The Progressive Economics Forum http://www.progressive-economics.ca PEF home page and weblog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Diane Finley’s Demographics http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/06/diane-finley-demographics/ Is Labour Doomed? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/06/is-labour-doomed/ The OAS Eligibility Age and Employment http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/05/the-oas-eligibility-age-and-employment/ Budget Cuts Could Worsen Rising Unemployment http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/03/budget-cuts-could-worsen-rising-unemployment/ Is The OAS/GIS Program Unaffordable? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/03/is-the-oasgis-program-unaffordable/ Job Market Continues to Weaken http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/03/job-market-continues-to-weaken/ Federal cuts could push unemployment to 8% http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/02/federal-cuts-could-push-unemployment-to-8/ Raising The OAS Eligibility Age Would Raise Poverty in Old Age http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/02/02/raising-the-oas-eligibility-age-would-raise-poverty-in-old-age/ GDP Turns Negative http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/31/gdp-turns-negative/ Low Income and the Age of Eligibility for OAS http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/30/low-income-and-the-age-of-eligibility-for-oas/ The Davos Speech http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/27/the-davos-speech/ Odious profits and the Enbridge pipeline http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/27/odious-profits-and-the-enbridge-pipeline/ Canadian Triumphalism Increasingly Bizarre http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/27/canadian-triumphalism-increasingly-bizarre/ Hiking the Retirement Age is the Wrong Answer to the Retirement Crisis http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/27/hiking-the-retirement-age-is-the-wrong-answer-to-the-retirement-crisis/ The Race To The Trough: What Did Corporate Tax Cuts Deliver? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/25/the-race-to-the-trough-what-did-corporate-tax-cuts-deliver/ The IMF and Austerity http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/24/the-imf-and-austerity/ Job Vacancies vs. Unemployment http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/24/job-vacancies-vs-unemployment/ Corporate Taxes and Investment in Ontario http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/23/ontario-corporate-tax-investment/ When Management Locks the Doors http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/23/when-management-locks-the-doors/ Wall Strikes Out on Fiscal Federalism http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/21/wall-strike-out-fiscal-federalism/ The Political Roots of Inequality http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/21/the-political-roots-of-inequality/ Lower Inflation Frees Carney’s Hand http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/20/lower-inflation-carney-free-hand/ Austerity: Making the Same Mistake Again? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/19/austerity-making-the-same-mistake-again/ Tax Shifting http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/19/tax-shifting/ Are There Labour and Skill Shortages in Canada? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/19/are-there-labour-and-skill-shortages-in-canada/ The Focus of the Federal Budget Must Be Jobs, Not Cuts. http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/19/the-focus-of-the-federal-budget-must-be-jobs-not-cuts/ EI Benefits Decline Amid Rising Unemployment http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/19/ei-decline-unemployment-rise/ Deregulation: A Bad Idea Crosses the Atlantic http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/18/deregulation-transatlantic-bad-idea/ “Real” Youth Unemployment Rate Close to 20% http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/17/real-youth-unemployment-rate-close-to-20/ The “Job Seekers Allowance” http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/17/the-job-seekers-allowance/ A prescription for health care reform: think integration & collaboration http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/16/a-prescription-for-health-care-reform-think-integration-collaboration/ Wall of Silence on Canpotex http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/13/wall-canpotex/ Rising Inequality Spooking the 0.0001% http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/13/rising-inequality-spooking-the-0-0001/ Are Enbridge’s job numbers credible? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/13/are-enbridges-job-numbers-credible/ Foreign influence in Canada’s oil patch http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/11/foreign-influence-in-canadas-oil-patch/ Capitalism as a Matter of Faith and Twisted Logic http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/10/capitalism-as-a-matter-of-faith-and-twisted-logic/ When Will The Baby Boomers Retire? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/10/when-will-the-baby-boomers-retire-2/ Cost of Inequitable Tax Loopholes Increases http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/09/cost-of-inequitable-tax-loopholes-increases/ Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/08/ontarios-poverty-reduction-strategy/ Tips on Recruiting International Students http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/07/tips-on-recruiting-international-students/ The Jobs Recovery Grinds to a Halt http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/06/the-jobs-recovery-grinds-to-a-halt/ More Than 1.4 Million Unemployed http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/06/more-than-1-4-million-unemployed/ Impact of Increased Health Privatization on PSE http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/05/impact-on-increased-health-privatization-for-pse/ Drummond’s Productivity “Puzzle.” http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/04/drummonds-productivity-puzzle/ The Economist Takes Note: Modern Monetary Theory Gets Much Deserved Attention http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2012/01/02/the-economist-takes-note-modern-monetary-theory-gets-much-deserved-attention/ Social Insurance Benefits Increase! http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2011/12/31/social-insurance-benefits-increase-tomorrow/ Why Not Lock In Low Interest Rates? http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2011/12/31/why-not-lock-in-low-interest-rates/ Flaherty’s Christmas List – all Mixed Up http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2011/12/23/flaherty%e2%80%99s-christmas-list-%e2%80%93-all-mixed-up/ Economic Climate and Inequality http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2011/12/23/economic-climate-and-inequality/ Canada Goose Egg http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2011/12/23/gdp-goose-egg/