Dr. G. Kent Fellows
Positions
Assistant Professor
100% Secondment
School of Public Policy
Graduate Program Director, Master of Public Policy
School of Public Policy
Research Program Director, Canadian Northern Corridor
School of Public Policy
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 1.403.210.9429
Background
Biography
Dr. Fellows (PhD) is an Assistant Professor (Economics) and Associate Program Director of the Canadian Northern Corridor research program at The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. He is also a Fellow-in-Residence at the C.D. Howe Institute as an academic advisor and contributor to the Institute's Energy Policy program. Kent specializes in multiple areas of Microeconomics including Competition Policy, Regulatory Economics, Energy Economics and Regional/Transportation Economics. He has published multiple papers on those subjects in both academic and policy journals and his advice on related topics has been sought by provincial, federal and international governments, including: The Government of Alberta, through the Energy Diversification Advisory Committee (2017) and the Economic Corridors Task Force (2021); The European Union as an expert panel member in their global infrastructure benchmarking assessment (2020-2021) and The Senate of Canada for their report on Economic Trade Corridors (2016).
Publications
- Pipes, Trains and Automobiles: Explaining British Columbia's High Wholesale Gasoline Prices. Fellows G. Kent. The Energy Journal. (2021)
- Economic loss analysis to Prince Edward Island resulting from a prolonged closure of the Confederation Bridge. Fellows G. Kent , Michelle Patterson, Amy MacFarland, Lukas Marriott, Andrew Carrothers and Juergen Krause. Canadian Journal of Regional Science. (2018)
- Embodied Emissions in Inputs and Outputs: A Value-Added Approach to National Emissions Accounting. Fellows G. Kent and Sarah Dobson . Canadian Public Policy. (2017)
- The Capital Structure of a Firm Under Rate of Return Regulation: Durability and the Yield Curve. Fellows G. Kent . Journal of Regulatory Economics. (2015)
- Funding innovation for treatment of rare diseases: adopting a cost-based yardstick approach. Fellows, G. Kent and Aidan Hollis. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. (2013)
- Negotiated settlements with a cost of service backstop: The consequences for depreciation. Fellows, G. Kent. Energy Policy . (2011)
- The economic impact of Alberta for the rest of Canada. Herb Emery and G Kent Fellows. in Jack M. Mintz, Tom Flanagan, and Ted Morton, (eds.) Moment of Truth: How to Think about Alberta’s Future. (2020)
- Comparing Input-Output and Computable General Equilibrium Models in Developing Economic Impact Assessments. Forthcoming in Trevor Tombe and Jennifer Winter (eds.) Measuring the Contribution of Energy Infrastructure: A Practical Guide. (2021)
- Review of barriers to fullscale deployment of emissions-reduction technologies. Fellows G. Kent, Jennifer Winter, and Victoria Goodday. SPP Research Papers . (2021)
- Implications of an Infrastructure Corridor for Alberta’s economy. Fellows G. Kent, Trevor Tombe, and Alaz Munzur. SPP Research Papers . (2021)
- The Canadian Northern Corridor: Planning for National Prosperity. Fellows, G Kent, Katharina Koch, Alaz Munzur, Robert Mansell, and PG Forest. SPP Briefing Paper. (2020)
- Enabling partial upgrading in alberta: A review of the regulatory framework and opportunities for improvement. Jennifer Winter, Victoria Goodday, and G Kent Fellows . SPP Research Papers. (2019)
- The Economics of Telecommunications in Canada: A Backgrounder. Fellows, G. Kent and Mukesh Khanal . SPP Research Papers . (2018)
- An Overview of Global Liquefied Natural Gas Markets and Implications for Canada. Winter, J., Dobson, S., Fellows, G.K., Lam, D. and Craig, P.,. SPP Research Papers . (2018)
- The Potential for Canadian LNG Exports to Europe.. Winter, J., Dobson, S., Fellows, G.K., Lam, D. and Craig, P., . SPP Research Papers. (2018)
