Economics

The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …

many other subject areas from anthropology and economics to media studies and sociology. I also owe a … at the intersection of multiple disciplines – economics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, media, management … and from the disciplines of law, social policy, economics, and sociology,59 this tension was in fact deeply …

Since 2000, Quebec’s real per-capita GDP has grown at an annual average of 1.2 percent, while Ontario’s has grown at 0.7 percent—both below the Canadian average. Ontario and Quebec’s real …

Productivity Slowdown is Everyone’s Problem. TD Economics (September 12). Creighton, Donald (1956). The … Grady and Andrew Sharpe (eds.), The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater … fellow at the Fraser Institute and professor of Economics at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario … specializes in public policy and finance, health economics, and economic history. Prof. Di Matteo is a member …

Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the …

the day favoured the practice of laissez-faire economics, and the state lacked a consistent and coherent … to prevent abuse. In the age of laissez-faire economics, the mood of Parliament was not responsive to …

The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …

framework is multi- disciplinary; it incorporates economics and the law (market failure), social psychology …

Provincial and federal government debt has grown significantly in recent years. A growing body of literature links government debt to slower economic growth. We provide a three-phase analysis linking government …

Growth – Economic Systems Matter. International Economics and Economic Policy 15: 373–403. Baum, A., C. … Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation. Economics and Business Letters 4, 4: 137– 150. Clemens, … Evidence from EMU Countries. International Review of Economics and Finance 51: 470–486. Guillemette, Y., and … Taxes through Equalization. Canadian Journal of Economics 40, 4: 1188–1212. Statistics Canada (2009). Consolidated … Public Debt on Economic Growth in the Euro Area Economics. Available at SSRN. <https://ssrn.com/abstract=2421147>; …

Over the past month, tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated dramatically. A series of...

Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election, it is likely that protectionist pressures will intensify in that country, thereby further threatening Canada’s exports to its largest trading …

School of Economics, Copenhagen School of Business, and the Helsinki School of Economics. He has written … foreign direct investment. He earned his B.A. in economics from Brooklyn College, his M.A. from the University …

This essay examines the implications of decarbonizing Canada’s electricity grid by replacing existing fossil fuel-based generation with clean energy sources. In 2023, clean energy sources—including hydro, nuclear, and wind—produced 497.6 …

a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Guelph, and M.A. and B.S. degrees in Economics, both from … published in the prestigious academic journal Energy Economics. Ms. Aliakbari’s research has been discussed in … degrees from UBC, and a post-graduate diploma in economics from the University of London. He received an …

Least developed countries (LDCs) need more investment in agriculture to increase their agricultural productivity and promote their food security. Existing World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and flexibilities on agricultural domestic …

and economic growth. Handbook of Agricultural Economics, 4, 3825–3866. https://www.sciencedirect.com/ … global agricultural productivity. Agricultural Economics, 55(2), 346–364. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10 …

This policy report addresses the critical issue of soil acidity in the East African Community (EAC) and provides actionable recommendations for EAC partner states, the EAC Secretariat, and other relevant …

https://www.gatsbyafrica.org.uk/app/uploads/2023/05/ economics-of-granulated-lime-1.pdf Ministry of Agriculture …