Bob Andersen

Bob Andersen is Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy, and Professor of Strategy at the Ivey Business School, Western University. He is also cross-appointed in the Departments of Sociology, Political Science, and Statistics and Actuarial Science. Much of Andersen’s substantive research has explored the relationship between national context, especially economic inequality and social mobility, and a wide array of attitudes and behaviors important for liberal democracy and a successful business environment, including social trust, tolerance, civic participation, support for democracy and attitudes toward public policy. His published research includes Presenting Statistical Results Effectively (Sage 2022, with David Armstrong), Modern Methods for Robust Regression (Sage, 2008), and more than 70 academic papers in sociology, political science, policy, and methods journals. Andersen has also consulted for the United Nations, the European Commission, the Canadian Government and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.