C.D. Howe Institute Commentary

A publication devoted to peer-reviewed research and analysis of major economic and social issues affecting Canada and to discussion of Canadian public policy. Audience includes the media, academia, experts, policymakers, and the general public.

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.
June 15, 2008

Risky assumptions: a closer look at the bearing of investment risk in ...
June 15, 2008

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.
May 15, 2008

Clearing hurdles: key reforms to make small business more successful.(...
May 15, 2008

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.
May 01, 2008

Greater saving required: how Alberta can achieve fiscal sustainability...
May 01, 2008

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.
April 01, 2008

Generating the benefits of competition: challenges and opportunities i...
April 01, 2008

Other papers in this series.
March 01, 2008

Navigating new trade routes: the rise of value chains, and the challen...
March 01, 2008

Insuring Canada's exports: the case for reform at export development C...
December 01, 2007

Financial stability: what it is and why it matters.(Financial Services...
November 01, 2007

Reducing poverty: what has worked, and what should come next.(Report)
October 01, 2007

Falling poverty rates, rising employment among poor, reflect social po...
October 01, 2007

2007 Tax Competitiveness Report: a call for comprehensive tax reform.(...
September 01, 2007

Better late than never: towards a systematic review of Canada's moneta...
July 15, 2007

Lessons in harmony: what experience in the Atlantic provinces shows ab...
July 15, 2007

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(List)
July 15, 2007

Federal and provincial budget balances with Canada's major cities.(Fol...
July 01, 2007

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.(NOTES)(Bibliography)
July 01, 2007

Ill-defined benefits: the uncertain present and brighter future of emp...
June 01, 2007

Congestion relief: assessing the case for road tolls in Canada.
May 01, 2007

Financing entrepreneurs: better Canadian policy for venture capital.
April 15, 2007

Innovation, competition and growth: a Schumpeterian perspective on Can...
April 01, 2007

New generation of growth theory has policy lessons for Canada, says C....
April 01, 2007

Room at the top: strategies for increasing the number of graduate stud...
February 28, 2007

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(Table)
February 15, 2007

Financing Canadian innovation: why Canada should end roadblocks to For...
February 15, 2007

Rerouting the mail: why Canada post is due for reform.(Public Services...
February 14, 2007

Excess baggage: measuring air transportation's fiscal burden.
February 01, 2007

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(Chronology)
February 01, 2007

A state of disrepair: how to fix the financing of municipal infrastruc...
December 01, 2006

Has EI reform unraveled? Canada's EI regime in the 2000s.(employment i...
November 01, 2006

Giving with one hand, taking away with the other: Canada's tax system ...
October 01, 2006

The 2006 tax competitiveness report: proposals for pro-growth tax refo...
September 15, 2006

Regulatory reform overdue for banks, securities markets; political wil...
September 01, 2006

Recent C.D. Howe institute publications.
September 01, 2006

Grasping the nettles: clearing the path to financial services reform i...
September 01, 2006

Let's walk before we run: cautionary advice on childcare.
August 01, 2006

Too many eggs in one basket? Evaluating Canada's need to diversify tra...
July 01, 2006

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.(Bibliography)
June 01, 2006

The Indian elephant sheds its past: the implications for Canada.
June 01, 2006

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(Bibliography)
May 15, 2006

Burning our money to warm the planet: Canada's ineffective efforts to ...
May 15, 2006

Can aid work? Thinking about development strategy.
April 01, 2006

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(Table)
April 01, 2006

Beating the odds: a new framework for prudent federal budgeting.
March 30, 2006

Steer or drift? Taking charge of Canada-US regulatory convergence.(The...
March 15, 2006

Beyond gridlock: the case for greater integration of regional electric...
March 01, 2006

The future is not what it used to be; re-examining provincial postseco...
February 15, 2006

Running on empty: a proposal to improve city finances.
February 01, 2006

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.(Bibliography)
February 01, 2006

Squeezing gaps shut: responsible reforms to federal provincial fiscal ...
December 31, 2005

Agricultural trade disputes between Canada and the United States: cost...
December 16, 2005

Stay in school: new lessons on the benefits of raising the legal schoo...
December 15, 2005

Going mobile--slowly: how wireline telephone regulation slows cellular...
December 01, 2005

How we pay professors and why it matters.
November 01, 2005

Carrots & sticks: the effect of recent spending and tax changes on the...
October 31, 2005

Recent C.D. Howe Institute publications.
October 31, 2005

Selling postsecondary education: the role of private vocational and ca...
October 16, 2005

Making it pay to work: improving the work incentives in Canada's publi...
October 15, 2005

Public investment in skills: are Canadian governments doing enough?(Th...
October 01, 2005

The 2005 tax competitiveness report: unleashing the Canadian tiger.
September 01, 2005

School class size: smaller isn't better.(The Education Papers)
August 15, 2005

Why a pay-as-you-throw garbage collection system makes sense.(COMMUNIQ...
August 01, 2005

Taking out the trash: how to allocate the costs fairly.(The Urban Pape...
August 01, 2005

U.S. bilateral free trade accords: why Canada should be cautious about...
August 01, 2005

The community of democracies may reshape the UN: Canada should take a ...
June 01, 2005

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(Illustration)
June 01, 2005

Cleaning up the UN in an age of U.S. hegemony.
June 01, 2005

Canada's R&D deficit--and how to fix it: removing the roadblocks.
May 01, 2005

Preventing electrical shocks: what Ontario--and other provinces--shoul...
April 01, 2005

Are Canada's labour standards set in the third world? Historical trend...
February 15, 2005

Restoring purpose: a shadow federal budget for 2005.
February 01, 2005

Are Canada's labour standards set in the third world? Historical trend...
February 01, 2005

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