Recent Research
Rethinking Royalty Rates: Why There Is a Better Way to Tax Oil and Gas Development
2011 – Colin Busby, Benjamin Dachis and Bev Dahlby
Congestive Traffic Failure: The Case for High-Occupancy and Express Toll Lanes in Canadian Cities
2011 – Benjamin Dachis
Western METRics: Marginal Effective Tax Rates in the Western Provinces
2011 – Alexandre Laurin and Finn Poschmann
Pulling the Plug on Monopoly Power: Reform for the Canadian Wheat Board
2011 – Richard Pedde and Al Loyns
Taxing Emissions, Not Income: How to Moderate the Regional Impact of Federal Environment Policy
2010 – Jotham Peters, Nic Rivers, Mark Jaccard, Chris Bataille
Energy Prices and Alberta Government Revenue Volatility
2010 – Stuart Landon, Constance Smith
The Competition for Water: Striking a Balance among Social, Environmental and Economic Needs
2010 – Henning Bjornlund
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Alberta Events
Michael M. Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Agrium Inc.
Tuesday April 3, 2012 Calgary Roundtable Event: Growing a Canadian Agriculture Company from $2B Market Capitalization to Over $10B Market Capitalization
Joseph Doucet, Dean and Enbridge Professor of Energy Policy, University of Alberta
Tuesday February 28, 2012 Calgary Roundtable Event: Improving Canada’s Pipeline Approvals and Energy Policy
Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America
October 28, 2011, Calgary Special Policy Dinner on Canada-US Energy Policy


Resolving Water-Use Conflicts: Insights from the Prairie Experience for the Mackenzie River Basin
Feb. 22, 2012 – David Percy