Economy
Peak Oil Is Almost Here and There’s No Magic To Counter It: Interview with Dave Summers
This where we stand, and it’s a fairly bleak view: Peak oil is almost here, and nothing new (with the possible but unlikely exception of ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Canada’s Housing Affordability It It Improving?
RBC Economics recently released its analysis of housing affordability in Canada and it shows that overall average affordability, at the national level, has improved slightly ……Read More
Economy
The Impact of the Fed’s Unconventional Policies
A recent examination of Federal Reserve policies since the beginning of the Great Depression by the Congressional Research Service provides us with an interesting analysis ……Read More
Economy
Work in America A Long Time Comin
While the unemployment picture has improved since the depths of the Great Recession, certain aspects of employment in America are still in terrible shape, none ……Read More
Economy
The Mighty Temptation of a Value-Added Tax
At a recent conference held by the Hamilton Project, participants looked at various methods by which Washington could achieve fiscal balance. One of the proposals ……Read More
Economy
The Post-Great Recession Recovery This Time it Really is Different
A recent publication from the Bank of Canada supplies a concise review of the impact of the Great Recession on the American economy and how ……Read More