ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

For their external reviews of this report, the authors wish to thank:

•    Stephen T. Easton, Professor of Economics and Acting Director, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University; Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute, Vancouver, Canada
•    Jeffrey Miron, Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Economics, Harvard University
•    Alex Wodak, Director, Alcohol and Drug Service, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Thanks also to Brandon Marshall for data analysis and interpretation, and Deborah Graham for report preparation.