Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Don’t squander the resource boom (again); Edmonton needs to constrain spending and save resource windfall [[link removed]]
A New Fiscal Framework for Alberta is a new study that finds rather than use precarious resource revenue to support high spending in Alberta, the Alberta Sustainability Fund (ASF) should be reintroduced and have contributions to the Heritage fund renewed to ensure long-term financial stability in the province.
Read More [[link removed]] Ontarians continue to be poorer than neighbours: per-person GDP now more than $19,000 below regional average [[link removed]]
Measuring Ontario’s Regional Prosperity Gap: 2022 Update is a new study that compares average incomes in Ontario, Quebec and eight American states in the Great Lakes region. It finds that in 2020, Ontario’s GDP per person trailed neighbouring Michigan by over $6,000, and in fact, Ontario lags the regional average GDP per person by $19,219 or 32.7 per cent.
Read More [[link removed]] Episode 19 - Kristina Acri [[link removed]]
Trade Secrets: intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry
Professor of economics at the department of economics and business at Colorado College and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Kristina Acri, joins me this week to discuss pharmaceutical economics and the role intellectual property plays in the pharmaceutical industry. We even get into the pros and cons of pharmaceutical IP, both in the long and short-term.
Commentary and Blog Posts Powerful group seeks to control Canadian economy and restrict personal freedom [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Matthew Lau
Free markets, not central planning, deliver economic growth and social harmony.
Eight in ten B.C. parents support standardized testing—the BCTF does not [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Paige MacPherson
Only 40 per cent of students who participated were proficient in math.
‘Patriotic Millionaires’ ignore basic tax facts [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Jake Fuss and Tegan Hill
The top 20 per cent of income-earning families in Canada pay nearly two-thirds of all income taxes.
Bank of Canada could muddy price signals with aggressive monetary policy [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Steven Globerman
If the inflation rate remains relatively stable over time, suppliers should know when higher prices signal increased scarcity.
Business needs to focus on business [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hub) by Jason Clemens, Steven Globerman, and Niels Veldhuis
Societies that rely more on individuals to make decisions, rather than government, enjoy greater social progress.
60% of Grade 10 students in B.C. not proficient in math [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Abbotsford Times) by Paige MacPherson and Joel Emes
Standardized tests measure student academic progress—but also help measure teacher performance.
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