Economy
The Bakken and its Impact on the Local Economy
Over the past twelve to eighteen months, we've seen increasing resistance by various groups throughout the United States and Canada to hydraulic fracturing. One of ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Changing Homeownership Rates in America
The latest housing data release from the U.S. Census Bureau contains some interesting data on the housing and residential rental market in the United States. ……Read More
Economy
Where Canadian Tax Dollars Are Spent – Public Opinion Research
I have noticed that when politicians are confronted with bad polling numbers that they always use the "I don't believe in polls" or "We don't ……Read More
Economy
CEO Compensation A Pay Ratio Travesty
With Main Street America struggling to regain employment prospects lost during the Great Recession, it is intriguing to see how those who live in the ……Read More
Economy
Why This “Recovery” is Different
An article by M Ayhan Kose, Prakash Loungani and Marco Terrones, all of the IMF, on the VOX website examines why this global recovery is ……Read More
Economy
The Next Housing Crisis – Relying on Echo Boomers
A 2012 paper entitled "Demographic Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Housing Markets" by the Bipartisan Policy Centre examines how growth in the number of seniors ……Read More