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DESCRIPTION:As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease and the economy continue
 s on its path to recovery\, the Competition Bureau of Canada is hosting a 
 summit on the importance of competitive markets. Hear from Max Bell School
  director Chris Ragan\, who will be speaking on the first panel of the con
 ference.\n\nFind out more.\n\nAbout the speaker\n\n\n\nChris Ragan is a Ca
 nadian academic and economist. He is best known for his research on moneta
 ry policy\, and for his popular introductory textbook\, Economics\, now in
  its fourteenth edition and co-authored by Richard Lipsey. \n\nHe is an As
 sociate Professor at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï\, where he has been on the faculty 
 since 1989. Throughout his tenure\, he has taught a wide range of economic
 s courses\, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In 2007\, he be
 came the first in the Faculty of Economics to receive the H. Noel Fieldhou
 se teaching award for excellence in teaching. \n\nHis research and academi
 c writing is largely focused on Canadian public policy challenges\, and si
 nce 2007\, the policy responses to the financial crisis of 2007-2009.\n\nP
 reviously\, he was Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission\, a group of Can
 adian economists seeking to broaden the discussion of environmental pricin
 g reform beyond the academic sphere and into the realm of practical policy
  application. From 2010 to 2013\, Ragan held the David Dodge Chair in Mone
 tary Policy at the C.D. Howe Institute\, a Toronto-based public policy thi
 nk tank. Previously\, he served as the Clifford Clark Visiting Economist a
 t the Department of Finance\, a Special Advisor to the Governor of the Ban
 k of Canada\, and member of the C.D. Howe Institute's Monetary Policy Coun
 cil. From 1996 to 2000\, he was Editor-in-Chief of World Economic Affairs.
 \n\nHe has also been a columnist for numerous publications\, including the
  National Post\, the Montreal Gazette\, the National Post Magazine\, and m
 ost recently the Globe and Mail. \n
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SUMMARY:The Competition and Growth Summit
URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/competition-and-grow
 th-summit-331048
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