long run. Investment in British Columbia is lagging when compared to that of Canada, particularly in machinery and …

Canada. According to the after-tax LICO, now the most widely reported measure of low income or poverty, the national poverty …

In this chapter, Don Drummond makes the case that with large deficits there was little room for the Bank of Canada to … argues that the elimination of the deficit has reduced risk premia and allowed the Bank of Canada to bring interest rates …

in Canada, Fortin lays the blame for the inferior economic performance of the Canadian economy relative to the U ….S. economy squarely on the back of the Bank of Canada, and dismisses structural explanations of the recession as lacking an …

is essential to an overall understanding of the fall in labour force participation in the 1990s in Canada. In the fifth … labour force participation in Canada in the 1990s. They disaggregate the youth participation rate into three components: the …

distributional changes that have occurred in Canada in the 1990s as well as useful comparative perspectives both in terms of trends … income in Canada during the 1990s. …

links between monetary policy and the economic well-being of Canadians. The Bank of Canada economists do admit that tight …

reduce the double-taxation of saving. The main elements of public policy related to pensions in Canada cover these pillars …-pillar metaphor is still a fruitful perspective because it facilitates constructive responses to the pressures confronting Canada … policy”. Based on his examination of Canada’s pension and health-care systems, Robson makes a number of recommendations …

that has occurred in Canada over the past 20 years. Boadway makes the case that the fiscal arrangements have played an … an overall vision is needed. Unfortunately, Canada does not have an institution like the former Economic Council that is …