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We study the behaviour of Canadian total factor productivity growth over the past 60 years. We find that the observed stagnation during the last 20 years is entirely accounted for by the Oil sector. Higher oil prices made capital-intensive sources of oil like the oil sands viable to extract on a...
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As a party to the Paris Agreement, Canada has an ambitious climate target of net-zero emissions by 2050. The country … sector, achieving Canada's net-zero target requires significant oil sands decarbonization. If, while phasing out fossil fuels … sector for Canada, including mining and in situ resources. We ask, what is the future of the oil sands sector in deeply …
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What if Canada 's so-called environmental nightmare was really an engineering triumph and the key to a stable and … so-called dirty resource. But what if developing Canada's Oil Sands was the key to bridging the gap betwe …
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Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. OUTLOOK FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION -- III. EXPORT PROSPECTS AND DUTCH DISEASE -- IV. EXCHANGE RATE EQUATION -- V. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER -- VI. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I. Data -- References.
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hydrocarbon, once thought economically nonviable, are now offering renewed hope for increased energy security. In Canada, while … the province of Alberta, oil sands are being touted as the means to make Canada 'an emerging energy superpower'. While … this geopolitical posturing and plans for pipelines through Canada's Arctic North are being welcomed by some, others fear …
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In Pembina, the Federal Court reviewed a Joint Panel Report evaluating the environmental impacts of the Kearl Oil Sands project. The case received considerable attention for its laudable finding that the Panel should have provided reasons to support its conclusion that the project's proposed...
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This paper explores factors behind Canadian banks' relative resilience in the ongoing credit turmoil. We identify two main causes: a higher share of depository funding (vs. wholesale funding) in liabilities, and a number of regulatory and structural factors in the Canadian market that reduced...
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