On April 27th, a one-day conference on “Civic Engagement and Economic Development in Canadian Cities” will take place at the University of Toronto. For further information please click here.
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19 Oct,
2011
Richard Bird has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the Australian School of Taxation
Richard Bird has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the Australian School of Taxation, University of New South Wales.
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2011
Enid Slack has been appointed Co-Chair of the Cities Policy Roundtable
Enid Slack has been appointed Co-Chair of the Cities Policy Roundtable at the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation at the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto. The Cities Policy Roundtable brings together scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners to inform the Mowat Centre’s research in the area of cities in Canada.
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2011
Enid Slack was quoted in an article in the Toronto Star
On September 23rd, Enid Slack was quoted in an article in the Toronto Star on “Raising revenue is a taxing issue.”
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2011
Call for Applications: IMFG Graduate Fellowships
Call for Applications: The IMFG Graduate Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance and the Blanche and Sandy Van Ginkel Graduate Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance have been announced for 2011-2012. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2011. Please visit the IMFG website or contact Enid Slack at enid.slack@utoronto.ca for more information.
Find out more »19 Oct,
2011
Metropolitan Government Finance in Developing Countries, Presentation by Richard Bird and Enid Slack.
On July 11th, Richard Bird and Enid Slack presented a paper on Metropolitan Public Finance at a conference on “Metropolitan Government Finance in Developing Countries” held at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
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2011
Governance of Metropolitan Regions in Federal Systems, Presentation by Enid Slack
Enid Slack made a presentation on Infrastructure Planning and Financing, at a workshop on “Governance of Metropolitan Regions in Federal Systems,” sponsored by the European Union Committee of the Regions and the Forum of Federations, in Brussels, Belgium.
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2011
Infrastructure Planning and Financing, Presentation by Enid Slack
Enid Slack made a presentation on Infrastructure Planning and Financing, at a workshop on “Governance of Metropolitan Regions in Federal Systems,” sponsored by the European Union Committee of the Regions and the Forum of Federations, in Brussels, Belgium.
Find out more »11 Oct,
2011
IMFG has invited Izabella Barati-Stec as our Visiting Scholar for fall 2011.
IMFG invited Izabella Barati-Stec, Associate Professor at Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary, as our Visiting Scholar for fall 2011. Prof. Barati-Stec will be researching changes in state control over municipal borrowing as a result of the economic downturn.
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2011
IMFG invited applications for the Blanche and Sandy Van Ginkel Fellowship
IMFG invited applications for the Blanche and Sandy Van Ginkel Fellowship, which is offered annually to a full-time graduate student who is enrolled at the University of Toronto, and who is engaged in studies related to municipal finance or governance. Preference will be given to students who are interested in the impact of municipal finance […]
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