- Opening Canada's North: A Study of Trade Costs in the Territories.. Fellows, G.K. and Tombe, T., . SPP Research Papers . (2018)
- Big and Little Feet: A Comparison of Provincial Level Consumption- and Production-Based Emissions Footprints. Dobson, Sarah., and G. Kent Fellows. SPP Research Papers. (2017)
- The Ground Rules for Effective OBAs: Principles for Addressing Carbon-Pricing Competitiveness Concerns . Dobson, Sarah., G. Kent Fellows, Trevor Tombe and Jen Winter. SPP Research Papers . (2017)
- Public-Interest Benefit Evaluation of Partial Upgrading Technology.. Fellows, G. Kent, Robert Mansell, Ron Schlenker and Jen Winter . SPP Research Papers . (2017)
- Not So Fast: How Slower Regulation Can Reduce Prices and Increase Profits. Fellows, G. Kent . SPP Research Papers. (2013)
- Negotiated settlements with a cost of service backstop: Long Term Profits and Costs. Fellows, G. Kent . SPP Research Papers. (2012)
In the News
- Alberta could face big problems getting goods in and out of province due to B.C. floods, landslides. CBC. (2021)
- Refinery that Supplies Estimated One Third of Lower Mainland Gas Runs Out of Crude Oil. Vancouver Sun. (2021)
- Here's why gas prices aren't going up in B.C., despite rationing. Vancouver Sun. (2021)
- Alberta government to review federal Conservatives' carbon plan. CBC. (2021)
- Is a northern Canada transportation corridor a realistic goal?. Journal of Commerce. (2021)
- More than 40 ships backlogged in Port of Vancouver due to rail blockades. CBC. (2020)
- Trump to approve $22B railway between Alaska and Alberta Social Sharing. CBC. (2020)
- Alberta extends oil curtailment for another year. CBC. (2019)
- Kenney government’s $1.3B pipeline investment wasted: experts. City News. (2021)
- Site C dam a white elephant without Alberta: study. Alaska Highway News. (2020)
- Crude-by-rail exports surge in Canada as pipeline restraints squeeze oil industry Social Sharing. CBC. (2018)
- Northern corridor could reduce 'the cost of everything in the North,' says researcher. CBC. (2016)
- Alberta announces new 10-year program to attract petrochemical projects. CBC. (2020)
- Calgary Transit wants $26M to add electric buses to fleet. CBC. (2018)
- Cross-Canada corridor concept getting dusted off ahead of election. National Observer. (2019)
- Varcoe: New Canadian energy outlook an 'inkblot test' for pipeline views. Calgary Herald. (2020)
- Will Ottawa get its money back on Trans Mountain? CER report raises fresh questions. Global News. (2020)
- A tale of 2 taxes: how carbon pricing and revenue rolls out in Alberta versus Sask.. CBC. (2019)
- Study shows carbon-tax rebate helps lower-income earners the most. The Globe and Mail. (2019)
- Proposed 7,000-kilometre resource corridor would improve life in Canada's North, researchers say. The Globe and Mail. (2016)
- Twinning Quebec's Hwy. 185 to N.B. a priority for Canadian Chamber of Commerce. CBC. (2018)
- As Canadian pipeline plans falter more oil is moving by rail prompting familiar fears. The Washington Post.
- Alberta government losing billions of dollars in oil revenue annually: report. Global News. (2018)
- A test for Canada': Cautious optimism after federal cabinet OKs Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Edmonton Journal. (2019)
- Alberta’s $5.3 Billion Backing of Keystone XL Signals Vulnerability of Canadian Oil. Inside Climate News. (2020)
- Kelly Ogle: A 'northern corridor' to put Canada back on the map. National Post. (2020)
- Beginning of the End for Canada’s Tar Sands or Just a Blip?. Inside Climate News. (2018)
- Does Ontario need a cohesive national plan for northern infrastructure?. TVO. (2016)
- Clean energy fast track to employment growth in Canada, study says. Toronto Star. (2019)
- Alberta’s carbon tax: What is it and what happens if it’s scrapped?. Toronto Star. (2019)
- Is Canada really sending $80 million in oil wealth to the Americans every day?. National Post. (2018)
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