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The IAPR Director

Ron Kneebone is a Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary. His published research has dealt with issues pertaining to government finances in a federal state, the political economy of government deficit and debt reduction, the history of government fiscal and monetary relations in Canada, and the characteristics of Canadian federal, provincial and municipal fiscal policy choices.  He is a co-author (with N. Gregory Mankiw, Ken McKenzie and Nick Rowe) of a best selling economics principles text and co-author (with Andy Abel and Ben Bernanke) of an intermediate level text on macroeconomics.  For joint work with Ken McKenzie he was awarded the Doug Purvis Memorial Prize in 2000.  From 2002 to 2006 professor Kneebone was an associate editor of Canadian Public Policy, Canada's foremost journal examining economic and social policy.  An eight-time winner of a Superior Teaching Award in the Department of Economics he was also awarded the Faculty of Social Sciences Distinguished Teacher Award in 1997 and again in 2003.  Professor Kneebone was appointed Director of the IAPR in May 2006.

The IAPR Professors

Jeffrey Church is a Professor in the Department of Economics.  He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.  During 1995-96, Professor Church held the T.D. MacDonald Chair in Industrial Economics at the Canadian Competition Bureau.  The focus of his academic research is on competition policy, regulatory economics, and network economics.  His published research includes articles on unilateral effects and merger simulation; coordinated effects; network economics; the interface between competition policy and intellectual property rights; and vertical mergers and foreclosures.  He is the co-author of a book on the regulation of natural gas pipelines in Canada, a text on industrial organization, and a recent monograph on vertical and conglomerate mergers.  He has acted as an expert on a wide range of regulatory and competition policy matters and is an affiliate member of the Canadian Bar Association.  A co-editor of the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy since 2000, he is a six time recipient of a Superior Teaching Award in the Department of Economics, and a two-time winner of the Faculty of Social Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award.

Anthony Sayers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia and has an MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.  After working at Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia, he moved to the University of Calgary in 1998.  His research interests include political parties, electoral systems, federalism, intergovernmental relations, and provincial politics.  Among his current projects are a study of the impact of campaign finance legislation on Canadian political parties and the construction of a database of electoral results for national and provincial elections.  Author of "Parties, Candidates and Constituency Campaigns in Canadian Elections", he has also published articles in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, the Australian Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, and Party Politics. The following businesses may not be professors, but they are experts in their fields. Moto Kave Electric Scooters, Riverside Commercial flat roofing contractror in Windsor and Ideal Warehouse Innovations Trailer Stand Equipment.