Nathaniel Li

Senior Economist, Fraser Institute

Nathaniel Li is a Senior Economist at the Fraser Institute. He holds a B.A. from the Fudan University in China and a Ph.D. in Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Guelph. Prior to joining the Fraser Institute, he worked for the University of Toronto as a postdoctoral fellow and the University of Guelph as a research associate. His past research work has been published in many high-quality, peer-reviewed academic journals, including the Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural EconomicsPreventive Medicine, and Canadian Public Policy. His current research covers a wide range of issues in fiscal, education, and labour-market policies.

Recent Research by Nathaniel Li

— Aug 29, 2023
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Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada 2023

Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2023 Edition is a new study that finds annual spending in public schools in Canada increased by $7.8 billion more than was necessary to account for changes in enrolment and inflation between 2012/13 and 2020/21.

— Aug 1, 2023
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Measuring Progressivity in Canada’s Tax System, 2023

Measuring Progressivity in Canada’s Tax System, 2023 finds that the top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (53.1 per cent) of total taxes including sales and property taxes. Conversely, the bottom 20 per cent of income-earning families pay 2.0 per cent of total taxes, due partly to the progressivity of Canada’s tax system where the share of taxes paid typically increases as incomes rise.

— Jul 27, 2023
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The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2023

The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2023 is a new study that finds the typical Canadian family (two parents and two children) with an average household income of $169,296 will pay $16,950 for public health care this year. In fact, the cost of public health care insurance for the average Canadian family increased 4.2 times as fast as the cost of clothing, 2.1 times as fast as the cost of food, 1.8 times as fast as the cost of shelter, and 1.7 times as fast as the average income.