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| EST. READ TIME 1 MIN.Annual Survey of Mining Companies: 2012-2013
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Alana Wilson
Alana Wilson is a former Senior Economist with the Fraser Institutes Centre for Natural Resources. She managed the content developmentfor the Mining Facts website and analyzed mining policy and the impacts of mining in Canada and overseas. Ms. Wilson has a MSc. in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics and a BSc. Agroecology (Honours) in Food and Resource Economics from the University of British Columbia. She joined the Fraser Institute in 2011 after working in international and rural development in Washington, D.C., Peru, Alberta, and British Columbia.… Read more -
Fred McMahon
Resident Fellow, Dr. Michael A. Walker Chair in Economic Freedom
Fred McMahon is a Fraser Institute Resident Fellow and holder of the Dr. Michael A. Walker Chair in Economic Freedom.He has an M.A. in Economics from McGill University. Mr. McMahon manages the Economic Freedom of the World Project and coordinates the Economic Freedom Network, an international alliance of over 100 think tank partners in about 100 nations and territories. His research focuses on global issues such as development, trade, governance and economic structure. Mr. McMahon is the author of numerous research articles and several books including, Looking the Gift Horse in the Mouth: The Impact of Federal Transfers on Atlantic Canada, which won the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for advancing public policy debate, Road to Growth: How Lagging Economies Become Prosperous, and Retreat from Growth: Atlantic Canada and the Negative Sum Economy.He has written for numerous publications including the European Journal of Political Economy, the SAIS Journal (School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University), the Wall Street Journal, Policy Options, National Post, Time (Canada), Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, and most other major Canadian newspapers. Research articles he has recently authored or co-authored include: Economic Freedom of North America, Quebec Prosperity: Taking the Next Step, The Unseen Wall: The Fraser Institute's Annual Trade Survey, and Economic Freedom of the Arab World.… Read more -
Miguel Cervantes
Miguel Angel Cervantes is a former economist in the Fraser Institutes Global Resource Centre and co-author of the annual Surveyof Mining Companies, Global Petroleum Survey, and Economic Freedom of the Arab World report. He holds a bachelor's and masters degree in economics from the University of Texas at El Paso and is also a lecturer at HEC Montréal Business School.… Read more