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Allan Warrack

Contact Overview

Contact

Email
awarrack@ualberta.ca

Overview

About

About

  • Born at Calgary, Alberta (Alexander L Warrack & Alice K Christensen)
  • Raised at Langdon Alberta, 12 miles southeast of Calgary
  • Married (Jean) with three children (Lauren, James & Daniel), and four perfect grandchildren (Gordon William Warrack Brook, Rebecca Lisette Warrack, Jan Langdon Michael Warrack and Finnegan Robert McFerrin Warrack)
  • Sports: squash, golf; Edmonton Oilers/Eskimos


Educational Background

  • Olds School of Agriculture (Olds College)
  • University of Alberta, BSc (Agriculture)
  • Iowa State University, MS (Agricultural Economics)
  • Iowa State University, PhD (Economics, Statistics)


Service Activities and Awards

  • President, Canadian Club of Edmonton, 2010
  • University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award, 2009
  • Board Member, National Research Council, Government of Canada, Ottawa, 2008
  • Board Member, BioNeutra Inc., 2007
  • Board Member, MacEwan School of Business Advisory Council, 2006 
  • Rutherford House Society Board, 2006 
  • Alberta Centennial Medal, November 2005 
  • Delta Upsilon Distinguished Alumnus Medal, October 2005 
  • Board Member, Canadian Genetic Diseases Network, Vancouver, BC 
  • Discipline and Appeal Tribunals, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta 
  • Interim Executive Director, Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Indianapolis Indiana (August 2002 - January 2003) 
  • Infrastructure Technical Advisory Committee, City of Edmonton 
  • Bar None Agriculture Endowment Fundraising Committee 
  • Canada West Foundation, Board Member, Public Policy Research & Education, Calgary 
  • Board Member, Vanier Institute of the Family, Ottawa 
  • Board Member, Delta Upsilon Fraternity (1999-2002); Past-president, Field Secretary  
  • Fraternity Advisor, University of Alberta (1996) 
  • Past-president, Gyro Club of Edmonton
  • Media (TV/Newspapers/Radio) and Public Speaker: Frequent commentaries and interviews regarding Canada and Alberta public policy: governance, economic growth strategy, budget management & policy, utilities policy, megaproject impacts


Career Details - Consultant

  • Interim Executive Appointment Assignments 
  • Management Systems and Personnel Reviews 
  • Business Litigation Expert Witness 
  • Professor, Faculty of Business, University of Alberta (1981 - 1985; 1992 - 2002)
  • Vice-President (Administration), University of Alberta (1986 - 91) 
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Three Hills Constituency, Government of Alberta (1971 - 75; 1975 - 79) 
  • Cabinet Minister, Utilities & Telephones, Government of Alberta (1975 - 79) 
  • Cabinet Minister, Lands & Forests, Government of Alberta (1971 - 75) 
  • Assistant/Associate Professor, Departments of Rural Economy/Economics, Faculties of Agriculture/Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton (1967-71; 1979-81)

Research

Research Interests

  • Business economics
  • Business-government relations
  • Canada & Alberta economic strategy and policy
  • Public management
  • Megaproject analysis
  • Public utility economics


Recent Publications

Warrack, Allan A "Whither A Heritage Fund Public Dividend Policy", Chapter 6 in: Alberta's Energy Legacy: Ideas for the Future, by Robert Roach (ed.) Canada West Foundation (November 2007)

Warrack, Allan A "Give Albertans Dividends From Heritage Fund", Editorial -- Edmonton Journal (15 October 2007)

Warrack, Allan A "Make the Fund Pay Dividends", Editorial -- Calgary Herald (12 October 2007)

Warrack, Allan A "Sustainability After the Hydrocarbon Jackpot", Chapter 5 in: Seizing Today and Tomorrow: An Investment Strategy for Alberta's Future, by Roger Gibbins and Robert Roach (eds.) Canada West Foundation (February 2006)

Warrack, Allan A "Keep Your Head Down, Alberta", Editorial - Calgary Herald (12 December 2005, A12)

Warrack, Allan A. "Work Needed to Make Alberta Truly Debt Free", Editorial -- Edmonton Journal (5 December 2005, page A18)

Warrack, Allan A. "Alberta Heritage Fund: Blessing Becoming Curse?" Western Centre for Economic Research Bulletin #85, University of Alberta (November 2005)

Warrack, Allan A. "Following the Hydrocarbon Jackpot: An Urgent Agenda", Canada West Foundation, Calgary, Alberta (October 2005)

Warrack, Allan A. (with Russell R. Keddie) Natural Resource Trust Funds: A Comparison of Alberta and Alaska Resource Funds. Western Centre for Economic Research Bulletin #72, University of Alberta, (September 2002)

Warrack, Allan A Guest Column: "Saving the 'savings' in the Alberta heritage fund", University of Alberta, Express News (August 2002)

Warrack, Allan A Book Review: "Investing for Sustainability: The Management of Mineral Wealth", by Rogvaldur Hannesson, Canadian Journal of Economics (Volume 34, No.4, November 2001)

Warrack, Allan A "The Private Sector and Intergovernmental Relations", Russian Association for Canadian Studies Biennel Conference, Saint Petersburg Russia (June 2001)

Warrack, Allan A The Private Sector and Intergovernmental Relations. International Conference on Federalism in an Era of Globalization, Mont-Tremblant Quebec (October 1999)

Warrack, Allan A (with D Wayne Taylor & Mark C Baetz) Business and Government in Canada: Partners for the Future. Prentice-Hall (1999)

Warrack, Allan A (with D Wayne Taylor) "Doing Business in the Next Millennium: The Ethical and Environmental Imperatives", Journal of Business and Society, (Volume 12, Number 1, 1999)

