personnel Psychology, Volume 62, Issue 4.
How Did the Elimination of Grade 13 in Ontario Impact Academic Performance in University and the Labour Market?
Published "How Would One Extra Year of High School Affect Academic Performance in University? Evidence from an Educational Policy Change," Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 47(1), 2007.
The Management of Information Technology in the Public Sector
Published in Digital Slate and the Leading Edge by Sandford Borins, Kenneth Kernaghan, David Brown, Nick Bontis, Perri 6, Fred Thompson; University of Toronto Press (2007).
Motivations for FDI and Domestic Capital Formation
Published in Journal of International Business Studies (2003) 34.