
Canada: Oiled by Tar or Tarred by Oil?
The disorderly development of Canada’s oil resources benefits today’s economy, but will leave little for future generations, says Daniel Trefler.
J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the Rotman School
Daniel Trefler is the J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Canada Research Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the Rotman School at the University of Toronto. He was born and raised in Toronto. He has degrees in economics from the University of Toronto (B.A.), Cambridge University (M.Phil.), and UCLA (Ph.D.).
The disorderly development of Canada’s oil resources benefits today’s economy, but will leave little for future generations, says Daniel Trefler.