Economic analysis
Should Canada hike taxes on investment income? Not so fast.
Yes, most investment income flows to the wealthy. But we need a tax environment that encourages new firms to start, grow, and prosper.
Kevin Milligan
Kevin Milligan teaches at UBC's Vancouver School of Economics. His research looks at Canada's tax and transfer system and how it affects work, saving, inequality, children and the elderly.
Economic analysis
Is the Conservative tax plan principled or just vote-buying?
Each element of the tax package has roots in tax principles, but some parts fall short
Economic analysis
What can we learn from Quebec’s child care experience?
The province’s child care program has done a lot for working moms, not so much for their kids
Economic analysis
Do tax credits really get children to be more active?
Here’s what the research says about the effectiveness of child fitness tax credits
Economic analysis
Doing the math on political promises of job creation
All parties need to take more care in communicating how their economic policies affect employment
Economic analysis
When it comes to the global austerity debate, Canada is special
Bring on the debates on stimulus and austerity, but let’s use the Canadian context rather than importing ill-suited arguments from abroad.
Economy
Why is David Dodge arguing for deficit spending?
David Dodge lays out the economic case for a new national infrastructure program.
Canada
Does the Ontario NDP job plan add up?
The cost for the NDP jobs tax credit could come in substantially above the $250 million listed in the party’s platform
Economy
The Ontario Liberals’ pension proposal needs work
There is no other policy of this scale in the party platforms and it deserves a much closer look
Economic analysis
Why child benefits matter—and why they need reform
Today’s child benefits system is too cumbersome for anyone to understand