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FRASER UPDATE
A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts
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Latest Research
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Polish incomes nearly quadrupled after Poland transitioned from socialism to market democracy
The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019, part of a multimedia project (which includes an interactive website), finds that according to many key metrics including incomes and life expectancy, life in Poland improved dramatically after the country transitioned from socialism to a market democracy.
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Major Ontario cities dominate the rankings of lowest growth in Canada for median employment income
Analysis of Changes in Median Employment Income in Canada’s Census Metropolitan Areas, 2008-2019 is a new study that ranks Canada's 41 major cities by their rate of growth in median employment income, using data from 2008 to 2019. The median employment income growth, in inflation adjusted dollars, for all of Canada was 5.4 percent.
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Essential Scholars Explained Podcast
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Adam Smith part 2: Why Care? It’s Only Natural [[link removed]]
James R. Otteson, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and co-author of the Essential Adam Smith, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Smith’s perennial insights, including how human engagement naturally presents itself as opportunities for cooperation, and the ways in which the free-market can be a vehicle for this.
Commentary and Blog Posts
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Ontario should privatize Catholic schools and increase choice for parents [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Michael Zwaagstra
In Manitoba and B.C., Catholic schools are eligible for up to 50 per cent of the operational funding allotted to public schools.
Forest fires—truth going up in flames [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Ross McKitrick
In reality, wildfires have been getting less frequent in Canada over the past 30 years.
Government red tape may strangle another major natural resource opportunity [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The Ring of Fire is an area in northern Ontario some 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.
Alberta government should pursue single 8 per cent income tax rate [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan Hill
Lower income tax rates incentivize people to work, save, invest and engage in entrepreneurial activities.
The school you attend impacts you for a lifetime [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra
As far as unions are concerned, more money is the solution to all things ailing public education.
Debt interest costs threaten sustainability of federal finances [[link removed]]
by Livio Di Matteo
According to forecasts, Ottawa's annual debt interest costs will eclipse $50 billion by 2028.
New Brunswickers make less median employment income than most other Canadians [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) by Ben Eisen and Alex Whalen
The province's median employment income was $3,350 lower than the Canadian average.
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