Steve Ambler – Calling a Recession: A US Game with Fluid Rules
From: Steve Ambler To: Canadians Concerned about Recession Date: August 8, 2022 Re: Calling a Recession: A US Game with Fluid Rules The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) published its first estimate of second-quarter GDP on July 28, minus 0.9 percent on an annualized basis (a 0.23 percent drop quarter-over-quarter). The US has now […] The Price of War: Russia’s War on Ukraine Costs $8.9T at Five-Months
At the five-month mark, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has the heavy cost of US$8.9 trillion conservatively, a loss equivalent to more than four times the entire annual income of all Canadians. The estimates include human costs of $4…At What Cost? The Economic and Human Costs of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
At the five-month mark, the costs of Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” have soared and spread. The short-term economic costs of the invasion include not only the direct war damage in Ukraine and the immediate consequences of the economic sanctions and counter-sanctions on current economic output in the economies of the combatants, but also […] Jon Johnson – Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – An Improvement on Build Back Better?
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadian Trade Watchers Date: August 04, 2022 Re: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – An Improvement on Build Back Better? President Biden’s proposed Build Back Better legislation (with its discriminatory subsidy provisions for electric vehicles satisfying US content requirements and produced only at unionized plants in the US) is now dead. […] Charles DeLand – A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint (II)
To: Canadians Concerned about Climate Change From: Charles DeLand Date: August 3, 2022 Re: A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint (II) The federal government’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan was the subject of a recent C.D. Howe Institute special policy seminar to address several key questions: What’s realistic? How feasible are the Plan’s projected 2030 outcomes, and the […] Charles DeLand – A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint
To: Canadians Concerned about Climate Change From: Charles DeLand Date: August 2, 2022 Re: A Reality Check for Canada’s Emissions Reduction Blueprint The federal government’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan was the subject of a recent C.D. Howe Institute special policy seminar to address several key questions: What’s realistic? How feasible are the Plan’s projected 2030 outcomes, and the implications […] Olmstead, Yatchew – An Alberta Advantage: Carbon Pricing in the Wholesale Electricity Market
To: Canada’s Policymakers From: Derek E. H. Olmstead and Adonis Yatchew Date: July 29, 2022 Re: An Alberta Advantage: Carbon Pricing in the Wholesale Electricity Market The Alberta wholesale electricity market provides an ideal setting to assess the effectiveness of carbon pricing in influencing firm behaviour and carbon emissions. This is because production costs associated with carbon pricing […] Conference Report – Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic?
Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic? Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is “a plan to have a plan,” according to a new Policy Seminar Report from the C.D. Howe Institute. The C.D. Howe Institute held a Special Policy Seminar on June 23, 2022, with the goal of providing an […] Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic?
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is “a plan to have a plan,” according to a new Policy Seminar Report from the C.D. Howe Institute. The C.D. Howe Institute held a Special Policy Seminar on June 23, 2022, with the goal of providing…William B.P. Robson – Inflection Points for Inflation and the Economy
From: William B.P. Robson To: Canadians Concerned about Inflation and Recession Date: July 28, 2022 Re: Inflection Points for Inflation and the Economy Two economic headlines a week apart – the Bank of Canada’s 1 percent hike in the overnight rate and last Wednesday’s 8.1 percent year-over-year Consumer Price Index increase – make clear that we are at a major turning point. […] Kronick, Bafale – Deepening Canadian Capital Markets
Canada’s small and medium enterprises are facing numerous challenges that impede their ability to scale up. The C.D. Howe Institute has launched a policy working group to explore ways governments can help Canada’s SMEs grow by removing barriers to the availability and access to patient long-term financing, and deepen capital markets. This Memo is the […] S4 E11: Lives Put on Hold: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canada’s Youth with Parisa Mahboubi
The economic fall-out of COVID-19 could be permanent for Canada’s youth. The Institute’s Parisa Mahboubi tells Michael Hainsworth they’ve been hit with a one-two punch of diminished education and poorer job prospects.