Robin Neill holds a BA and MA in Political Economy from the University of Toronto, and a PhD in Economics from Duke. Since 1960, he has taught at the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Prince Edward Island, and Carleton University. He was Special Advisor to the Fisheries Council of Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 1984-1985.
His publications include A New Theory of Value: The Canadian Economics of H.A. Innis, A History of Canadian Economic Thought, a number of articles in scholarly journals, and other contracted studies and papers. His research interests include the history of economic development and policy in Canada, and the history of economic thought.