Gregor Robinson | |
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Born | Canada | November 23, 1946
Education |
University of Toronto, London School of Economics |
Website | https://www.gregorrobinson.com |
Gregor Robinson (born November 22, 1946) is a Canadian economist and author. He is a former Chief economist at Insurance Bureau of Canada. [1] He served as Vice-President, Policy & Economic Analysis, for the Ontario Energy Association from 2006 to 2011. [2]
Robinson completed his B.A. in Economics at the University of Toronto in 1969 before graduating from London School of Economics (LSE) with a Masters in Economics in 1971. [1]
He has had his novels and short stories published by Raincoast Books (Hotel Paradiso, 2000), [3] [4] Dundurn Press (Providence Island, 2011), [5] [6] Beach Holme Publishing (1997 The Dream King). [7] Robinson's plays were performed at Toronto Fringe Festival in 2006 (Sweet Jane & Free, Has a Weapon), which were directed by Colleen Williams and Alex Fallis [8] and in 2009 (Bad Skater, Good Hands) with Sean McCann (actor) [9]
He was nominated for the Journey Prize three times, runner-up once, with a story in the Journey Prize Anthology (1997), National Magazine Awards three times, winner once (honourable mention), runner-up once, nominated for best first mystery story Edgar Awards in the USA and Ellie Awards in Canada. [5]