Ricardo Tranjan

Senior Researcher

Ricardo Tranjan is a political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ontario office. Previously, Ricardo managed the City of Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Office and taught in universities in Ontario and Qubec.
His early academic work focused on the political economy of development in Brazil, his native country. His current research and commentary focus on Ontario public finances, and the economics of social policy, especially income supports, education, and rental housing. His latest book, The Tenant Class was published in 2023 by Between the Lines.
Ricardo holds a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo, where he was a Vanier Scholar. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. You can follow him on Twitter @ricardo_tranjan; email him at [email protected].