23 results found for "basic income"
Video
Ken Boessenkool and Miles Corak, Research Fellows at the C.D. Howe Institute, join TVO's The Agenda to talk basic income and the future of work.
Intelligence Memos
From: Glen Hodgson and William B.P. Robson
To: Canadians concerned about COVID-19’s economic impact
Date: April 21, 2020
Re: Some principles for an economic restart
We have learned a great deal over the past month about the interaction between the coronavirus pandemic and the economy. This is a recession unlike any other, driven by a forced supply-side shutdown of many business sectors…
Intelligence Memos
From: Paul Jenkins and Jeremy M. Kronick
To: Canadians Looking to Understand the Times
Date: April 2, 2020
Subject: COVID-19: A Macroeconomic Narrative
These are highly uncertain times, as we individually and collectively face the challenges of COVID-19. With the many complexities – both health and economic related – is there a simple narrative that can help in bridging us through the…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy Kronick and Steve Ambler
To: Bank of Canada Watchers
Date: September 10, 2020
Re: The GDP Story is Not as Bleak as Reported
Statistics Canada released its initial estimate of second-quarter GDP last month. Output dropped by 11.5 percent compared with the first quarter and by a little more than 13 percent compared with the second quarter of 2019. This is the…
Op-Ed
We knew the number would be big. Just how big was the question.
Statistics Canada released its initial estimate of second-quarter GDP on Friday. Output dropped by 11.5 per cent compared with first-quarter GDP and by a little over 13 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2019. This is the largest recorded quarterly decline since Statistics Canada began reporting quarterly GDP numbers in…
Intelligence Memos
From: Barry Gros
To: Canada’s pension regulators
Date: June 25, 2020
Re: Rules-based regulations a poor fit for target-benefit pension plans
Regulations for target-benefit pension plans have been developed across the country in several jurisdictions and without consistency.
But as I outline in my recent C.D. Howe Institute paper, their basic direction is actually a bad fit for the way target-…
