Vice-President of Research, International
Fraser Institute, Canada
Fred McMahon is Vice-President of Research, International, at the Fraser Institute, Canada. International research includes the Global Centres for Resource Studies. The centres publish the annual Global Petroleum Survey and the Fraser Institute’s Survey of Mining Companies among other studies. The centres are dedicated to researching and communicating fact-based information on resource industries.
The Institute’s international branch is responsible for The Economic Freedom of the World: Annual Report and coordinates the Economic Freedom Network of independent think tanks in 80 nations and territories. McMahon is the co-author, with Salem Al Ismaily and Amela Karabegović of the Economic Freedom of the Arab World Report. He is also co-author of the Economic Freedom of North America: Annual Report.
He has authored several books including, Looking the Gift Horse in the Mouth: The Impact of Federal Transfers on Atlantic Canada, which won the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for public policy books.
Publications he has written for include the European Journal of Political Economy, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Journal at Georgetown University, The Wall Street Journal, Policy Options, National Post, Time (Canada), Globe and Mail, and the Ottawa Citizen, among many others.
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Major Importers: Canada, Russia, China, Mexico
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Major Importers: South Africa, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada
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Major Importers: Mexico, Canada, Peru, Chile
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Major Importers: Chile, Netherlands
Major Uses: catalysts to decrease harmful emissions in light- and heavy-duty vehicles, also used in chemical and petroleum refining sector, and fabrication of laboratory equipment
Import Dependency for U.S.: 94%
Major Importers: South Africa, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada
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Import Dependency for U.S.: 33%
Major Importers: Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile
