Derek Aldridge has earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Victoria. Prior to working as a consulting economist at Economica, Derek worked with the Government of British Columbia’s Ministry of Finance, and as a research assistant at the University of Victoria.

He has worked for Economica since 1995. In addition to writing reports, he has developed several spreadsheet applications which are used in many of our day-to-day calculations. Derek has also made use of his interests and experience with computers and the Internet to develop and maintain our Web site.

His interests outside of Economica include listening to music, following news and politics, watching movies, playing hockey, downhill and cross-country skiing (though not often, unfortunately), and playing with his two children.

email: derek@economica.ca

Derek’s curriculum vitae (a pdf document)

Articles Written By Derek

• ACTLA Presentation – Loss of Income for Self-Employed Plaintiffs April 8, 2021
• Summer 2019 issue of the Expert Witness newsletter (volume 23, issue 1) September 27, 2019
• A Word from the Consultants of Economica August 1, 2019
• Selecting the Productivity Factor August 1, 2019
• The Impact of a Mid-Career Change on Earnings December 12, 2018
• Selecting the Discount Rate (2017) May 11, 2017
• The Effect of Incarceration on Future Earnings June 1, 2016
• Implied Rates of Return on Structured Settlements December 1, 2012
• The Discount Rate Simplified December 1, 2012
• Factors that Influence Retirement September 1, 2011
• Testifying in Singapore June 1, 2009
• Examination of Expert Witnesses December 1, 2008
• The Discount Rate Revisited (Spring 2008) March 1, 2008
• Using the HALS/PALS data sets to estimate a loss of income March 1, 2007
• The Discount Rate Revisited (Summer 2006) June 1, 2006
• Estimating the Impact of Mid-Career Retraining June 1, 2005
• The Discount Rate Revisited June 1, 2005
• Selecting the Discount Rate – An Update March 1, 2003
• Management fees December 1, 2002
• Millott (Estate) v. Reinhard – Reconciling “dependency” claims under FAA with “estate claims” under SAA June 1, 2002
• Selecting the Discount Rate – An Update December 1, 2001
• The awarding of costs and payment of legal fees in a case brought before the Court: is there a potential injustice? December 1, 2001
• The Deduction for “Expenses Related to Earning Income” in Rewcastle September 1, 2001
• Estate Claims Following the Appeal Court Decisions in Duncan and Brooks March 1, 2001
• Selecting the Discount Rate September 1, 2000
• The Impact of Disability on Earnings: Results of the Health and Activity Limitation Survey March 1, 2000
• Fatal Accident Dependency Calculations December 1, 1999
• The MacCabe Judgment: Allowing the Use of Earnings Statistics for Males When Estimating the Future Income of a Female September 1, 1998
• Software Review: Personal Injury Damages Partner (Carswell) June 1, 1998
• Unresolved Issues in the Valuation of Estate Claims Under Survival of Actions March 1, 1998
• Using Male Earnings Data to Forecast the Future Income of Females September 1, 1997
• The Income Tax Gross-Up on a Cost of Care Award December 1, 1996
• Adjusting Claims for Hours Devoted to Household Chores June 1, 1996