<time datetime="2024-09-12T05:00:00-04:00">September 12, 2024</time>

Study in Brief

  • Business investment in Canada has been so weak since 2015 that capital per worker is falling.
  • A longstanding gap…
<time datetime="2024-06-18T00:00:05-04:00">June 18, 2024</time>

The Study in Brief

  • Canadians have been debating whether Canada’s regulatory and permitting processes strike the right balance…
<time datetime="2023-11-21T06:00:00-05:00">November 21, 2023</time>

The Study in Brief

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEsConsistent with Statistics Canada’s…
<time datetime="2023-11-07T06:00:00-05:00">November 7, 2023</time>

Study in Brief

  • Business investment in Canada has been so weak since 2015 that capital per worker has been falling – part of an…
<time datetime="2023-08-01T06:00:00-04:00">August 1, 2023</time>

The Study in Brief

  • Solving Canada's perennial productivity problem will partially be addressed by…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canadians concerned about prosperity From: Don Wright Date: September 4, 2024Re: Some Basic Living Standard Arithmetic for Governments Governments often talk about “creating jobs,” but…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canada’s financial regulators From: Paul C. Bourque and Gherardo Gennaro Caracciolo Date: August 27, 2024 Re: How to Improve Financial Regulation. Pruning Would Help…
Intelligence Memos
From: Martin Eichenbaum, Michelle Alexopoulos and Jeremy M. Kronick To: Canadians concerned about prosperity Date: August 14, 2024 Re: Lagging Productivity not Just a Number, it’s…
Op-Ed
Une véritable réconciliation avec les peuples autochtones doit aller au-delà des symboles pour se traduire en actions concrètes pour accélérer le rattrapage économique des Premières Nations, des…
Op-Ed
Quand le vent souffle fort, même les dindes peuvent voler. Pour un temps. À preuve les titres boursiers gonflés à l’hélium par l’action coordonnée de petits investisseurs. L’appréciation aussi…
Op-Ed
Nos choix de placements peuvent accélérer les changements exigés par l’urgence climatique. Heureusement, les institutions financières développent des produits plus amicaux pour la planète. La…