Benjamin Dachis

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MA (Economics), University of Toronto

MSc, London School of Economics

Hon. BA (Economics), University of Toronto

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Benjamin Dachis is a Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and Vice President of Research and Outreach at Clean Prosperity. Previously, he served as Associate Vice President, Public Affairs at the C.D. Howe Institute, where he helped further the Institute’s mission to improve Canada’s economic performance by enhancing the visibility, reputation and impact of its research and activities. Benjamin started with the C.D. Howe Institute in 2006 as a Research Fellow and also has experience with major U.S. and U.K. think tanks. He returned to the C.D. Howe Institute as a Policy Analyst in January of 2008, became a Senior Policy Analyst in 2011, and Associate Director, Research in 2016. From 2018 to 2019 he was the Director of Policy, Budget and Fiscal Planning for the Premier of Ontario. He was part of the Ontario government’s leadership team in developing a number of policies, including the Housing Supply Action Plan, the 2018 Fall Economic Statement and the 2019 Budget. He has an Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Science in Regional Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Latest Publications by Author

Buyers Beware: The Cost of Barriers to Building Housing in Canadian Cities

Benjamin Dachis

An Oil Sands Inequity: Alberta’s Outdated Bitumen Valuation Program

Joel Balyk, Benjamin Dachis, Charles DeLand

The Economic Cost of Toronto’s Land Transfer Tax

Benjamin Dachis, Jack Mintz

Power Surge: The Causes of (and Solutions to) Ontario’s Electricity Price Rise Since 2006

Joel Balyk, Benjamin Dachis

Trains, Lanes and Automobiles: The Effect of COVID-19 on the Future of Public Transit

Benjamin Dachis, Rhys Godin

Gimme Shelter: How High Municipal Housing Charges and Taxes Decrease Housing Supply

Benjamin Dachis
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