The current credit market crisis reflects system-wide problems in the trading and hedging of credit risks. It started in the US mortgage market, but it has spread more generally into other credit markets, where perceived counter-party risks between financial institutions have risen, impairing...

Provisions in defined-benefit pension plans may bring down employment rates among older workers — a concern for employers, and for policymakers projecting the impact of babyboomers’ mass retirement from the labour force.

The challenges that come with an abundant supply of resource wealth present difficult fiscal decisions for the Alberta government. One highly publicized concern is the need for the province to devise a long-run plan for resource revenue savings.

Canada has made slow but steady progress in improving its tax system, yet the effective tax rate on new business investment remains 11th highest in the world.

Canada’s cross-border tax laws raise barriers that needlessly discourage investment in Canadian private equity firms. We examine the harm these barriers cause, and propose ways of reducing them.

The knowledge economy requires more people with advanced degrees. Policies that attach funding to students hold the greatest promise for increasing both the quantity and quality of graduate education.

Export Development Canada competes with private companies in providing trade credit insurance. Is it time to rethink the Crown agency's mandate?

What is financial stability? What is the role of the central bank and other government agencies in bringing it about? What are the implications for the private sector?

Privatizing Canada Post would improve its governance, and introducing competition would provide economic discipline that does not at present exist, without imperiling universal service. Compensation for existing postal workers affected by reform would ease the transition.

The federal government should ensure that Canada’s air transportation industry is taxed on a level playing field with other modes of travel, such as bus or rail, and with its international counterparts. The result would be a more internationally competitive airline sector, able to serve...