Edward Safarian

at Rotman School of Management

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Rotman School of Management

Biography

Rotman School of Management

It is with sadness that I inform the Rotman community that Professor Emeritus Ed Safarian passed away on January 30th, 2016. He was 94. Until the last year he had been an active member of the Rotman community pursuing research, mentoring colleagues, and contributing to the public discourse on public policy issues. He will be sorely missed here at Rotman and by his many friends and colleagues around the world.

A Professor of Business Economics at the University of Toronto since 1966, Ed served as President of the Canadian Economics Association (1977-78) and as Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto (1971-76). He has been a major contributor to our understanding of multinational enterprises and of public policy through his pioneering books The Canadian Economy in the Great Depression (1958), Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry (1966), Canadian Federalism and Economic Interpretation (1973), Governments and Multinationals: Policies in the Developed Countries (1983) and Multinational Enterprise and Public Policy: A Study of the Industrial Countries (1993). In 2011 University of Toronto Press published an updated third edition of his Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry. That Fall Ed gave a public talk at Rotman partly based on it to over 100 people.

Ed has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1973. In 1977 he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. In 2005 he was named a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the social sciences, which included research on multinational enterprises, international trade and investment, Canadian federalism, the Great Depression of the 1930's, and public policy.

Ed's family noted that January 30, 2016 was his 66th wedding anniversary and that it was a good day to be reunited with his wife Joan, who passed away in September 2014.

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Books

"International M&As, Sovereign Wealth Funds, and the Canadian Policy Response"; Prepared for Karl P. Sauvant and Lisa E. Sachs (eds.); Issue: FDI by State-Controlled Entities: Do the Rules Need Changing?; 2012

Foreign Owenership of Canadian Industry; McGraw-Hill of Canada 1966; Issue: Reprinted University of Toronto Press, 1973. #138 Canadian Univeristy Paperbooks., Third Edition, University of Toronto Press; 2011

"International Mergers and Acquisitions"; Prepared for Jovanovic Miroslav (ed.) 2010; Issue: International Handbook of Economic Integration, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham; 2010

The Eagle and the Bear: Explorations in Armenia and the Soviet Union; Issue: 1996-2005. A Memoir., A.E. Safarian; 2010

The Canadian Economy in the Great Depression, Canadian Studies in Economics No.11; University of Toronto Press, 1958. Reprinted Carleton Library, McLelland and Stewart 1971., 1958. Reprinted with a new preface and bibliography, McGill-Queen''s University Press; 2009

How to Thrive in an International Economy; In Lorraine Eden and Wendy Dobson(eds.) Governance, Multinationals & Growth; Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; 2005; Pages: 16-24

Multinationals and Governance. In Jacob Ryten (ed.) The Sterling Public Servant: a Global Tribute to Sylvia Ostry; McGill-Queen''s University Press; 2004; Pages: 98-117

The Use and Impact of Performance Requirements in the Developed Countries. In UN, The Development Dimension of FDI: Policy and Rule - Making Perspectives; New York and Geneva; 2003; Pages: 91-98

Letters from Armenia to Israel Safarian; editor; Private publication; 2002

Do Institutions Matter for Growth? With Wendy Dobson. In A.E. Safarian and Wendy Dobson, East Asian in Transition: Economic and Security Challenges; University of Toronto Press; 2002; Pages: pp.1-20

Canada and Foreign Direct Investment: a Study of Determinants. With Walid Hejazi. Centre for Public Management; University of Toronto Press, Toronto; 2001

Challenge and Response: North American Firms in East Asia. In Paul Beamish and A.E. Safarian (co-eds), North American Firms in East Asia; University of Toronto Press; 1999; Pages: 1-15

MNEs and Technology Diffusion: A Southeast Asian Experience. With Farid Harianto. In Peter J. Buckley and Jean-Louis Mucchielli (eds.), Multinational Firms and International Location; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; 1997; Pages: 189-219

Trends in the Forms of International Business Organization. In L. Waverman, William S. Comanor, and Akira Goto (eds.), Competition Policy in the Global Economy: Modalities for Co-operation; London and New York, Routledge; 1997; Pages: 40-65

Technology Transfer Between Canada and India (with N.S. Siddarthan). In Sunder Magun (ed.), Trade, Innovation and Industrial Performance: India-Canada Linkages; Ottawa: Centre for Trade Policy and Law; 1997; Pages: 1-14

International Human Resource Linkages and Economic Growth: an Afterward. In A.E. Safarian and Wendy Dobson,(co-editors) The People Link: Human Resource Linkages Across the Pacific; University of Toronto Press; 1997; Pages: 153-73

The FTA and NAFTA: One Canadian''s Perspective. In Charles F. Doran and Alvin P. Drischler (eds.), A New North America: Cooperation and Enhanced Interdependence.; Westport, Conn: Praiger; 1996; Pages: 29-47

