May 20, 2014 - William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of distinguished economist Andrew Spence as a Senior Fellow.
"Andrew Spence has wide knowledge and experience in…
Read moreMay 14, 2014 – Current immigration policies overlook the unique challenges faced by immigrant children, resulting in higher dropout rates for those arriving in Canada as teenagers, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Don’t Forget the Kids: How Immigrant Policy Can Help Immigrants…
Read moreMay 8, 2014 – A recent proposal in the 2014 federal budget to legislate against cross-border price discrimination is profoundly wrong-headed in approach and should not proceed. This is the consensus view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its seventh meeting on…
Read moreMay 6, 2014 – Consumers should blame government policy, not retail price gouging for large Canada-US price gaps, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Sticker Shock: The Causes of the Canada-US Price Differential,” author Nicholas Li finds that rising wholesale price gaps over the…
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