C.D. Howe Institute Commentary articles from July 2007

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary archives from July 2007

Federal and provincial budget balances with Canada's major cities.(Following the Money)
July 1, 2007... Large cities are frequently described as the "engines of economic growth" within a national economy. The reason: major cities are magnets for immigrants, new industries, the highly educated, and the highly skilled. In 2002, 90 percent of all...

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.(NOTES)(Bibliography)
July 1, 2007... May 2007 Banerjee, Robin and William B.P. Robson. "Give Canadian Workers the Tools to do the Job! Why Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment." C.D. Howe Institute e-brief. May 2007 Lindsey, Robin. Congestion Relief: Assessing the Case...

Better late than never: towards a systematic review of Canada's monetary policy regime.
July 15, 2007... Canada's macroeconomic situation has not looked better since the mid-1960s, but this very fact should prompt a little reflection. Low inflation and economic stability seemed to be well established then as well, but soon after, they began to...

Lessons in harmony: what experience in the Atlantic provinces shows about the benefits of a harmonized sales tax.(Report)
July 15, 2007... The Study in Brief Governments in Canada have recently shown a desire to reduce marginal effective tax rates on capital, with a view to increasing investment and productivity in the economy--and a number of tax reforms have already been...

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(List)
July 15, 2007... Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications July 2007 Laidler, David. Better Late Than Never: Towards a Systematic Review of Canada's Monetary Policy Regime. C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 252. July...