Warrack, Allan A (with D Wayne Taylor) "Privatization of State Enterprise: Policy Drivers and Lessons Learned", International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 524-535 (l998)

Warrack, Allan A (with E J Chambers) The Alberta Economy: 1997 Outlook and Strategic Options. Western Centre for Economic Research Bulletin #44, University of Alberta, Edmonton (February 1997)

Warrack, Allan A & Mark C Baetz Privatizing Edmonton Telephones Corporation: Teaching, and Teaching Notes. Laurier Institute, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Ontario (Case G-97-130-01; 1997)

Warrack, Allan A Privatization Case: Edmonton Telephones. Western Centre for Economic Research Bulletin #35, University of Alberta, Edmonton (February 1996)

Warrack, Allan A (with Melville L McMillan) Alberta's Fiscal Update: One-Track (Thinking) Towards Deficit Reduction. Western Centre for Economic Research Bulletin #28, University of Alberta, Edmonton (February 1995); Also published as Chapter 10 in: The Trojan Horse: Alberta and the Future of Canada by Trevor Harrison and Gordon Laxer (eds.), Black Rose Books Ltd., Montreal (October 1995)

Warrack, Allan A "Alberta Heritage Fund: Opportunity to Restructure Toward Sustainable Economic Development", Change and Impact: Essays in Canadian Social Sciences. International Canadian Studies Conference Proceedings, Sally F. Zerker (ed.), The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel (1994)

Warrack, Allan A & R James Fleming "Principles for University Endowment Management", Treasury Journal. Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO), Volume 7, No. 1 (February 1994)

Warrack, Allan A Megaproject Lessons and Strategies. Western Centre for Economic Research Bulletin #16, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta (November 1993)


Selected Lectures/Seminars/Commentaries

The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend -- Why Not Alberta? Economics Society of Northern Alberta, Edmonton (October 2007)

Alberta's Booms & Busts: We Must Learn To Harness Them. Augustana College Symposium, Camrose Alberta (October 2007)

The Urgent Agenda for the Alberta Jackpot. Economics Society of Northern Alberta, Edmonton (January 2006)

Alberta Heritage Fund: Evaluation and Lessons. Panel: Energy Sector Revenues and Future Challenges, European Economic Forum XV, Krynica Poland (September 2005)

The Alberta Heritage Fund: Blessing Becoming Curse? Panel: The Resource Curse Revisited: Managing Mineral-Resource Revenues for Sustainable Development. Academy of International Business, Quebec City Canada (July 2005)

Energy Revenue: Policy Choices and Management Recommendations. Public Policy Research Centre Seminar, Almaty Kazakhstan (April 2005)

Vision for a Post-Debt Alberta. Guest Opinion Column for University of Alberta FOLIO (September 2004)

We're Debt Free -- What's Next? Edmonton Journal invited Commentary (August 2004)

Smart Debt: A Pillar of Urban Sustainability, Edmonton City Council invited presentation (May 2004)

The Future Direction of the Alberta Market, 2003 Electricity Conference, Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI), Calgary (October 2003)

Hobson's Choice: Smart Debt or Dumb Infrastructure, Economics Society of Northern Alberta (June 2002)

Smart Debt -- is there such a thing?, Canadian Club of Edmonton (May 2002)

Smart Debt? or Infrastructure Gap?, Financial Executives Institute, Edmonton Alberta (March 2002)

Navigating the New Power Economy, Canadian Energy Research Institute Conference, Calgary (October 2001)

Alberta Heritage Fund vs. Alaska Permanent Fund: A Comparative Analysis. International Conference on Management, Xi'an China (May 2001)

Public Sector Management: Concepts and Processes, Seminar Series, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin China (April 2001)

Alberta Electric Power -- Setting The Scene, Business Forum on Power Supply and Demand, Economic Development Edmonton & Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, Edmonton Alberta (December 2000)

Alberta Heritage Fund, Alaska Seminar Series: Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (Juneau), University of Alaska, Anchorage & University of Alaska, Fairbanks (October 1999)

Canada: Privatization Policies & Drivers, Russian Association for Canadian Studies Conference, Moscow Russia (June 1999)

Freeze in the Dark? Us? How could this be?, Opinion Guest Column, University of Alberta FOLIO, p 5 (13 November 1998)

Sable Island Gas: System Distribution, Petrochemicals, and Fueling Electric Generation, Nova Scotia Economic Development Authorities, Antigonish Nova Scotia (June 1998)

Bank Mega-Mergers in Canada, Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Edmonton Alberta (May 1998)

Canada's Governance: Cohesion vs. Division, Council of Canadians, Red Deer Alberta (May 1997)

Alberta Economic Outlook: Pods of Impact, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) Alberta Conference, Calgary Alberta (October 1996)

Canada: Geography, Demography and the Mosaic, University Real Estate Officials Association, Edmonton Alberta (September 1996)

Fiscal Options: Alberta's Path -- Is It the Same for Ontario? Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Public Lecture, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario (November 1995)

Does Alberta Have Deficit Choices? Research Revelations, University of Alberta, Edmonton (March 1995)

Teaching

Teaching Experience

  • Business-Government Relations, BCom and MBA programmes
  • Business Economics, BCom and MBA programmes
  • Public/Voluntary Sector Management
  • Megaproject Analysis (Department of Economics)


Courses

  • BUEC 311: Business Economics, Organizations and Management
  • BUEC 479: Government and Business
  • BUEC 501: Microeconomics for Managers
  • BUEC 511: Economic Structure for Government and Business
  • BUEC 678: Managing Business-Government Relations In Canada
  • ECON 355: Large-Scale Projects Analysis (Megaprojects)