The Diversity and Dynamism of Capitalism in East Asia. With W. Dobson. In A.E. Safarian and Wendy Dobson (co-editors), East Asian Capitalism: Diversity and Dynamism; University of Toronto Press; 1996; Pages: pp.1-15

The Theory of Multinational Plant Location in a Regional Trading Area (with Curtis Eaton and Richard G. Lipsey). In Lorraine Eden (ed.), Multinationals in North America.; University of Calgary Press; 1994; Pages: 53-78

The Theory of Multinational Plant Location: Agglomerations and Disagglomerations (with Curtis Eaton and Richard G. Lipsey). In Lorraine Eden (ed) Multinationals in North America; University of Calgary Press; 1994; Pages: 79-102

Multinational Enterprise and Public Policy: A Study of the Industrial Countries; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; 1993

Direct Investment Issues for the 1990s: An Overview. In Mari Pangestu (ed.), Pacific Initiatives for Regional Trade Liberalization and Investment Co-operation: Role and Implications for the Private Sector, Pacific Economic Co-operation Council; Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta; 1993; Pages: 99-135

Have Transnational Mergers or Joint Ventures Increased? In E. Katzenbach et al. (eds.), Competition Policy in an Interdependent World Economy; Nomos Verlagesellschaft, Baden-Baden; 1993; Pages: 9-31

Direct Investment Strategies and the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement. In C.W. Reynolds, L. Waverman and G. Bueno (eds.), The Dynamics of North American Trade and Investment; Stanford University Press; 1991

Investment Aspects of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreements. In M.G. Smith and F. Stone (eds.), Assessing the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement; Institute for Research on Public Policy; 1987; Pages: 119-127

FIRA and FIRB: Canadian and Australian Policies on Direct Investment; Ontario Economic Council/University of Toronto Press, Toronto; 1986

Government Control of Foreign Business Investment. In John Whalley (ed.), Domestic Policies and the International Economic Environment; University of Toronto Press for the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada; 1985; Pages: 7-55

The Relationship Between Trade Agreements and International Direct Investment. In D.W. Conklin and T.J. Courchene (eds.) Canadian Trade at a Crossroads: Options for New International Agreements; Ontario Economic Council, Toronto; 1985; Pages: 206-219

Governments and Multinationals. Policies in the Developed Countries; British North American Committee, Washington; 1983

Trade-Related Investment Issues. Ch. 18 of William R. Cline (ed.), Trade Policy in the 1980''s; Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.; 1983; Pages: 611-637

La Crise Constitutionnelle Canadienne: Un Point de Vue Non Conventionnel. L''Association des economistes Quebecois, Le Quebec et ses partenaires economiques canadiens: perspectives d''avenir; Les editions Quinze, Montreal; 1979; Pages: 27-41

Canadian Federalism and Economic Integration; Privy Council Office, Ottawa; 1974

Problems of Host Countries. In Peter Drysdale (ed.), Direct Foreign Investment in Asia and the Pacific; Australian National University Press; 1972; Pages: 59-64

The Performance of Foreign-Owned Firms in Canada; Canadian-American Committee; 1969

Statistics, Numbers, Estimates. An exchange of correspondence with Robin Mathews and James Steele (eds.), The Struggle for Canadian Universities, Ch.8; New Press, Toronto; 1969

