The National Household Survey: Pig, meet lipstick
The survey won’t answer the crucial questions only the long-form census could, writes Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon is an economics professor at l'Université Laval in Quebec City. He started the blog Worthwhile Canadian Initiative in 2005 and has been blogging about economics ever since.
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The recession and recovery: Australia did it better
Stephen Gordon takes a broader measure of Canada’s economic performance
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Mark Carney’s legacy, and what it means for his successor
Whoever takes the reins will have to live up to a rock star image that has little to do with monetary policy, writes Stephen Gordon
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Yes, Dean Del Mastro, emission regulations have costs
(And they’re actually larger than those of a carbon price)
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Note to the NDP (and everyone else): the popular tax hikes don’t increase tax revenues
Stephen Gordon on good politics and not very good economics
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Why the Reinhart-Rogoff glitch doesn’t matter for Canada
Not right now, anyways, say Stephen Gordon
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The economy’s potential may be a little lower than we thought
Stephen Gordon spots a quiet revision
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A very Canadian housing slump
Prepare for long grind (but not a fire sale), says Stephen Gordon