Fiscal Policy

In economics and political science, fiscal policy is the use of government revenue collection (taxes or tax cuts) and expenditure to influence a country's economy. The use of government revenues and expenditures to influence macroeconomic variables developed as a result of the Great Depression, when the previous laissez-faire approach to economic management became unpopular. Fiscal policy is based on the theories of the British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose Keynesian economics theorized that government changes in the levels of taxation and government spending influences aggregate demand and the level of economic activity. Fiscal and monetary policy are the key strategies …

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Fraser Institute · 7 November 2024 English

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 …

Economic Growth in the Canadian Provinces FISCAL POLICY Jason Childs 20242024 • Fraser Institute The government. If legislators are unable to use fiscal policy in an effort to directly address an issue,


Fraser Institute · 24 October 2024 English

New survey shows Canadian parents with kids in K-12 schools, and parents in British Columbia, find letter grades on report cards significantly clearer and easier to understand than the BC …

across Canada, focusing on education policy, fiscal policy and government accountability. She holds a


Fraser Institute · 3 October 2024 English

Canadians are concerned about their income and their ability to purchase essential goods and services. Real (that is, inflation-adjusted) income determines their purchasing power, and directly affects their standard of …

investment, equalization, school performance, and fiscal policy. Mr Emes holds a B.A. and an M.A. in economics


ULCC: Uniform Law Conference of Canada · 27 September 2024 English

RESOLVED: THAT the report of the working group on Drafting Conventions be accepted; and THAT the Drafting Conventions be adopted; and THAT, having adopted the Drafting Conventions, the ULCC recognizes …

of fiscal responsibility. But that is only fiscal policy – nothing more. Some provinces have said they


Fraser Institute · 26 September 2024 English

The federal government has introduced three new social programs since 2021, increasing permanent spending. This analysis investigates if the media questioned whether the government’s new programs observed its own fiscal …

few instances where programs criticized the fiscal policy in the context of how the deficit was increasing


Fraser Institute · 17 September 2024 English

For many years the federal government’s approach to government finances has relied on spending-driven deficits and a growing debt burden, causing a deterioration in the state of federal finances. While …

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Fraser Institute · 17 September 2024 English

For many years the federal government’s approach to government finances has relied on spending-driven deficits and a growing debt burden, causing a deterioration in the state of federal finances. While …

enormous debt,” said Jake Fuss, director of fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute and co- author. “And (30) MEDIA CONTACT: Jake Fuss, Director, Fiscal Policy Fraser Institute Grady Munro, Policy Analyst


Fraser Institute · 10 September 2024 English

Less than a decade ago, the public finances of British Columba’s provincial government were amongst the soundest in Canada. Since then, much has changed. Following the election in 2017, the …

in British Columbia with a heavy emphasis on fiscal policy, see <https:// www.fraserinstitute.org/cate investment, equalization, school performance, and fiscal policy. Mr Emes holds a B.A. and an M.A. in economics


Fraser Institute · 29 August 2024 English

The British Columbia government has changed provincewide student testing in high schools so dramatically that it no longer produces quality provincewide student assessment data. Three significant changes have been introduced …

across Canada, focusing on education policy, fiscal policy and government accountability. She holds a


C.D. Howe Institute · 29 August 2024 English

On the revenue side, our investigation highlights the impact of changes in the working-age population on the total workforce and on the generating of taxable activity. [...] reflecting the historical …

errors and the conclusions is ours. Policy Area: Fiscal Policy. Related Topics: Demographics; Healthcare; Federal


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