Jack Mintz

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Jack Mintz
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Economist, professor
Academic background
Alma mater University of Alberta (BA), Queen's University (MA), University of Essex (PhD)

Jack Mintz is a Canadian economist and academic.

Early life and education

Mintz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Alberta in 1973, a Master of Arts degree in economics from Queen's University in 1974, and a PhD in economics from the University of Essex in 1980. [1]

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Career

From 1978 to 1989, Mintz held the position as a professor in Queen's University's economics department, before serving as Professor of Business Economics at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management from 1989 to 2007. During this time, he also was the President and CEO of the think tank, the CD Howe Institute, from 1999 to 2006. [2] He was the Palmer Chair at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy from 2008 until 2015, when he became President’s Fellow of the School of Public Policy. [3]

Mintz is also a weekly columnist to the Financial Post and a member of International Tax and Public Finance's editorial board. [3]

Research interests

Mintz has mainly focused on the public policy strand of economics, particularly tax policy. [4]

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References

  1. "Jack Mintz".
  2. "Dr. Jack M. Mintz" (PDF). Policy School, University of Calgary. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Jack Mintz". Fraser Institute. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. Wherry, Aarom (17 September 2015). "Who is Jack Mintz? The name on every politician's lips". Maclean's. Retrieved 30 August 2025.