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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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Canada one of the highest spenders on health care among universal access countries; ranks near bottom on number of doctors, hospital beds and wait times
Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2020 is a new study that compares the performance of Canada’s health-care system to its international peers. The data shows that despite Canada being among the most expensive universal-access health-care systems in the OECD, the country has some of the lowest numbers of doctors, hospital beds, medical technologies, and the longest wait times.
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Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would help economy grow by more than $6,000 per household
Two new essays—Towards a More Productive and United Canada: The Case for Liberalizing Interprovincial Trade by Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, and Barriers to Entry and Productivity Growth by Vincent Geloso, assistant professor of economics at King's University College—spotlight barriers to trade and competition, which can frustrate economic productivity and the possibility of a four-day work week.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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With right approach, Ford government can stop Ontario’s fiscal roller-coaster [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen
Government workers in Ontario receive higher wages and more generous benefits than similar workers in the private sector.

Alberta should better align government-sector compensation with the private sector [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill
Government workers in Alberta received 9.3 per cent more (on average) in wages than their private-sector counterparts.

Trudeau’s ‘Clean Fuel Standard’ will likely do more harm than good [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Robert P. Murphy
The implicit tax rate of $200 per tonne is quadruple the federal carbon tax ceiling.

Biden’s presidency poses new risks for Canada’s energy sector [[link removed]]
by Elmira Aliakbari and Jairo Yunis
Biden’s climate plan aims to wean the U.S. off of fossil fuels.

Alberta’s government debt was unsustainable—before COVID [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Tegan Hill and Ben Eisen
The Alberta government projects a $24.2 billion budget deficit in 2020/21.


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