About the Authors

Marc T. Law is a research economist at The Fraser Institute. He has an M.A. in Economics from Queen's University, and a B.A. in Honours Economics from the University of British Columbia. He is the co-author of "The Federal Liberal Government in Action: A Report Card Issued to the Chretien Government," "The Harris Government: A Mid-Term Review,"  and "Is There a Youth Unemployment Crisis?" Mr. Law's research interests include industrial organization, applied macroeconomics, and public policy.

Fazil Mihlar is Director of Regulatory Studies at The Fraser Institute. He joined the Fraser Institute in 1994. He is the author of several reports on the economic performance of provincial governments, and has written reports and articles on subjects ranging from labour market policy to regulation policy. His latest publications include, Regulatory Overkill: The Cost of Regulation in Canada (1996) and Unions and Right-to Work Laws: The Global Evidence of their Impact on Employment (1997). He is also the coordinator of both the Survey of Senior Investment Managers and the Centre for Economy in Government. His articles have appeared in several newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, The Financial Post, The Calgary Herald and The Vancouver Sun. Before joining the Institute, Mr. Mihlar worked at the Small Business Consulting Group at Simon Fraser University as a Business Consultant. He received a B.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University, and a M.A. in Public Administration from Carleton University. He also received a Marketing Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing in London, England.