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Jack M. Mintz (born 1951) is a Canadian economist specializing in public policy and public economics.

As the President's Fellow of the School of Public Policy (University of Calgary)..,[1] his research focuses on taxation, financial regulatory, and economic policy. He previously held the position of Palmer Chair and founding Director of the School of Public Policy from 2008 to 2015[2]

Mintz serves on the board of directors of Mackenzie Health, York Region, Ontario,[3] and the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Macdonald–Laurier Institute, Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, and research fellow at the International Tax and Investment Centre in Washington D.C., CESIfo Germany, and Oxford's Centre of Business Taxation. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Post and sits on the editorial board of International Tax and Public Finance.

Dr. Mintz was Professor of Business Economics at the Rotman School of Business and the Department of Economics at Queen's University. He has held visiting positions at Columbia Law School and New York University Law School, and he served as President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute from 1999 to 2006. Mintz has held various governmental roles, including Clifford Clark Visiting Economist at Finance Canada in 1996 and 1997 - providing advice on budgetary matters. At that time he was appointed by the Hon. Paul Martin to chair the Canadian federal government's Technical Committee on Business Taxation. He also chaired the Financial Investment and Planning Advisory Commission for the Alberta government in 2007 and Alberta Premier's Economic Recovery Council from 2020 to 2022.

Throughout his career, Mintz has been involved in corporate boards, including Brookfield Asset Management, Morneau Shepell, CHC Helicopter, and Imperial Oil. He has consulted for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and various governments and non-profit organizations.

Dr. Mintz became a member of the Order of Canada in 2015[4] and received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.[5] He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Platinum Medal in 2022[6] for his advice in support of Alberta's economic recovery. Additionally, he has been acknowledged by Who's Who Legal as one of the top global experts on corporate taxation since 2016 and has been named one of the most influential Albertans by Alberta Venture magazine in 2008 and 2010[7]

Early Life and Education

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Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Mintz earned his Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Alberta in 1973, a Master of Arts in Economics from Queen's University at Kingston in 1974, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Essex in 1980.

Career Highlights

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  • July 1, 2015-Current: President's Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary[1]
  • January 1, 2008 – June 30, 2015: Palmer Chair in Public Policy, University of Calgary, and Director of the School of Public Policy[2]
  • 1989-2007: Professor of Business Economics, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management with a cross-appointment in the Department of Economics, University of Toronto[8]
  • 1999 – 2006, President and Chief Executive Officer, C.D. Howe Institute, Canada (on 80 percent secondment from University of Toronto)[9]
  • January 1, 1996 – December 31, 1997, Clifford Clark Visiting Economist Department of Finance and Chair, Technical Committee on Business Taxation
  • 1993 – 1995, Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Management, University of Toronto
  • 1978-89, Department of Economics, Queen's University, Kingston
  • 1986 (January – June), Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Carleton University
  • 1984 (August) – 1985 (December), Department of Finance, Government of Canada – Special Advisor to Assistant Deputy Minister – Corporate Tax Research
  • 1981, 1985 – Visiting Researcher, CORE, Belgium, sponsored by Institute of Management, Belgium
  • 1974 (September) – 1975 (August), 1976 (July – August), Economic Council of Canada - Consultant - Financial Markets Group
  • Consultant to the World Bank; OECD; IMF; Inter-American Development Bank; Peat Marwick, Washington; Finance Canada; Justice Canada; Governments of Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and Alberta; KPMG; Deloitte; Coopers Lybrand; PWC, Washington and Toronto; Deloitte; Ernst and Young, Toronto; C.D. Howe Institute; Conference Board of Canada; International Finance Corporation; Harvard Institute of International Development; Economic Council of Canada; OMERS; Ontario Teachers Pension Plan; Union Gas; Stikeman Elliot; Canadian Chamber of Commerce; Thomson Corporation; TD Bank, Imperial Oil, First Quantum Minerals, Anglo-American, Retail Council of Canada, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Ogilvie Renault, McCarthy Tetrault, MacMillan.
  • Contributor, National Post[10] and Financial Post,[11] biweekly since August, 2006-2019 and weekly beginning August 2019

