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The road to the White House: How Donald Trump wins, and how Joe Biden prevails | The Globe and Mail

Published: 5 October 2020

September 19, 2020 | The 2020 Presidential election is less than a month away, and polling averages indicage Democrat Joe Biden is poised to secure a victory over the incumbent Republican President...

The presidential debate won’t be a game changer | The Globe and Mail

Published: 30 September 2020

September 30, 2020 | "But don’t expect Tuesday’s debate between the two men running for the U.S. presidency – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden – to make much of a difference to the...

Why the Bank of Canada needs a revised mandate | The Globe and Mail

Published: 17 September 2020

Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan and Professor Stephen Gordon of Université Laval penned this opinion piece to highlight the importance of monetary policy and the upcoming revision of the Bank...

La Politique Monétaire Canadienne Sort du Placard | La Presse

Published: 23 September 2020

September 23, 2020 | With the onset of the Bank of Canada's mandate renewal, and economic uncertainty due to COVID-19, many Canadians are left wondering what the future of monetary policy will look...

The Great Rethink: Why the Bank of Canada's mandate needs a refresh | Financial Post

Published: 25 September 2020

September 25, 2020 | In this article, Kevin Carmichael proposes that, while the Bank of Canada has done an excellent job of containing inflation, it may have erred too often on the side of caution....

Canada needs more infrastructure spending, but not as short-term stimulus | Maclean's

Published: 28 September 2020

September 28, 2020 | "The best time for governments to spend on major infrastructure projects is when the long-term benefits are high and when the cost of financing the projects is low. Both of...

Current tax system won't pay for COVID recovery | Policy Options

Published: 6 October 2020

October 5, 2020 | Alex Himelfarb, Andrew Jackson, Brian Topp argue that a tax plan that includes progressive taxation and the creation of a sovereign wealth fund has the potential to improve lives...

The Institute for Research on Public Policy joins the Max Bell School Policy Scholars Program

Published: 2 July 2020

Three Policy Scholars, selected from the Max Bell School MPP class of 2020, will receive research fellowships with prominent Canadian policy think tanks....

One nation under two per cent: Is it time for a shake-up of the economy’s most important number?

Published: 3 September 2020

September 3, 2020 | As far as the Bank of Canada is concerned, the economy works best when cost of consumed goods and services increases at a rate of about two per cent every year. In this article...

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