Economic analysis

Kevin Carmichael explains why going back to 65 is bad policy

As Canada readies for Justin Trudeau’s first budget, what can his father’s first budget tell us about the economies each Prime Minister inherited?

We asked economists to each send us a chart that reflects what they’ll be watching on budget day.

Economist Rob Gillezeau on a $1.7-billion gap in the Liberal funding plan for First Nations education

Size of the deficit isn’t the only thing that matters in the federal budget. Here are the other things that economist Mike Moffatt will be looking for Tuesday

For the first time in years, more people are leaving Alberta than moving to it.

Prices in Canada’s housing market are totally going to keep rising at 17 per cent a year, right? Right?

Despite growing awareness of the wage gap between men and women, little progress has been made over the last two decades to close it

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is a big fan of metaphors, so here are a few to explain why negative interest rates are a bad idea for Canada

There’s little agreement on what, if anything, should be done about foreign home buyers in Canada. Here’s what some other countries have done.