Joseph Scarfone
PhD Candidate, Business Administration
Area of Study: Accounting
Anticipated Graduating Year: 2030
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Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/josephscarfone/
Educational Background
| Present | PhD Candidate, Business Administration Schulich School of Business – York University Toronto, Canada Advisor: TBA |
| 2025 | MES in Sustainability Management University of Waterloo Canada |
| 2020 | MSc Financial Analysis London Business School United Kingdom |
| 2019 | HBA Business Administration Ivey Business School Canada |
Awards and Honours
| 2026 – 2029 | Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS-D), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
| 2026 | Best Reviewer Award, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada |
| 2025 | Schulich PhD Entrance Scholarship of Merit, Schulich School of Business |
| 2025 | Best Reviewer Award, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada |
| 2025 | Best Paper Presentation Award, Canadian Economics Association |
Referred Publications
Scarfone, J (2026). “Policy Forum: Tax Credits for Healthy Behaviour—Evaluating Newfoundland and Labrador’s Fitness Tax Credit Through a Difference-in-Differences Analysis” Canadian Tax Journal, 74(1).
Refereed Conference Papers
“Contracting with the State: Government Funding Dependence and Expenditure Allocation in Canadian Non-Profit Organizations” at the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) 17th International Conference and PhD Seminar, Lisbon, Portugal, 2026.
“Mandated Periodic Disclosure and Market Pricing During a Repeated Supply-Chain Shock: Evidence from the Red Sea Crisis” at the Illinois International Accounting PhD Symposium and the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) Annual Meeting, Niagara Falls and Vancouver, 2026.
“From Oversight to Empowerment: Unpacking the Links Between Supreme Audit Institutions, Budget Transparency, and Public Participation” at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Annual Conference, Calgary, 2026.
