A study released by the institute shows policymakers have the policy tools needed to ameliorate the regional economic harm that taxing GHG emissions can cause. n Taxing Emissions, Not Income: How to Moderate the Regional Impact of Federal Environment Policy, authors Jotham Peters, Chris Bataille, Nic Rivers and Mark Jaccard recommend returning to the provinces … Read more
The C.D. Howe Institute says the government must address a $2.8 trillion fiscal crunch caused by an aging population. The full release is available online. Call 416-865-1904.
Cities save money through competitive tendering of waste services contracts, according to a study released by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Picking up Savings: The Benefits of Competition in Municipal Waste Services,” policy analyst Benjamin Dachis finds municipalities that have their waste services provided through contracted operations have substantially lower average costs per household than … Read more
Canada can forge ahead with its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading system, while limiting the risks of getting too far out of step with the United States, according to a study released by the C.D. Howe Institute. In Better Together? The Implications of Linking Canada – US Greenhouse Gas Policies, economists Dave Sawyer and … Read more
Higher education pays high rates of return to most graduates of universities, colleges and trade schools, according to a C.D. Howe Institute study. In “The Payoff: Returns to University, College and Trades Education in Canada, 1980 to 2005,” authors Daniel Boothby and Torben Drewes, using data from the long-form census for the years 1981 through … Read more
