Biography
Nancy Olewiler is an economist and Professor in the School of Public Policy at 丁香园AV. Her PhD is in economics from the University of British Columbia. Prior to coming to 丁香园AV鈥檚 Economics Department in 1990, Nancy was in the Economics Department at Queen鈥檚 University.
Nancy鈥檚 areas of research focus on public policy, including climate policy, natural resources, energy, and regulation and risk. She has published in academic journals, edited books, provided reports for governments, has written two widely used textbooks, and teaches graduate courses in policy analysis, economics, and regulation.
Nancy has served on a number of boards of directors including BC Hydro, Powertech, Pembina Institute, and TransLink. She is currently a member of the Mitigation Panel for the Canadian Institute of Climate Choices, and serves on the board of directors for the Institute for Research on Public Policy, Technical Safety BC, and Genome BC. Nancy also chairs the Macroeconomic Accounts Advisory Committee for Statistics Canada.
Research Interests
- Climate Policy, Environmental Economics, Natural Resources, Energy, Regulation and Risk
Selected Publications
Books
N. Olewiler and B. Field. Environmental Economics, Third Canadian Edition, Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2011.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Olewiler, N. and S. Bowman. 鈥淓nvironmental Taxation鈥� in Kerr, H., McKenzie, K, and J. Mintz, eds. Tax Policy in Canada . Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation, 2012.
Olewiler, N. 鈥淭he 2009 Federal Budget and the Environment: Missed Opportunities and Misguided Directions鈥� in C.M. Beach, B. Dahlby, and P.A.R. Hobson, eds., The 2009 Federal Budget, Challenge, Response, and Retrospect . McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press, 2010.
Olewiler, N. 鈥淓pilogue: Lessons from Copenhagen for Canadian Climate Policy鈥� in T.J. Courchene and J.R. Allan, eds., Carbon Pricing and the Environment, Canada: the State of the Federation. McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press, 2010.
Olewiler, N 2007 鈥淪ecuring Natural Capital and Ecological Goods and Services for Canada鈥� Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy. In A Canadian Priorities Agenda, Policy Choices to Improve Economic and Social Well-Being. Edited by J. Leonard, C. Ragan, and F. St-Hilaire.
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
Dow, G., Reed, C., and Olewiler, N. (2009) 鈥淐limate Reversals and the Transition to Agriculture鈥� Journal of Economic Growth 14, No. 1: 27-53.
Olewiler, N. (2009) 鈥淎dvice to Michael Ignatieff: 鈥楪reen the Liberals: Yes you Can鈥� Inroads 25, Summer/Fall 2009: 44-47.
POLICY REPORTS AND MONOGRAPHS
Olewiler, N. 2012 "Smart Environmental Regulation with Full Cost Pricing" University of Calgary, School of Public Policy Research Paper, Vol 5, No. 6, March 2012.
Olewiler, N 2008 "A Cap and Trade System for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in British Columbia: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Western Climate Initiative Design Proposal" Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. White Paper.
Olewiler, N Mintz, J. 2008 A Simple Approach for Bettering the Environment and the Economy: Restructuring the Federal Fuel Excise Tax. University of Ottawa: Sustainable Prosperity.