Alex Gainer

Research Economist, The Fraser Institute

Alex Gainer is a Research Economist in the Fiscal Studies Department at The Fraser Institute. Since joining the Institute, he has worked on a range of policy issues including labour relations, government failure, business creation and charitable giving. Mr. Gainer is coauthor of Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2008 Generosity Index, as well as Saskatchewan Prosperity: Building on Success, and has several publications forthcoming. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Alberta and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia.

Latest Publications

• Measuring Labor Markets in the United States and Canada: 2010 Edition
• Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2009 Generosity Index
• Measuring Labor Markets in the United States and Canada: 2009 Edition
• Labor Relations Laws in the United States and Canada, 2009 Edition
• Generosity in the United States and Canada: The 2008 Generosity Index (US edition)

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