Jack Mintz

Submitted by jwhamilt on Sun, 2012-04-15 16:02.

Fulltime

Academic Appointment:

Professor
Palmer Chair in Public Policy

Administrative Position:

Director, School of Public Policy

Degrees / Qualifications:

Ph.D. (Essex), M.A. (Queen's), B.A. (Alberta)

Contact Information:

School of Public Policy
5th floor, 906-8^th Ave. SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1H9
Telephone: 403.220.7661
Email: policy@ucalgary.ca

Affiliations:

School of Public Policy

Biography:

Jack Mintz is the former president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute and world-renowned fiscal and tax policy specialist. He commenced his Chair position in the School of Public Policy on January 1, 2008. The School is a collaborative partnership with several faculties, departments and institutes at the University, among them the Faculty of Law. The pan-university School of Public Policy is an international centre of expertise in policy studies, including government, defence, health, economics, and energy and the environment. The School is building on the wealth of policy studies expertise already in place at the University of Calgary, notably in political science, law, business, economics, and energy and environmental studies.

Teaching:

Jack teaches Law 577: Tax Policy in the Faculty of Law.

Research / Scholarly Activities:

Jack's research interests are public economics, tax policy, corporate taxation and comparative tax systems.

Publications:

Publications