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'''Ross McKitrick''' is a Canadian economist specializing in ] and ]. He is professor of economics at the ]; a senior fellow of the ], a Canadian free-market public policy ]; and a member of the academic advisory boards of the John Deutsch Institute, the ],<ref name=cv>, accessed February 18, 2014.</ref> and the ].<ref>, accessed April 3, 2013.</ref>


'''Ross McKitrick''' (born 1965) is a Canadian economist specializing in ] and ]. He is a professor of economics at the ], and a senior fellow of the ].
He has authored works promoting ]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KWmie_znRqcC&pg=PA61 |title=The Denial of Science: Analysing Climate Change Scepticism in the UK |author=Martin Lack |publisher=AuthorHouse |year=2013 |page=8}}</ref>, including co-authoring the book '']'' in 2003. He continues to publish research in economics, usually in the area of environmental policy, authoring ''Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy'' in 2010.


McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying the ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ross McKitrick |url=https://www.desmog.com/ross-mckitrick/ |website=DeSmog}}</ref> including co-authoring the book '']'', published in 2002. He is the author of ''Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy'', published by the University of Toronto Press.
==Background==

⚫ McKitrick gained his ] in economics in 1996 from the ], and in the same year was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph, ]. In 2001 he received an Associate Professorship and has been a full Professor since December 2008. He has also been a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute since 2002.He currently lives in Guelph, Ontario with his wife and two children.<ref name=cv/>
==Biography==
McKitrick gained his ] in economics in 1996<ref>{{cite book
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| first1 = Ross
| title = The econometric critique of applied General Equilibrium modeling a comparative assessment with application to carbon taxes in Canada
| series = Thesis
| date = 1996
| location = PhD University of British Columbia 1996
| isbn = 9780612147973
| edition = Thesis (PhD)
| url = http://webcat2.library.ubc.ca/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2096999
⚫ }}</ref> from the ], and in the same year was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph, ]. In 2001 he received an associate professorship and has been a full professor since December 2008. He has also been a senior fellow of the ] since 2002. He is a member of the academic advisory board of the ].


==Writing== ==Writing==
McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying climate science.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubenstein |first1=Madeleine |title=Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick’s “Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank,” Part I |url=https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2010/10/28/who-said-what-answering-ross-mckitrick’s-“response-to-misinformation-from-deutsche-bank”/ |website=State of the Planet |publisher=Columbia Climate School}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mandel |first1=Kyla |date=13 January 2015 |title=Leading UK Sceptic Group Promotes Koch-Funded Canadian Climate Denier |url=https://thenarwhal.ca/leading-uk-sceptic-group-promotes-koch-funded-canadian-climate-denier/ |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=The Narwhal |publisher=}}</ref> With Christopher Essex he co-authored the 2002 '']: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming'', a book that propagates ]{{Sfn|Dunlap|Jacques|2013|pp=713, 726}} and was a runner-up for the ].<ref>{{cite news
In 2002 with Christopher Essex, McKitrick co-wrote ''Taken By Storm'', which was a runner-up for the ].<ref name=cv/><ref>{{ cite book |author=Essex, C. and R. McKitrick |title=Taken By Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming |year=2002 |place=Toronto |publisher=Key Porter Books |isbn=1-55263-212-1 }}</ref> He has since published research on ], including co-authoring "Corrections to the Mann et. al. (1998) Proxy Data Base and Northern Hemisphere Average Temperature Series"<ref>{{ cite journal |author=McIntyre, S. and R. McKitrick |year=2003 |title=Corrections to the Mann et al. (1998) Proxy Data Base and Northern Hemisphere Average Temperature Series |journal=Energy and Environment |issue=6 |volume=14 |pages=751–771 |url=http://www.climateaudit.org/pdf/mcintyre.mckitrick.2003.pdf |format= }} {{dead link|date=March 2010}}</ref> and "Hockey Sticks, Principal Components and Spurious Significance" with ].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mcintyre, S. and R. McKitrick |year=2005 |title=Hockey sticks, principal components, and spurious significance |journal=Geophysical Research Letters |volume=32 |issue=3 |doi=10.1029/2004GL021750 |url=http://www.climateaudit.org/pdf/mcintyre.grl.2005.pdf |pages=L03710 |format= |bibcode=2005GeoRL..3203710M}} {{dead link|date=March 2010}}</ref>
| title = Vancouver economist wins Donner Prize
| work = The Globe and Mail
| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/vancouver-economist-wins-donner-prize/article25283999
}}</ref> McKitrick was involved in disputing ] temperature reconstructions.<ref>
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url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4349133.stm |
title=Row over climate 'hockey stick' |
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date=16 March 2005
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⚫ == References ==
In 2007 McKitrick was co-author on a paper in the ''Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics'' arguing that "Physical, mathematical and observational grounds are employed to show that there is no physically meaningful global temperature for the Earth in the context of the issue of global warming".<ref>, 2007, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Volume 32 No. 1</ref>
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⚫ == Sources ==
In 2009, he wrote a criticism of ], saying, "I abhor Earth Hour. Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century. Every material social advance in the 20th century depended on the proliferation of inexpensive and reliable electricity."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rossmckitrick.com/uploads/4/8/0/8/4808045/earthhour.pdf | title=Earth Hour: A Dissent | last=McKitrick | first=Ross | date=2009 | accessdate=March 31, 2012}}</ref>


