Vol. 11 (2018)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v11i0

Published: 2018-01-15

Research Papers

Business Subsidies in Canada Comprehensive Estimates for the Government of Canada and the Four Largest Provinces

John Lester
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Alberta’s Changing Industrial Structure: Implications for Output and Income Volatility

Bev Dahlby, Mukesh Khanal
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Has the City-Rural Tax Base and Land-Use Balance Changed in Alberta? Explorations into the Distribution of Equalized Property Assessments Among Municipality Classes

Melville McMillan
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The Time has come to Revisit Solvency Funding Rules

Norma Nielson
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2017 Tax Competitiveness Report: The Calm Before the Storm

Philip Bazel, Jack Mintz, Austin Thompson
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NAFTA Renegotiations: An opportunity for Canadian Dairy?

Eugene Beaulieu, Ven Balaji Venkatachalam
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Falling Through the Cracks: How the Community-Based Approach Has Failed Calgary’s Chronically Homeless

Katrina Milaney, Nicole Williams, Daniel J. Dutton
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North American Free Trade Under Attack: Newsprint is just the tip of the iceberg

Eugene Beaulieu
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An International Comparison of Tax Assistance for R&D: 2017 Update and Extension to Patent Boxes

John Lester, Jacek Warda
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Opening Canada’s North: A Study of Trade Costs in the Territories

G. Kent Fellows, Trevor Tombe
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The Potential for Canadian LNG Exports to Europe

Jennifer Winter, Sarah Dobson, G. Kent Fellows, Dexter Lam, Paul Craig
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Alberta’s Fiscal Responses to Fluctuations in Non-Renewable Resource Revenue

Ergete Ferede
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Assessing Policy Support for Emissions Intensive and Trade Exposed Industries

Sarah Dobson, Jennifer Winter
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Alberta's Long-Term Fiscal Future

Trevor Tombe
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The Economics of Telecommunications in Canada: A Backgrounder

G. Kent Fellows, Mukesh Khanal
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Briefing Papers

Why is Uptake of the Disability Tax Credit Low in Canada? Exploring Possible Barriers to Access

Stephanie Dunn, Jennifer Zwicker
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Canada and Associate Membership in the Pacific Alliance: An Important Part of a Global Trade Strategy

Hugh Stephens, Juan Salvador Navarro
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Transport: All in One Basket?

Nicholas Rivers, Randall Wigle
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Surviving and Thriving in the Digital Economy

Goran Samuel Pesic
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Capacity Market Design: Motivation and Challenges in Alberta’s Electricity Market

David Brown
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Canada’s Refugee Strategy – How It Can Be Improved

Robert Vineberg
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Where in the World are Canadian Oil and Gas Companies? 2015

Braeden Larson
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The North West Redwater Sturgeon Refinery: What are the Numbers for Alberta’s Investment?

Brian Livingston
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Energy, Trade and Geopolitics in Asia: The Implications for Canada

Jeffrey B. Kucharski
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An Overview of Global Liquefied Natural Gas Markets and Implications for Canada

Jennifer Winter, Sarah Dobson, G. Kent Fellows, Dexter Lam, Paul Craig
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The Security Dimension of a China Free Trade Agreement Balancing Benefits and Risk – The Security Dilemma

Gordon Houlden
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The Future of the Suburbs: Policy Challenges and Opportunities in Canada

David Gordon, Markus Moos, David Amborski, Zack Taylor
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Why Alberta Needs a Fiscal Constitution

Ted Morton
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50 Years of Government of Alberta Budgeting

Ronald Kneebone, Margarita Wilkins
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Canada’s Progressive Trade Agenda and a Free Trade Agreement with China: Are They Incompatible?

Hugh Stephens
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Housing, Homelessness, and Poverty

Ronald Kneebone
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The Pros and Cons of Carbon Taxes and Cap-and-Trade Systems

Joel Wood
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Finding “Win-Win” China’s Arctic Policy and what it means for Canada

Adam Lajeunesse
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Communiqués

Social Policy Trends: The Energy Boom and Income

Ronald D. Kneebone, Margarita (Gres) Wilkins
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Recent Changes to Provincial Government Budget Reporting in Alberta

Ronald Kneebone, Margarita Wilkins
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Social Policy Trends: International Trends in Female Employment Rates

Ronald D. Kneebone, Margarita (Gres) Wilkins
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Energy and Environmental Policy Trends: The Invisible Cost of Pipeline Constraints

G. Kent Fellows
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Social Policy Trends: Alberta Government Program Spending

Margarita (Gres) Wilkins, Ronald D. Kneebone
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Fiscal Policy Trends: Commentary for the Provincial Budget March 22, 2018

Bev Dahlby
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The Alberta Electrical Grid: What to Expect in the Next Few Years in Alberta

Brian Livingston
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Gains from Trade for Canada’s North: The Case of a Northern Infrastructure Corridor

G. Kent Fellows, Trevor Tombe
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Fiscal Policy Trends: The Path to Balance or the Road to Ruin?

Bev Dahlby
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Social Policy Trends: Social Assistance Caseloads in Alberta by Family Composition

Ronald D. Kneebone, Margarita (Gres) Wilkins
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Fiscal Policy Trends: Who will pay the interest on Alberta’s public debt?

Philip Bazel, Daria Crisan, Bev Dahlby
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The NAFTA Negotiations — and Canada’s Priority Watch List Designation: It’s all about the Leverage

Hugh Stephens
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Social Policy Trends: Recessions, Drugs and Their Impact on Property Crime in Calgary

Margarita (Gres) Wilkins, Ronald D. Kneebone
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Energy and Environmental Policy Trends: The Growing Opportunity for LNG in China

Jennifer Winter, Sam Green
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How do we boost employment outcomes for neurodiverse Albertans?

Stephanie Dunn, Krystle Wittevrongel, Jennifer Zwicker
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Social Policy Trends: Paying for the Essentials: Shelter, Food and Energy Consumption by Household Income Quintile for 2010 and 2016

Ronald Kneebone, Margarita (Gres) Wilkins
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Making Sure Orphan Drugs Don’t Get Left Behind

G. Kent Fellows, Daniel J Dutton, Aidan Hollis
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Social Policy Trends: Canada’s Official Poverty Line

Margarita Wilkins, Ron Kneebone
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Fiscal Policy Trends: The Long-Term Consequences of Fiscal Responses to Resource Revenue Fluctuations

Ergete Ferede
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Social Policy Trends: Health Versus Social Spending by Canadian Provincial Governments

Margarita Wilkins, Ron Kneebone
Fiscal Policy Trends: Alberta’s Government Spending: How Big a Problem?

Melville McMillan
Tax Policy Trends: Canadian Policy Makers Consider Response to U.S. Tax Overhaul

Philip Bazel, Jack Mintz
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Social Policy Trends: Monthly Rent Payments in the Twenty Largest Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas (2017)

Margarita Wilkins, Ron Kneebone
Energy and Environmental Policy Trends: Carbon Rebates Unlikely to Undermine Incentives

G. Kent Fellows, Trevor Tombe, Brendan Boyd
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Social Policy Trends: Duration of Unemployment in Alberta

Margarita Wilkins, Ron Kneebone
Social Policy Trends: Domestic Violence and the Holidays

Ronald Kneebone, Margarita Wilkins
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