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Measuring British Columbia's Prosperity Gap at the Metropolitan Level

Measuring British Columbia’s Prosperity Gap at the Metropolitan Level finds that the median income for workers in Seattle dwarfs the median income for workers in Vancouver, underscoring a general prosperity gap between B.C. and its regional neighbours.

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A Review of Electric Vehicle Consumer Subsidies in Canada finds that government subsidies for electric vehicle purchases are an extremely costly way to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.

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The Free Enterprise Welfare State: A History of Denmark’s Unique Economic Model

The Free Enterprise Welfare State: A History of Denmark’s Unique Economic Model finds that, despite common misperceptions, middle-class workers in Denmark pay relatively high taxes for Denmark’s large government.

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Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Strategy and Trade Diversification

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Strategy and Trade Diversification finds that the federal government’s new trade strategy (IPS), meant to encourage increased Canadian exports to Indo-Pacific countries such as India and China through subsidies and other preferential treatments, unwisely shifts attention from Canada’s largest trading partner and key source of prosperity.

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Analysis of Changes in Median Employment Income in Large Canadian and American Metropolitan Areas

Analysis of Changes in Median Employment Income in Large Canadian and American Metropolitan Areas, 2010-2019 is a new study that ranks employment income growth in the largest 141 metropolitan areas in Canada and the United States from 2010 to 2019, finding that only three Canadian cities rank in the top half, with Toronto—Canada’s largest metropolitan area—ranking 102nd.

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It’s Time to Get Off the Resource Revenue Rollercoaster

There’s time to get off the resource revenue rollercoaster: Re-establishing the Alberta Sustainability Fund is a new study that finds with spending restraint, Alberta can re-introduce a rainy-day fund worth $9.8 billion by 2025/26 that could help insulate the province’s budget from swings in resource revenue.

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Comparing Median Employment Incomes in Atlantic Canada and New England Metropolitan Areas measures median employment income in 20 metropolitan areas in Atlantic Canada and New England (from 2010-2019), finding that most major urban areas in Atlantic Canada underperformed compared to the neighbouring region.