* {{Cite journal |last=Dunlap |first=Riley E. |last2=Jacques |first2=Peter J. |date=June 2013 |title=Climate Change Denial Books and Conservative Think Tanks: Exploring the Connection |journal=American Behavioral Scientist |volume=57 |issue=6 |pages=699–731 |doi=10.1177/0002764213477096 |issn=0002-7642|pmc=3787818 }}
McKitrick has said, "I have been probing the arguments for global warming for well over a decade. In collaboration with a lot of excellent coauthors I have consistently found that when the layers get peeled back, what lies at the core is either flawed, misleading or simply non-existent."<ref> by Ross McKitrick, Financial Post, October 02, 2009.</ref>

==Econometric Applications in Climatology==
McKitrick is the organizer and chair of the 1st International Workshop on Econometric Applications in Climatology, to be held at the ], June 5-7, 2013. The ] will be oceanographer ] of MIT.<ref></ref>{{Update inline|date=February 2014}}

⚫ == See also ==
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Canadian economist

Ross McKitrick
Born1965
NationalityCanadian
EducationBA (Hons) (1988) economics, MA (1990) economics, PhD (1996) economics
Alma materQueen's University
University of British Columbia
OccupationEconomist
EmployerUniversity of Guelph
Organization(s)Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute, Vancouver, B.C.
Member of the academic advisory board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation
Notable workTaken by Storm
Websitehttps://www.rossmckitrick.com/

Ross McKitrick (born 1965) is a Canadian economist specializing in environmental economics and policy analysis. He is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph, and a senior fellow of the Fraser Institute.

McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying the scientific consensus on climate change, including co-authoring the book Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming, published in 2002. He is the author of Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy, published by the University of Toronto Press.

Biography

McKitrick gained his doctorate in economics in 1996 from the University of British Columbia, and in the same year was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph, Ontario. In 2001 he received an associate professorship and has been a full professor since December 2008. He has also been a senior fellow of the Fraser Institute since 2002. He is a member of the academic advisory board of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

Writing

McKitrick has authored works about environmental economics and ones denying climate science. With Christopher Essex he co-authored the 2002 Taken by Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming, a book that propagates climate change denial and was a runner-up for the Donner Prize. McKitrick was involved in disputing hockey stick graph temperature reconstructions.

References

  1. "Ross McKitrick". DeSmog.
  2. McKitrick, Ross (1996). The econometric critique of applied General Equilibrium modeling a comparative assessment with application to carbon taxes in Canada. Thesis (Thesis (PhD) ed.). PhD University of British Columbia 1996. ISBN 9780612147973.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Rubenstein, Madeleine. "Who said what? Answering Ross McKitrick's "Response to Misinformation from Deutsche Bank," Part I". State of the Planet. Columbia Climate School.
  4. Mandel, Kyla (13 January 2015). "Leading UK Sceptic Group Promotes Koch-Funded Canadian Climate Denier". The Narwhal. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. Dunlap & Jacques 2013, pp. 713, 726.
  6. "Vancouver economist wins Donner Prize". The Globe and Mail.
  7. "Row over climate 'hockey stick'". BBC. 16 March 2005.

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