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Lesson Plans
Lesson 2 | Measuring Income Inequality: The Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient Introduction In order to have a meaningful discussion around income inequality one has to understand how it is measured. The most commonly discussed measures by economists and ...
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Economic Freedom of the Arab World: 2018 Annual Report
Wherever true economic freedom takes root, it creates opportunity for all by eliminating obstacles to success. Economic freedom is simply the ability of individuals and families to make their own economic decisions and take advantage of opportunities and ...
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Large deficit looms for B.C. and the Horgan government
Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, May 14, 2020 Less than three months ago, the Horgan government tabled a budget projecting a small operating surplus in 2020/21. Obviously, economic circumstances have changed. COVID-19 has significantly hurt British Columbia ...
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Myth 3 – The CPP is a low-cost pension plan
Another misleading argument made in favour of expanding the CPP is that it is a “low cost” pension plan. In reality, the operating expenses cited by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), which manages the CPP’s investments, cover only a ...
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Potential permanent changes from our experience with COVID-19
by Jason Clemens and Mark Hasiuk, Editors We recently asked our research staff and senior fellows for their thoughts on how Canada’s experience with COVID-19 and the related recession might permanently—at least the next five years—affect Canadians and our ...
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Potential permanent changes from our experience with COVID-19
by Jason Clemens and Mark Hasiuk, Editors We recently asked our research staff and senior fellows for their thoughts on how Canada’s experience with COVID-19 and the related recession might permanently—at least the next five years—affect Canadians and our ...
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Sam Sullivan
Sam Sullivan is a quadriplegic as a result of a skiing accident at age 19. He spent seven years living on welfare and in social housing. After his injury he began to attend university and ultimately obtained a Business Administration degree. He ...