Laura Jones (Fraser Institute)
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Laura Jones is a leading contributor to the Canadian
libertarian
think tank The Fraser Institute
. She writes on a variety of issues and is published widely in the Fraser Forum, the monthly peer reviewed journal published by the Institute. Jones is Director of the Centre for Studies in Risk and Regulation at The Fraser Institute. She received her M.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
. Prior to joining CFIB she was Director of Environment and Regulatory Studies at The Fraser Institute and taught economics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
She has authored or co-authored a number of public policy studies including Canada’s Regulatory Burden, Searching For Solutions: Experiments in Fisheries Management on Canada’s West Coast, and Environmental Indicators. She has edited five books including Safe Enough? Managing Risk and Regulation. Jones has also published articles in prominent Canadian newspapers like the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen, and the National Post and testified before Parliamentary and Congressional committees on proposed legislation, and co-ordinated The Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining companies. One prominent governmental advisory committee Jones co-chaired was the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiativewhich was instrumental in streamlining new technologies in the day-to-day business within Industry Canada.
She received her B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and her M.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
Jones' work is centered upon conservative principles and writes widely on the topic of Free market environmentalism. In an article titled "A Different Kind of Environmentalist", Jones outlines some of the main supporting arguments behind the free market approach to solving environmental problems.
She Writes,
This is a widely held view amongst more popular and world-renowned free market environmentalists like Terry L. Anderson
, Donald Leal and Elizabeth Brubaker.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
think tank The Fraser Institute
Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is a Canadian think tank. It has been described as politically conservative and right-wing libertarian and espouses free market principles...
. She writes on a variety of issues and is published widely in the Fraser Forum, the monthly peer reviewed journal published by the Institute. Jones is Director of the Centre for Studies in Risk and Regulation at The Fraser Institute. She received her M.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Career
Laura Jones is Vice-President, British Columbia and Yukon of the Canadian Federation of Independent BusinessCanadian Federation of Independent Business
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is an alliance of independent small and medium-sized businesses in Canada, formed in 1971. Its current president is Catherine Swift.-External links:*...
. Prior to joining CFIB she was Director of Environment and Regulatory Studies at The Fraser Institute and taught economics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
She has authored or co-authored a number of public policy studies including Canada’s Regulatory Burden, Searching For Solutions: Experiments in Fisheries Management on Canada’s West Coast, and Environmental Indicators. She has edited five books including Safe Enough? Managing Risk and Regulation. Jones has also published articles in prominent Canadian newspapers like the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen, and the National Post and testified before Parliamentary and Congressional committees on proposed legislation, and co-ordinated The Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining companies. One prominent governmental advisory committee Jones co-chaired was the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiativewhich was instrumental in streamlining new technologies in the day-to-day business within Industry Canada.
She received her B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and her M.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
Jones' work is centered upon conservative principles and writes widely on the topic of Free market environmentalism. In an article titled "A Different Kind of Environmentalist", Jones outlines some of the main supporting arguments behind the free market approach to solving environmental problems.
She Writes,
"A critical difference between standard environmentalists and free-market environmentalists is the view each group holds about economic growth. The standard view is that growth is destructive because producing more causes more pollution. In a static world, this is
true. But the world is dynamic, and two strong forces counteract the producemore-pollute-more effect. First, the increased income that is generated when more goods and services are produced
drives a demand for more environmental quality. Once per-capita incomes cover basic food and shelter requirements, cleaner air and water become priorities. This explains why some of the richest countries in the world, like Canada and the US, are also the cleanest. Second, economic growth stimulates innovation. Since newer technology tends to be both more efficient and cleaner, it improves environmental quality".
This is a widely held view amongst more popular and world-renowned free market environmentalists like Terry L. Anderson
Terry L. Anderson
Terry Lee Anderson is the executive director of the Property and Environment Research Center, a John and Jean de Nault senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, and adjunct professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has been one of the most influential figures in the...
, Donald Leal and Elizabeth Brubaker.