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...
Interest Rates
June 6, 2017 - Jeremy Kronick
House rich, big-spending Canadians are taking a gamble on the risk of an economic shock in Canada, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Spendthrifts and Savers: Are...
October 7, 2015 - Craig Alexander and Steve Ambler
Pension fund savers face a future of lower investment returns, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “One Percent? For Real? Insights from Modern Growth Theory about Future...
August 12, 2015 - Aaron Jacobs and Finn Poschmann
The Bank of Canada should track inflation using a measure that better accounts for changes in resale housing prices, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Improving on the CPI: A...
October 30, 2014 - Matthias Neuenkirch and Pierre Siklos
The Bank of Canada should consider publicly disclosing the discussions and dissenting opinions of members of its interest-rate-setting committee, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In...
August 13, 2014 - Mati Dubrovinsky
The Bank of Canada (BoC) should carefully monitor the money supply to better predict inflation and track the effectiveness of its monetary policy, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In...
Intelligence Memos
From: Steve Ambler and Jeremy Kronick
To: The Bank of Canada Governing Council
Date: January 3, 2019
Re: Monetary Policy in a Low-Interest-Rate, Low-Inflation World
The Bank of Canada should restore...
Intelligence Memos
From: Steve Ambler and Jeremy M. Kronick
To: Bank of Canada Governing Council
Date: Sept. 7, 2018
Re: Uncertainty Clouds the Path of Monetary Policy
The Bank of Canada announced this week that it was...
Op-Ed
Markets were not surprised by today’s Bank of Canada announcement to hike its overnight target rate by 25 basis points to 1.5 per cent. They had factored in a very high probability of an increase....
Research
Les épargnants et les caisses de retraite doivent faire face à des rendements futurs inférieurs sur leurs investissements, affirme une nouvelle étude d’Institut C.D. Howe. Dans « Un pour cent?...
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