Peter Howie, PhD
Associate Professor

Coordinator - Economics

Office: EA3021
Phone: 403.440.5079
E-mail: phowie@mtroyal.ca

Peter Howie is an Instructor in the Department of Policy Studies at Mount Royal University. Prior to this current position, Dr. Howie taught for two years at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research and worked in the private sector as a project geologist for 8 years. Peter also teaches in the Master’s of Mineral Economics program at the Western Australian School of Mines at Curtin University of Technology.

Dr. Howie holds a BSc degree from the University of British Columbia, and MBA from McGill University and MSc and PhD degrees in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines.
Peter’s research interests include energy and development issues in both developed and transition economies. Peter has published several articles including “An Application of a Stated Preference Method to Value Urban Amenities,” “Regional Development in Kazakhstan,” “Electricity Demand in Kazakhstan,” and “Mineral industry demand: The theory in practice." Dr. Howie received a grant from the Economics Education and Research Consortium, based in Moscow, for his research on “Electricity Demand in Kazakhstan” and has presented his research findings at international conferences in Moscow, Kiev, Phoenix, and Montreal.