About the Author

Mark Lovewell, Ryerson Polytechnic University

Mark Lovewell grew up in Newfoundland where he was born, and lived in various communities in that province, as well as in Bermuda, before moving to Alberta as a teenager. He attended high school in the city of Red Deer and studied undergraduate Economics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Moving to Ontario, he then completed his M.A. in Economics at the University of Toronto. He spent several years at Oxford University before returning to Toronto.
      In 1981, he began his career at Ryerson University. His long-time experience teaching Ryerson's introductory Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses led him to write Understanding Economics. He also teaches upper-level courses in Money and Banking as well as in Public Finance.
      During part of his time at Ryerson, Mark was connected with the university's distance education arm, Open College. He served as Open College's senior tutor and worked intermittently as a broadcaster on Toronto's classical, jazz and educational radio station CJRT-FM (now JAZZ-FM). In recent years, he helped develop Ryerson's new degree program in International Economics. He is now the coordinator of the program, which provides a practically based study of Economics from a global perspective.
      Besides his career-related activities, Mark has an interest in literature and public policy. He is part-owner of the national book review magazine, the Literary Review of Canada. Helping administer the magazine is one of his main leisure activities. For the past twenty years he has lived in the heart of downtown Toronto — a useful choice, given that he does not drive. He is an avid fan of the city's many cafes and restaurants. Also, he derives great enjoyment from Toronto's cosmopolitan blend of races and cultures.