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1. Tax gap growing between Canada and the U.S.

   Canada had an overall tax-to-GDP ratio of 33 per cent. ...

2. Rebooting Italy after Brexit

   Much of the economic focus in Europe is currently on the United Kingdom and the fallout from the Brexit referendum. Indeed, yet another economic forecast—this time a survey by FocusEconomics—now sees real GDP growth in the U.K. at 1.4 ...

3. With the resource boom over, Canada must return to proven pro-growth economic policies

   Appeared in National Newswatch, April 14, 2016 Canadians seem to have been lulled into a sense of complacency about Canada’s economic competitiveness and our overall performance compared to other industrialized countries. A likely cause is that Canada, as ...

4. Comparing Recent Economic Performance in Canada and the United States: A Provincial and State-Level Analysis

   Conventional wisdom holds that Canada weathered the global financial crisis and recession better than most industrialized countries, particularly the United States. It is certainly true that overall, Canada has performed better economically than the ...

5. Leader’s economic debate: missing the forest for the trees

   In last night’s debate on the economy on issues of job creation, energy, infrastructure, immigration, housing, fiscal policy and taxation, all three party leaders wandered about essentially missing the forest for the trees. While all ...

6. Can Canada Prosper Without a Prosperous Ontario?

   Ontario's economic struggles, which are most dramatically illustrated by its transition to a "have-not" province, have implications far beyond the borders of the province. For the better part of a decade, and particularly since the ...

7. Evidence suggests bigger government isn't better

   Appeared in Globe and Mail’s Economy Lab Government is the single most pervasive institution of modern life and its programs are important to our quality of life. While government spending around the world has grown, more and larger government is not ...