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1. Economic Freedom of the World: 2021 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to enter ...

2. Economic Freedom Promotes Upward Income Mobility

   The costs of government regulation, including labour regulations such as licencing and accreditation, represent a real barrier for Canadians—especially low-income Canadians—trying to move up the income ladder, finds a new study released today by the ...

3. Ottawa should heed lessons from Quebec daycare experience

   Quebec’s blanket policy helped everyone including parents from high-income households. ...

4. Math Performance in Canada

   How are Canadian students performing in the strategically important subject of math­ematics? Any useful answer depends on the measures consulted and the standards against which results are compared. Given the exclusive authority over education assigned to ...

5. Achieving the Four-Day Work Week: Essays on Improving Productivity Growth in Canada

   Surveys of Canadians have shown a strong desire for reduced work hours with a four-day work week being a highly prized goal. This is hardly surprising given that leisure time is a valuable good for most people. To be sure, a four-day work week would be ...

6. Achieving the Four-Day Work Week: Part 2 Essays

   Towards a More Productive and United Canada: The Case for Liberalizing Interprovincial Trade by Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, argues that if governments in Canada want to help increase economic productivity ...

7. CEO pay—when they deserve it, and when they don’t

   Appeared in Calgary's Business, January 13, 2020 In debates about inequality, some people—including some economists—claim that the salaries and compensation of chief executive officers (CEOs) are not linked to performance. Thus, they don’t really ...

8. The Truth about CEO and Worker Compensation

   In recent years, there has been a concern that CEO pay has been out of step with the pay of the average worker. This concern has been fueled by a belief that CEO pay is not linked with performance and that corporate executives are shielded in their jobs. ...

9. Lobbying can lead to monopolies (which can lead to higher prices and/or lower quality)

   Competition is not just about the number of firms on a market. It’s also about allowing new entrants to challenge incumbent firms. Thus, because competition is the best way to improve the well-being of consumers, barriers to entry should ...

10. Middle-class prosperity in Canada—some facts

    After Prime Minister Trudeau introduced the men and women who will serve in his new cabinet, much attention has been dedicated to Mona Fortier, the new “minister for middle-class prosperity.” To name a minister in charge of the prosperity ...