Eric J Hanson Memorial Lecture Series
Eric J Hanson Memorial Lecture Series
The Eric J. Hanson Lecture Series was established by friends and colleagues of Eric J. Hanson to commemorate his contributions to economics and to public policy in Alberta. Eric Hanson joined the Department of Economics at the University of Alberta in 1946, and he was Professor and Head from 1957-64. His work spanned all aspects of public finance, including education finance, health care finance, federal-provincial relations, and energy economics and the oil industry. The Hansonlecture features a distinguished economist addressing an important public policy question.
Short biography of Eric J. Hanson
Past Lectures
March 26, 2026, David Green, Vancouver School of Economics, UBC: Distributive Justice and Empirical Policy Analysis
March 28, 2025, Catherine Wolfram: Global Climate Progress in a Trump II World
March 29, 2024, Anil Aurora: Data to Insights for a Better Canada
May 25, 2023, Thomas Lemieux: Unions and Earnings Inequality in the 21st Century
May 19, 2022, Paul Ferraro: The Promise and Pitfalls of Applying Insights from Psychology and Neuroscience to Address Public Policy Challenges
May 25, 2020, Stephen S. Poloz: Monetary Policy in Unknowable Times
November 30, 2019, Daniel Trefler: Populism, Inequality and Globalization: From the Rialto to Wall Street
October 11, 2018, Robin Broadway: An Agenda for Tax Reform in Canada
December 5, 2017, Meredith Fowlie: The Changing Economics of Electricity Markets
March 9, 2017, Emi Nakamura: High Frequency Identification of Monetary Non-Neutrality: The Information Effect
March 17, 2016, Kathryn E. Spier: Recent Developments in the Economics of Litigation
March 27, 2015, James D. Hamilton: Energy Challenges for the 21st Century
May 1, 2015, Mark Carney: Monetary Policy After the Fall
October 26, 2012, Severin Borenstein: What Will It Take To Make Renewable Energy Competitive
September 27, 2011, Jack Mintz: The VAT as Game-Changing Tax Policy in the U.S. and Alberta Contexts
October 22, 2010, Kevin G. Lynch: Escape From The Productivity Trap: The Sequel
October 16, 2009, Tyler Cowen: Should We All Be Keynesians Again?
February 4, 2008, David Dodge: Monetary Policy Forty Years On
March 7, 2007, Peter E. Lougheed: The Growing Complexity of Governing
March 21, 2006, Geraint Johnes: Education and Economic Growth
October 13, 2005, Ronald McKinnon: International Adjustment Under the Dollar Standard: Japan and China Versus the United States
September 26, 2001, Konrad Finckenstein: The Role of Competition Law and Policy Framework: Bank and Airline Mergers as Illustrative Examples
November 28, 1997, Richard Bird: Taxation and Social Policy
January 25, 1996, Judith Maxwell: Social Dimensions of Economic Growth
November-24, 1993, Arthur Kroeger: Governments and the "Jobs" Issue
March 31, 1992, Thomas E.: Kierans: The Quebec Challenge
March 21, 1991, David Foot: Demography, Dependency and Deficits: The Case of Alberta
November 1, 1989, Jozef Ritzen: Government and Job Training
May 18, 1989, Cliff Walsh: The Political Economy of Economic Advice
January 18, 1988, John Crow: The Work of Canadian Monetary Policy
February 10, 1987, John Whalley: Tax Reform Options for Canada