02 May, 2013

IMFG Conference on Measuring Urban Fiscal Health

On May 1 and 2, 2013, IMFG held a conference on “Measuring Urban Fiscal Health,” at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

Speakers included: Professor Richard Bird,  University of Toronto; Professor Lars-Erik Borge, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Professor Howard Chernick, CUNY; Ben Dachis, C.D. Howe Institute; David Grad, Rethink Solutions;  Bill Hughes, York Region Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer; Professor Robert Inman, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Professor Harry Kitchen, Trent University, Peterborough; Janet Mason, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Professor Jean-Philippe Meloche, Université de Montréal; Olaf Merk, OECD; Professor Andrew Reschovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Professor Enid Slack, University of Toronto; Professor Richard Stren, University of Toronto; Professor Almos Tassonyi, University of Toronto; and Casey Vander Ploeg, Canada West Foundation.

Photo courtesy of Nicolett Jakab. (To view entire photo, click on it.)

Measuring Urban Fiscal Health conference participants

Top row: Kyle Hanniman, David Grad, Almos Tassonyi, Lars-Erik Borge, Olaf Merk, Jean-Philippe Meloche, Jake Schabas, André Côté, Richard Stren.
Bottom row: Izabella Barati-Stec, Howard Chernick, Andrew Reschovsky, Richard Bird, Enid Slack, Ben Dachis, Harry Kitchen, Robert Inman, Casey Vander Ploeg.