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Dr. Ross McKitrick is a Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph, affiliated with the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics and the Department of Economics & Finance. He specializes in environmental economics, focusing on climate policy, econometric methods in climatology, and the social cost of carbon. His research has addressed topics such as climate model evaluation, state-contingent environmental policies, and the economic impacts of energy regulations.
Education: BA (Economics, Queen's University), MA (UBC, 1990), PhD (UBC, 1996).
Research Interests: Environmental policy design, climate change economics, energy policy analysis, and the integration of empirical data into climate models. Notable contributions include critiques of climate models, analysis of carbon tax implications, and studies on agricultural productivity under climate change.
Publications: His work spans journals like Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Recent articles emphasize methodological rigor in climate science and the economic feasibility of climate policies, including debates over the social cost of carbon.
Awards: Co-recipient of the 2003 Donner Prize for Taken By Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming. His 2011 textbook Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy remains influential in the field.
Grants & Engagement: Awarded a CIGI-INET grant (2013) for research on state-contingent climate policy. He has testified before Canadian and U.S. legislative committees and frequently engages with media and think tanks on climate policy debates.
Policy Contributions: Advised on energy market reforms, critiqued Ontario's Green Energy Act, and analyzed the economic viability of net-zero targets. His recent Canada at a Crossroads series explores policy challenges in housing, taxation, and environmental governance.
