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1. Trudeau government plans to make Canada less attractive to top talent

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, September 30, 2020 Last week’s federal throne speech mentioned Canada’s immigration system—specifically, how Canada will compete for global talent—and that Canada “has an opportunity as we recover to become the world’s top ...

2. Highly Educated Immigrants: Economic Contributions and Implications for Public Policy

   Immigration is a contentious public policy issue. Most contention, however, is about immigration by individuals with relatively limited education and there is much less skepticism about the economic benefits of highly educated immigrants to the native ...

3. Private Sector Capital Expenditures in Canada: An Industry-Level Analysis

   There has been much debate recently about Canada’s industrial competitiveness compared to other developed countries, particularly the US. In particular, concerns have been raised about recent declines in private sector capital expenditures, especially in ...

4. Despite decades of government subsidies, Canadian innovation has waned

   Appeared in National Newswatch, January 15, 2019 The implementation and adoption of new methods of producing goods and services, along with the introduction and use of new products and new ways of organizing businesses, remain critical to improving living ...

5. Capital Investment in Canada: An International Comparison

   Capital investment contributes to economic growth and higher standards of living through its link to increased labour productivity and technological change. The growth rate of overall capital expenditures in Canada slowed substantially from 2005 ...

6. Capital Investment in Canada: Recent Behaviour and Implications

   The growth of overall capital investment in Canada slowed substantially from 2005-2017 compared to earlier periods—and was lower than in virtually any period since 1970. Further, the share of business investment in total capital investment ...

7. Stemming the demographic tide on U.S. entrepreneurship

   Appeared in Calgary's Business, June 20, 2018 Entrepreneurship is part of the American DNA and broadly recognized as the basis for improved living standards through innovation and technological progress. Unfortunately policymakers in Washington and ...

8. Demographics and Entrepreneurship blog series: The role of immigration in entrepreneurship

   As part of the blog series summarizing the Fraser Institute’s Demographics and Entrepreneurship essays, this post examines immigration and entrepreneurship. In many developed countries, immigrant entrepreneurs are a considerable force ...

9. Demographics and Entrepreneurship blog series: Entry rates for startups are falling, due partly to demography

   As part of the blog series summarizing the Fraser Institute’s Demographics and Entrepreneurship essays, this post examines small business startup rates in Canada and beyond. Small business startups are an essential feature of what the ...

10. Stemming the demographic tide on entrepreneurship in the U.K.

    Appeared in CapX—Centre for Policy Studies, May 18, 2018 Entrepreneurship is widely acknowledged as the basis for innovation, technological advancement and economic progress—and subsequently, a driving force for improved living standards. Yet there’s ...