Selected Works

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Select Peer-reviewed Papers

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  • 1986 - Commodity tax competition between member states of a federation: Equilibrium and efficiency J Mintz, H Tulkens Journal of Public Economics 29 (2), 133-172[12]
  • 1990 - Corporate tax holidays and investment JM Mintz The World Bank Economic Review 4 (1), 81-102[13]
  • 1995 - The corporation tax: A survey J Mintz Fiscal Studies 16 (4), 23-68[14]
  • 1996 - Transfer pricing rules and corporate tax competition R Elitzur, J Mintz Journal of Public Economics 60 (3), 401-422[15]
  • 2004 - Income shifting, investment, and tax competition: theory and evidence from provincial taxation in Canada J Mintz, M Smart Journal of public Economics 88 (6), 1149-1168[16]
  • 2004 - The optimal threshold for a value-added tax M Keen, J Mintz Journal of Public Economics 88 (3-4), 559-576[16]
  • 2005 - Capital mobility and tax competition C Fuest, B Huber, J Mintz Foundations and Trends® in Microeconomics 1 (1), 1-62[17]
  • 2010 - The Indirect Side of Direct Investment: Multinational Company Finance and Taxation JM Mintz, AJ Weichenrieder MIT press[18]

Select Books and Monographs

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  • Technical Committee on Taxation, Report 1997 - Often referred to as the Mintz Report[19]
  • Most Favored Nation (C. D. Howe Institute 2002) Purvis Prize winner[20] and Donner Prize runner-up for best book in public policy[21]
  • The Indirect Side of Direct Investment: Multinational Company Finance and Taxation 2010. With Alfons Weichenrieder - MIT Press.[22]
  • The Measure of Rates of Return in Canadian Banking (Economic Council of Canada 1978)[23]
  • Taxes on Capital Income in Canada (Canadian Tax Foundation 1987). Written with Robin Boadway and Neil Bruce[24]

Current Scholarly and Professional Activities

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  • Research Fellow, International Tax and Investment Center[25]
  • Special Advisor, Business Council of Alberta[26]
  • Distinguished Fellow, MacDonald Laurier Institute[27]
  • Senior Fellow, C. D. Howe Institute since 2020[9]
  • Research Fellow, CESifo, University of Munich, Germany[28]
  • International Research fellow of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation
  • Board of Editors, International Tax and Public Finance[29]
  • Board member, Aristotle Foundation[30]
  • Judge, Donner Prize for Best Book in Public Policy[31]
  • Alberta Panel on Public Health Emergency Governance Review[32]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fellows | the School of Public Policy".
  2. ^ a b https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Bio-December-15-2015-Mintz_0.pdf
  3. ^ "Board of Directors".
  4. ^ "List of 2015 Order of Canada appointees includes actors, athletes, electronic pioneer - National | Globalnews.ca".
  5. ^ "Advisory panel on healthcare innovation - Biographies and Affiliations". 20 June 2014.
  6. ^ https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/acsw-queens-platinum-jubilee-medal-recipients.pdf
  7. ^ "Several politicians make list of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People | Calgary Herald".
  8. ^ "Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council". 11 May 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Jack M. Mintz | C.D. Howe Institute | Canada Economy News | Canadian Government Policy".
  10. ^ "Jack M. Mintz | Financial Post".
  11. ^ "Jack-Mintz | Financial Post".
  12. ^ "‪Commodity tax competition between member states of a federation: Equilibrium and efficiency‬".
  13. ^ "‪Corporate tax holidays and investment‬".
  14. ^ "‪The corporation tax: A survey‬".
  15. ^ "‪Transfer pricing rules and corporate tax competition‬".
  16. ^ a b "‪The optimal threshold for a value-added tax‬".
  17. ^ "‪Capital mobility and tax competition‬".
  18. ^ "‪The Indirect Side of Direct Investment: Multinational Company Finance and Taxation‬".
  19. ^ "Information archivée dans le Web" (PDF).
  20. ^ "Doug Purvis Memorial Prize".
  21. ^ "2022 Winner – the Donner Prize".
  22. ^ "The Indirect Side of Direct InvestmentMultinational Company Finance and Taxation | Books Gateway | MIT Press".
  23. ^ "The measure of rates of return in Canadian banking / Jack M. Mintz.: EC22-61/1978E-PDF - Government of Canada Publications - Canada.ca". July 2002.
  24. ^ Boadway, Robin W.; Bruce, Neil; Mintz, Jack M.; Foundation, Canadian Tax (1987). Taxes on Capital Income in Canada: Analysis and Policy. Canadian Tax Foundation. ISBN 978-0-88808-028-8.
  25. ^ "Advisors".
  26. ^ "Dr. Jack Mintz".
  27. ^ "Jack Mintz".
  28. ^ "Professor Jack Mintz | Network member | CESifo".
  29. ^ "International Tax and Public Finance".
  30. ^ "About".
  31. ^ "2023 Donner Jury – the Donner Prize".
  32. ^ "Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel | Alberta.ca". 8 February 2024.
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