Papers

"International M&As, Sovereign Wealth Funds, and the Canadian Policy Response"; Prepared for Karl P. Sauvant and Lisa E. Sachs (eds.); Issue: FDI by State-Controlled Entities: Do the Rules Need Changing?; 2012
Foreign Owenership of Canadian Industry; McGraw-Hill of Canada 1966; Issue: Reprinted University of Toronto Press, 1973. #138 Canadian Univeristy Paperbooks., Third Edition, University of Toronto Press; 2011
"International Mergers and Acquisitions"; Prepared for Jovanovic Miroslav (ed.) 2010; Issue: International Handbook of Economic Integration, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham; 2010
The Eagle and the Bear: Explorations in Armenia and the Soviet Union; Issue: 1996-2005. A Memoir., A.E. Safarian; 2010
The Canadian Economy in the Great Depression, Canadian Studies in Economics No.11; University of Toronto Press, 1958. Reprinted Carleton Library, McLelland and Stewart 1971., 1958. Reprinted with a new preface and bibliography, McGill-Queen''s University Press; 2009
How to Thrive in an International Economy; In Lorraine Eden and Wendy Dobson(eds.) Governance, Multinationals & Growth; Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; 2005; Pages: 16-24
Multinationals and Governance. In Jacob Ryten (ed.) The Sterling Public Servant: a Global Tribute to Sylvia Ostry; McGill-Queen''s University Press; 2004; Pages: 98-117
The Use and Impact of Performance Requirements in the Developed Countries. In UN, The Development Dimension of FDI: Policy and Rule - Making Perspectives; New York and Geneva; 2003; Pages: 91-98
Letters from Armenia to Israel Safarian; editor; Private publication; 2002
Do Institutions Matter for Growth? With Wendy Dobson. In A.E. Safarian and Wendy Dobson, East Asian in Transition: Economic and Security Challenges; University of Toronto Press; 2002; Pages: pp.1-20
Canada and Foreign Direct Investment: a Study of Determinants. With Walid Hejazi. Centre for Public Management; University of Toronto Press, Toronto; 2001
Challenge and Response: North American Firms in East Asia. In Paul Beamish and A.E. Safarian (co-eds), North American Firms in East Asia; University of Toronto Press; 1999; Pages: 1-15
MNEs and Technology Diffusion: A Southeast Asian Experience. With Farid Harianto. In Peter J. Buckley and Jean-Louis Mucchielli (eds.), Multinational Firms and International Location; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; 1997; Pages: 189-219
Trends in the Forms of International Business Organization. In L. Waverman, William S. Comanor, and Akira Goto (eds.), Competition Policy in the Global Economy: Modalities for Co-operation; London and New York, Routledge; 1997; Pages: 40-65
Technology Transfer Between Canada and India (with N.S. Siddarthan). In Sunder Magun (ed.), Trade, Innovation and Industrial Performance: India-Canada Linkages; Ottawa: Centre for Trade Policy and Law; 1997; Pages: 1-14
International Human Resource Linkages and Economic Growth: an Afterward. In A.E. Safarian and Wendy Dobson,(co-editors) The People Link: Human Resource Linkages Across the Pacific; University of Toronto Press; 1997; Pages: 153-73
The FTA and NAFTA: One Canadian''s Perspective. In Charles F. Doran and Alvin P. Drischler (eds.), A New North America: Cooperation and Enhanced Interdependence.; Westport, Conn: Praiger; 1996; Pages: 29-47
The Diversity and Dynamism of Capitalism in East Asia. With W. Dobson. In A.E. Safarian and Wendy Dobson (co-editors), East Asian Capitalism: Diversity and Dynamism; University of Toronto Press; 1996; Pages: pp.1-15
The Theory of Multinational Plant Location in a Regional Trading Area (with Curtis Eaton and Richard G. Lipsey). In Lorraine Eden (ed.), Multinationals in North America.; University of Calgary Press; 1994; Pages: 53-78
The Theory of Multinational Plant Location: Agglomerations and Disagglomerations (with Curtis Eaton and Richard G. Lipsey). In Lorraine Eden (ed) Multinationals in North America; University of Calgary Press; 1994; Pages: 79-102
Multinational Enterprise and Public Policy: A Study of the Industrial Countries; Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; 1993
Direct Investment Issues for the 1990s: An Overview. In Mari Pangestu (ed.), Pacific Initiatives for Regional Trade Liberalization and Investment Co-operation: Role and Implications for the Private Sector, Pacific Economic Co-operation Council; Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta; 1993; Pages: 99-135
Have Transnational Mergers or Joint Ventures Increased? In E. Katzenbach et al. (eds.), Competition Policy in an Interdependent World Economy; Nomos Verlagesellschaft, Baden-Baden; 1993; Pages: 9-31
Direct Investment Strategies and the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement. In C.W. Reynolds, L. Waverman and G. Bueno (eds.), The Dynamics of North American Trade and Investment; Stanford University Press; 1991
Investment Aspects of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreements. In M.G. Smith and F. Stone (eds.), Assessing the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement; Institute for Research on Public Policy; 1987; Pages: 119-127
FIRA and FIRB: Canadian and Australian Policies on Direct Investment; Ontario Economic Council/University of Toronto Press, Toronto; 1986
Government Control of Foreign Business Investment. In John Whalley (ed.), Domestic Policies and the International Economic Environment; University of Toronto Press for the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada; 1985; Pages: 7-55
The Relationship Between Trade Agreements and International Direct Investment. In D.W. Conklin and T.J. Courchene (eds.) Canadian Trade at a Crossroads: Options for New International Agreements; Ontario Economic Council, Toronto; 1985; Pages: 206-219
Governments and Multinationals. Policies in the Developed Countries; British North American Committee, Washington; 1983
Trade-Related Investment Issues. Ch. 18 of William R. Cline (ed.), Trade Policy in the 1980''s; Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.; 1983; Pages: 611-637
La Crise Constitutionnelle Canadienne: Un Point de Vue Non Conventionnel. L''Association des economistes Quebecois, Le Quebec et ses partenaires economiques canadiens: perspectives d''avenir; Les editions Quinze, Montreal; 1979; Pages: 27-41
Canadian Federalism and Economic Integration; Privy Council Office, Ottawa; 1974
Problems of Host Countries. In Peter Drysdale (ed.), Direct Foreign Investment in Asia and the Pacific; Australian National University Press; 1972; Pages: 59-64
The Performance of Foreign-Owned Firms in Canada; Canadian-American Committee; 1969
Statistics, Numbers, Estimates. An exchange of correspondence with Robin Mathews and James Steele (eds.), The Struggle for Canadian Universities, Ch.8; New Press, Toronto; 1969

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