Power Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America
Event Sponsors
The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, Canada Institute, and the International Monetary Fund were pleased to host the launch of the book "Power Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America." Despite the recent fall in energy prices, fuller development of energy resources in North America has potentially important implications for global energy markets and the competitiveness of North American manufacturing industries. The book "Power Play: Energy and Manufacturing in North America" describes the transformation of the energy landscape in North America due to the upsurge in unconventional energy production since the mid-2000s and tells the story of the energy-manufacturing nexus from the perspective of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and the region as a whole. Based on the research done at the International Monetary Fund, the book discusses the energy boom and its macroeconomic implications for the three countries individually and for the region overall, exploring also how the changing energy landscape can affect the potential benefits of greater integration across the three North American economies.
The presentation from the event can be downloaded below.
Keynote Speaker
Alejandro Werner
Director, Western Hemisphere Department
International Monetary Fund
Additional Speakers
Lusine Lusinyan
Senior Economist
International Monetary Fund
Carlos Hurtado
Alternate Executive Director for Mexico
International Monetary Fund
Jim Prentice
Global Fellow, Canada Institute, Wilson Center
Former Premier of Alberta
Former Minister of the Environment, Canada
Meg Lundsager
Public Policy Fellow, Wilson Center
Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Moderator
Duncan Wood
Director, Mexico Institute, Wilson Center
Co-sponsors:
Speakers
Former Premier of Alberta; Former Minister of the Environment, Canada
Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Hosted By
Mexico Institute
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
Canada Institute
The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more