public choice

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Our ‘public choice’ problem in Canada and the United States

In the U.S., mattress industry lobbyists obtained a 744 per cent tariff on foreign mattresses.


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Scathing auditor general reports underscore political realities

In at least 90 instances, the agency ignored conflict of interest provisions while awarding $76 million to various projects.


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Why differences between government and markets matters today—Public Choice in action, Part 2

The lack of innovation in the government sector is rooted in the differences between the incentives and disciplines imposed by customers on the government and private sectors.


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Understanding the differences between government and markets—Public Choice in action, Part 1

Prices are almost completely nonexistent for government-provided goods and services.


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Congressional voting on USMCA underscores influence of interest groups

Recent study found that legislator votes coincided with the positions of their constituents only 65 per cent of the time.