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Janvier 30, 2024 2:30AM

Improved private-sector conditions key to increased prosperity in Maritimes

Alex Whalen
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Improved private-sector conditions key to increased prosperity in Maritimes

In Nova Scotia, government spending as a share of the economy averaged more than 60 per cent from 2007 and 2019.

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Janvier 23, 2024 1:00AM

Stagnation in Atlantic Canada’s Private Sector: Measuring Progress 2007 to 2019
Alex Whalen, Nathaniel Li, Evin Ryan
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Stagnation in Atlantic Canada’s Private Sector
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Avril 29, 2023 4:30AM

Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering
Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen
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Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdelivering

Residents in the region pay some of the highest tax rates on personal income, goods and services.

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Juin 2, 2022 1:00AM

Catching Up and Falling Behind: The Five Economic Eras of Atlantic Canada, 1961–2019
Fred McMahon
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Catching Up and Falling Behind: The Five Economic Eras of Atlantic Canada, 1961–2019
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Septembre 2, 2021 1:00AM

Voting with Their Feet: Migration in Atlantic Canada
Alex Whalen, Nathaniel Li, Ben Eisen
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Voting with Their Feet: Migration in Atlantic Canada
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interprovincial migration, atlantic canada, atlantic canada prosperity
Février 17, 2021 1:00AM

Atlantic Canada's Precarious Public Finances
Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen, Milagros Palacios
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Atlantic Canada's Precarious Public Finances
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atlantic canada prosperity, atlantic canada, new brunswick finances, prince edward island, newfoundland & labrador finances, newfoundland & labrador budget, nova scotia budget
Janvier 29, 2021 9:25AM

Governments in Atlantic Canada should increase space for the private sector

Fred McMahon
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Governments in Atlantic Canada should increase space for the private sector
Ottawa spent nearly $178,466 per person in Atlantic Canada but raised only $95,513 per person from the region.
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Janvier 4, 2021 11:54AM

Heavy reliance on Ottawa puts Atlantic Canada’s finances at risk
Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen
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Heavy reliance on Ottawa puts Atlantic Canada’s finances at risk

The three Maritime provinces rely more heavily on federal transfers than any other province.

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atlantic canada prosperity, equalization payments, equalization program, equalization transfers, federal transfers
Novembre 24, 2020 11:01AM

New Brunswick’s waning economic freedom part of region-wide crisis
Fred McMahon
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New Brunswick’s waning economic freedom part of region-wide crisis

In 2019, government spending equaled a remarkable 55 per cent of Atlantic Canada's economy.

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atlantic canada prosperity, economic growth, economic freedom, atlantic canada
Août 12, 2020 9:03PM

Employment insurance produces more drawbacks than benefits for Atlantic Canadians

Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen
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Employment insurance produces more drawbacks than benefits for Atlantic Canadians

Some workers remain unemployed because the benefits are generous.

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employment insurance, unemployment insurance, unemployment, atlantic canada prosperity