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288 • Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report About the Contributors Robbie Butler Robbie Butler has been a college lecturer in the Department of Economics, University College Cork, since September 2006, completing his doctorate in 2013 under the supervision of Veblen-Commons Award winner Professor Geoffrey Hodgson. In October 2015, he was awarded the prestigious President’s Prize for Excellent in Teaching at University College Cork, becoming one of the youngest staff members ever to receive the award. He is currently completing a Masters in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (MATLHE). Mr Butler’s research interests are focused on institutional economics and the economics of sport. He is a founding member of the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR) and is a member of both the International Association of Sports Economists (IASE) and European Association of Sports Economists (ESAE). John Considine John Considine is a lecturer in the Department of Economics, University College Cork. He received his BA (Economics and Computer Science) in 1989 from University College Cork. After completing his M.A. (Economics) in 1991, he joined the Department of Economics, UCC. He completed his Ph.D., on the measurement of the fiscal deficit, under the supervision of Huw Dixon in the University of York. He completed the PostGraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGDTLHE) at UCC in 2008. He has been awarded the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching and has published a number of journal articles on the use of humour in teaching. In addition to his research interest in the teaching of economics, Mr Considine’s research interests include the history of economic thought, public finance, and sports economics. Hugo J. Faria Hugo J. Faria is a Lecturer in the Economics department of the University of Miami and a Professor at Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas, Venezuela. Mr. Faria received his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of South Carolina concluding course requirements for a Ph.D. in Economics as well. He also received an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in Economics from Universidad Catholica Andres Bello (UCAB) in Caracas, Venezuela. Some of Mr. Faria’s refereed scholarly articles address issues in capital structure, corporate governance and executive compensation, the interplay between complex regulations and corruption as well as the nexus between capitalist institutions and corruption. Lately, his research interest has been in the fields of comparative economic and political development, highlighting the critical role of institutional quality for sustained economic growth. Mr. Faria has published in Public Choice, Applied Economics, Journal Fraser Institute ©2016 • www.fraserinstitute.org • www.freetheworld.com
Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report • 289 of Institutional Economics, and Econ Journal Watch, among others and has been editor of, and contributor to, several books examining policy and institutional topics in Venezuela: Para Rehacer a Venezuela (1998), El Encarecimiento Injusto (2006), and Misión Riqueza (2007). He is a co-author of Unbundling the Roles of Human Capital and Institutions in Economic Development, forthcoming in the European Journal of Political Economy. He has also has given expert testimony to Venezuela’s National Assembly. Mr Faria won a Fulbright scholarship, Best Teacher awards from Northeastern University and IESA, and has taught economics at Harvard. He has published in the op-ed section of the Wall Street Journal, and has been interviewed by CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times, among others. Rosemarie Fike Rosemarie Fike is an Instructor of Economics at Texas Christian University. She received her doctorate in Economics at Florida State University, and an M.A. in Economics at George Mason University. Her research examines the effects that economic institutions have on the lives of women. Her work has been published in the Journal of Economic Education, and in outlets such as The Hill and Roll Call. Fred McMahon Fred McMahon is a Fraser Institute Resident Fellow and holder of the Dr. Michael A. Walker Research Chair in Economic Freedom. He has an M.A. in Economics from McGill University. Mr. McMahon manages the Economic Freedom of the World Project and coordinates the Economic Freedom Network, an international alliance of over 100 think-tank partners in about 100 nations and territories. His research focuses on global issues such as development, trade, governance, and economic structure. Mr. McMahon is the author of numerous research articles and 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 advancing public-policy debate; Road to Growth: How Lagging Economies Become Prosperous, and Retreat from Growth: Atlantic Canada and the Negative Sum Economy. He has written for numerous publications including the European Journal of Political Economy, SAIS Journal (School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University), Wall Street Journal, Policy Options, National Post, Time (Canada), Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, and most other major Canadian newspapers. Recent research studies he has authored or co-authored include: Economic Freedom of North America 2015, Quebec Prosperity: Taking the Next Step, The Unseen Wall: The Fraser Institute’s Annual Trade Survey, and Economic Freedom of the Arab World 2015. Hugo M. Montesinos-Yufa Hugo M. Montesinos-Yufa is a Ph.D. Student of Economics at Florida State University (FSU). He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB) in Caracas, Venezuela, a M.S. in Statistics from USB, a Master in Economics from FSU, and a B.S. in Production Engineering from USB. He also studied two terms of the M.P.P. at the University of Chicago. He has served as the Director of the Center for Statistics and Applied Math at USB, full professor in the Department of Statistics and Scientific Computing at USB, and adjunct professor in the Center of Finance at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) in Caracas, Venezuela. In addition of being a professor, he worked as a consultant in Venezuela for private companies, consultant firms, banks, and the oil industry in www.freetheworld.com • www.fraserinstitute.org • Fraser Institute ©2016
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