Do companies like General Motors or Welspun make investment decisions based on speeches they hear or nice conversations they have with national leaders?
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Vancouver's cab-licensing system tempts political patronage and cronyism.
If we eliminate all government-granted monopolies, people could compete with lawyers, even doctors.
Local land-use regulations inhibit the building of new homes, contributing to price increases.
A meaningful discussion about CEO pay should not be based on faulty and misleading statistics.
In neighbouring Burnaby, it takes almost five months less for typical housing development projects to receive a greenlight from city hall, and costs approximately $20,000 less in compliance fees per new dwelling unit.
Thank you for your interest in our blog in 2015. We’re taking a break for the holidays and will resume posting on Jan. 4.
In order to give a good gift you have to understand, as economists do, that value is subjective.
Research shows that increasing financial transparency contributes to improved governance and reduced corruption.
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