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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Prof. Vivek Dehejia quoted in “Inequality in India can be seen from outer space”

"Are night lights on earth captured by satellites from outer space a good way to measure inequality?" "Economists Praveen Chakravarty and Vivek Dehejia certainly believe so. They acquired images grabbed by satellites from the US Air Force Defence Meteorological Satellite Programme. These satellites circle the earth 14 times a day and record lights... More

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Professor Chris Worswick comments on a major immigration report.

"Christopher Worswick, a professor at Carleton University, explained that while there are several viable reasons to increase Canadian immigration, he’d caution against increasing levels too drastically, too quickly." "'I worry a little bit when people say we need one per cent immigration to solve all our problems. Well, that’s a very high... More

Monday, October 2, 2017

Hashmat Khan on “Innovation’s ground-shifting impacts on labour”

Hashmat Khan. "Innovation's ground-shifting impacts on labour" Diplomat & International Canada online at www.diplomatonline.com September 30, 2017    ... More

Friday, September 22, 2017

Adjunct Research Professor Åke Blomqvist on Ottawa’s tax moves reveal sad state of doctor compensation

Colin Busby is associate director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto; Ake Blomqvist is an adjunct research professor at Carleton University and health-policy scholar at the C.D. Howe Institute, "Physicians, especially those in Ontario, are furious at the federal government's proposed changes to small-business taxation" , The Globe... More

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Professor Simon Power and Teaching Assistant Frohan Foroutan, CUSA 2016/17 Teaching Award Recipients

Pictured below: Prof. Simon Power and T.A. Frohan Foroutan (3rd yr, B.Econ.,Concentration in Math and Quantitative Economics), CUSA 2016/2017 Teaching Award Recipients at the 2017, 51st Annual CEA Conference at St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. June 3,... More

Friday, September 1, 2017

Professor Vivek Dehejia’s research features in this week’s Economist magazine

Drifting apart: The gap between India’s richer and poorer states is widening at www.economist.com This article appeared in the Finance and economics section of the Economist (print edition, Sep 2nd 2017) under the headline "Drifting apart"... More

Monday, July 17, 2017

Adjunct Research Professor Åke Blomqvist on Ontario’s OHIP+ plan

Colin Busby and Åke Blomqvist, “Covering drugs for young people isn’t the best way to fill gaps in health care,” The Toronto Star, p. A9 and online at... More

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Professor Nick Rowe comments on Bank of Canada rate decision

“Nick Rowe, a Carleton University economics professor and member of the C.D. Howe council, said inflation remains below the Bank of Canada's target even though other areas of the economy seem to be doing well. “‘We simply haven't seen the rise in inflation that you would have expected to have seen as the economy... More

Friday, June 30, 2017

Professor Vivek Dehejia participates in a discussion on Indian economic policy at Indian central bank

Anup Roy, “This is not jobless growth, says Arvind Panagariya,” The Business Standard at www.business-standard.com Related piece on 30 June 2017: Alekh Archana, “NPAs in some sectors slowed infra growth: Arvind Panagariya,” Livemint at... More

Monday, June 19, 2017

Professor Frances Woolley on medical notes

Frances Woolley, “The real sickness of medical notes,” The Globe and Mail, p. A11 and online at... More

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Adjunct Research Professor Åke Blomqvist on how to fix the health system

Åke Blomqvist, “To fix health system we need to invite competition from private sector,” The Globe and Mail at... More

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

M.A. Economics graduate Scott McNeil profiled

“Graduates Who Are Making a Difference: From Homeless Shelters to Parliment Hill,” FPA Voices: Faculty of Public Affairs in Review, June 2017, cover and p. 15 at... More

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