economic policy

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Singapore is not China—and some U.S. politicians should study the difference

The average Singaporean earns about 30 per cent more than the average American.


8:56AM
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Canada’s economy should worry all Canadians no matter their political stripe

Over the last decade, growth in per-person GDP is at its lowest level since the 1930s.


9:18AM
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Cabinet shuffle won’t improve Canada’s weak economic performance

Canada’s average income per person is now lower than income levels in 41 U.S. states.


9:01AM
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Some provinces weathered COVID economic storm better than others

Canada's real GDP declined by 11 per cent in the second quarter of 2020.


8:56AM
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Next prime minister should eschew interventionist industrial policy

In the second quarter of 2021, real GDP per capita fell to 2.9 per cent below fourth quarter 2019 levels.


9:41AM
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Federal government’s 'industrial policy' creates all the wrong incentives

Economic decision-making should be dispersed among individuals, not centralized.


11:23AM
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Still moving toward markets 30 years after the Berlin Wall

Eastern Europe's socialist economies opted for different paths to market liberalization.


9:03AM
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York professor plumbs new low of public discourse

We can debate public policy issues without hurling wild accusations like “social murder” at those with whom we disagree.


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Milton Friedman was the most influential economist of the 20th century and his work will continue to have effect as long as humans engage in economic activity. It is, therefore, appropriate that as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, we remember his impact in Canada and worldwide.