Michael Walker

Senior Fellow and President, The Fraser Institute Foundation

Michael Walker is a Senior Fellow of The Fraser Institute and President of the Institute’s Foundation. He served as Executive Director of The Fraser Institute from its establishment in 1974 until 2005. He received his BA (summa) from St. Francis Xavier University and his Ph.D. in Econometrics at the University of Western Ontario. He writes regularly for daily newspapers and financial periodicals. His articles have appeared in technical journals in Canada, the United States, and Europe, including The American Economic Review, the Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Public Policy, Health Affairs, and the Canadian Tax Journal. He has written or edited 50 books on economic matters.

Latest Publications

• Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada, 18th Edition
• A Comparative Analysis of Mortality Rates Associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery in Ontario and Select US States
• Privatizing Correctional Services

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Latest Articles & Commentaries

• Things People Know that Aren't So
• The Case for a 30-Hour Work Week
• The Road to NAFTA: The Fraser Institute's Role
• Pollution and the North American Free Trade Agreement
• Friedrich von Hayek remembered

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