April 12, 2012 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada maintain its target for the overnight rate, the very short-term interest rate the Bank targets for monetary policy purposes, at 1.00 percent at its next announcement on April…
Read moreApril 11, 2012 — The payout formulas for defined-benefit (DB) pension plans, such as those typically provided to government employees across Canada, produce little-acknowledged yet striking inequities, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Winners and Losers:…
Read moreApril 9, 2012 - William Robson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the C.D. Howe Institute, today announced the appointment of a new member to the Institute's prestigious Monetary Policy Council (MPC). He is Stéfane Marion, Chief Economist and Strategist at National Bank and Managing…
Read moreApril 5, 2012 - The C.D. Howe Institute congratulates University of Western Ontario Professor John Whalley for winning the 2012 Killam Prize.
“John Whalley is an outstanding intellectual leader in economics and economic policy,” said William B.P Robson, President and CEO of the C.D…
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