[3] It was there that she obtained an English degree after feeling disappointed by the courses offered by the Economics Department and concluded that she would be better off to teach herself, all while working as a full-time secretary.

A key area of Timlin’s research surrounded The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money presented by John Maynard Keynes.

Upon completion of her dissertation in 1940, the University of Toronto Press published her work under the title "Keynesian Economics" in 1942.

The Fundamental Model predicted that planned savings and investment would remain the same, however from one week to another, changes in income are attributed to the relative interest rate and the marginal propensity to consume.

[4] After her extensive work on Keynesian economics, Timlin devoted the rest of her research career to monetary and immigration policy within Canada.

[7] Similarly, in Timlin’s paper Monetary Stabilization Policies and Keynesian Theory, she indicates that following WWII, the rate of investment should have been limited through increased yield flexibility on the securities flowing into the central banks’ portfolios.

", Timlin examines both the effects of external and internal conditions on Canada’s ability to admit immigrants.

[2] She concluded the paper by emphasizing the importance of all nations selecting immigration policies that improve resource allocation for the whole world; a system of free migration with large-scale international trade is essential for economic development and maximizing efficiency within economies.