Faculty of Science
Department of Economics
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-2026

Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald

E-mail:  Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald
Phone:  (902) 494-2026
Office:  C3

Research interests:

  • Financial security for an aging population

Academic experience:

  • PDF in Economics, Dalhousie University, 2010-present
  • Lecturer of Actuarial Mathematics, Dalhousie University, 2010
  • PDF in Actuarial Sciences, University of Waterloo, 2007-2009
  • Lecturer of Actuarial Mathematics, University of Waterloo, 2009
  • PhD Actuarial Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University (HWU) 2004-2007
  • FSA (Fellow of the Society of Actuaries), 2004
  • BSc Honours Actuarial Science with distinction from the  University of Western Ontario, 2001

Recent publications:

Published refereed papers

  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Kevin Moore, He Chen, and Robert L. Brown. (2011).
    "Canadian National Retirement Risk Index: Employing Statistics Canada’s LifePaths
    to Measure the Financial Security of Future Canadian Seniors." Canadian Public
    Policy    , 37(1): 73-94.
  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald and Andrew J. Cairns. (2011). "Three Retirement Decision
    Models for Defined Contribution Pension Plan Members: A Simulation Study."
    Insurance, Mathematics and Economics 48(1): 1-18.
  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Doug Andrews and Robert L. Brown. (2010). "The Canadian Elder Standard- Pricing the Cost of Basic Needs for the Canadian Elderly." 
    Canadian Journal on Aging, SEDAP Special Issue 29(1): 39-56.
  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald and Andrew J. Cairns. (2009). "Getting Feedback on
    Defined Contribution Pension Plans." Journal of Risk and Insurance 76(2): 385-417.
  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald and Andrew J. Cairns. (2007). "The Impact of DC Pension
    Systems on Population Dynamics." North American Actuarial Journal 11(1): 17-48.  

Paper submissions

  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald and Kevin Moore. (2011). "Moving Beyond Traditional
    Replacement Rates."  Society of Actuaries Funded Project.  
  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Bruce Jones, Richard D. Morrison, Robert L. Brown, and
    Mary Hardy. (2011). "Research and Reality Part I – a Literature Review on How
    Retirees Do and Could Draw Down Retirement Financial Savings." Society of Actuaries Funded Project.  
  • Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Bruce Jones, Richard D. Morrison, Robert L. Brown, and Mary Hardy. (2011). "Research and Reality Part II – a Literature Review on How Retirees Should Draw Down Retirement Financial Savings." Society of Actuaries Funded Project.