Professor Ph.D. (Stanford, 1995), M.A. (UBC, 1988), B.A. (McGill, 1986) Office: Max Gluskin House, 150 St. George Street, 268. Phone: 416-978-5119. Fax: 416-978-6713. Personal website: http://sites.google.com/view/smarteconomics Research fields: Public economics

Selected research

• Qing Hong and Michael Smart, "In praise of tax havens: International tax planning and foreign direct investment", European Economic Review 54 (1) (2010), 82–95.
• Tim Besley and Michael Smart, "Fiscal Restraint and Voter Welfare", Journal of Public Economics 91 (3-4) (2007), 755–773.
• Jack Mintz and Michael Smart, "Income Shifting, Investment, and Tax Competition: Theory and Evidence from Provincial Taxation in Canada", Journal of Public Economics 88 (6) (2004), 1149–1168.
• Nicolas Marceau and Michael Smart, "Corporate Lobbying and Commitment Failure in Capital Taxation", American Economic Review 93 (1) (2003), 241–251.

Honors and awards

• John C. Polanyi Prize in Economic Science, 1999.
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Dissertation fellowship, 1995.

Courses taught 2024–2025

• Fall

• ECO336H1F, section L0101 (St. George) • Public Economics • R10-1
• ECO446H1F, section L0101 (St. George) • Advanced Public Economics • W10-1

• Winter

• ECO2601H1S, section L0101 (St. George) • Public Economics II • R1-3 • OI 5230
• ECO336H1S, section L0101 (St. George) • Public Economics • W10-1