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  1. The Economic Effects of Increasing British Columbia's Minimum Wage

    Minimum wages have long been the subject of considerable attention and debate. The controversy surrounding minimum wages arises from the tension between well-intentioned efforts to increase incomes for lower-income workers and the significant negative ...

  2. Canadian Provincial Investment Climate: 2008 Report

    The allocation of investment capital, both internationally and domestically, is increasingly acknowledged as a leading contributor to a jurisdiction's economic success or failure. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files ...

  3. Fraser Forum- November 2008: Water Rights in Quebec

    In this issue: Up Front: Ezra Levant speaks freely The former Western Standard publisher discusses his battle with the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal which ended 900 days after it began. Why are Quebec’s students failing? by Peter Cowley The exam failure ...

  4. Fraser Forum- October 2008: US Election Consequences

    In this issue: Up Front: Celebrate Hong Kong On September 16, the Fraser Institute announced the results of the annual Economic Freedom of the World report in Hong Kong at a gala event. Is America becoming Canadianized? by Jason Clemens Some of Canada’s ...

  5. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2008 Edition

    This report is the fourth installment in our ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Indicators of labour performance such as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...

  6. Measuring Entrepreneurship: Conceptual Frameworks and Empirical Indicators

    This study first presents the most important definitions of entrepreneurship and explores their similarities and differences. Then it examines the most widely cited and used measures of entrepreneurship and discusses their strengths and weaknesses. ...

  7. Bank Lending and Entrepreneurial Finance: The Performance of Canadian Banks

    The study examines the performance of Canadian banks in financing entrepreneurship and compares Canadian performance to that of banks in other industrialized nations. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Bank_Lending.pdf ...

  8. Measuring Business Creation in Canada and the United States

    This study examines business creation in Canada and the United States. Business creation refers to the process of starting a new enterprise and is an important aspect of entrepreneurship. Economic research outlined in this study reveals that business ...

  9. Crowding Out Private Equity: Canadian Evidence

    This Alert examines whether LSVCCs have successfully expanded the amount of venture capital and the number of investments in Canadian entrepreneurial companies.It begins by describing LSVCCs and the cost of the LSVCC program to Canadian taxpayers. Venture ...

  10. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2007 Edition

    This report is the third instalment in ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Such indicators of labour performance as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...