Innovation and Business Growth
This research area covers policies that affect the climate or incentives for business investment, and that influence business growth and innovation stemming from or embodied in human capital, R&D, fixed investments or the organisation of businesses themselves, including corporate governance issues.
July 26, 2018 - Daniel Schwanen
Canada’s performance in attracting foreign direct investment faces serious headwinds, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Foreign Direct Investment in Canada – The Case for...
May 23, 2018 - Will Falk and Dr. R. Sacha Bhatia
Virtual care is a natural next step in technological innovation for healthcare, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Modernizing Canada’s Healthcare System through the...
March 29, 2018
Regulators can better use big data and machine learning to save time and money for businesses, individuals and themselves, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Regulatory...
February 28, 2018 - Daniel Schwanen and Rosalie Wyonch
This E-Brief introduces a new innovation policy report card, comparing key policy indicators affecting innovation performance across 14 countries, focusing on the implications for Canada.
The report...
January 16, 2018 - Rosalie Wyonch
Some provinces, with more economic diversification or a concentration of workers in areas that are not very susceptible to automation, appear to be better situated for technological change than...
December 14, 2017 - Daniel Schwanen
Canada’s mediocre innovation performance calls for a broader policy approach, according to a new report from the C. D. Howe Institute. In “Innovation Policy in Canada: A Holistic Approach,” author...
Intelligence Memos
To: Doug Ford and Ontario’s New Government
cc: Governments across Canada
From: Benjamin Dachis
Date: July 12, 2018
Re: Business Property Tax Cuts Can Be a Secret Weapon
Your government has committed...
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Innovation-Attentive Canadians
Date: June 13, 2018
Re: How Calgary (Quietly) Took the Lead as Canada’s Innovation Leader
Which is the most innovative city in...
Intelligence Memos
From: Laurence Kotlikoff
To: Global policymakers
Date: June 8, 2018
Re: Our Economic Future and How to Fix It
(An extract of remarks at the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Jack Mintz Lecture)
Let me...
Research
Le coût des investissements du secteur public dans les projets d'infrastructures sont sous-estimés et doivent comprendre les risques encourus par les contribuables, selon un rapport publié aujourd'...
06 Apr 2018
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Roundtable Luncheon with Mitch Davies, Councillor Michelle Holland, Allan Miranda and Daniel Schwanen
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Friday, April 6, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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16 Mar 2018
Mar
16
Conference Call with Daniel Schwanen, Vice President, Research, C.D. Howe Institute and Rosalie Wyonch, Policy Analyst, C.D. Howe Institute
Conference Call
Friday, March 16, 2018, 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
15 Feb 2018
Feb
15
Building and Maintaining Ontario’s Place in the New Global Economy
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Thursday, February 15, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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