Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 – A number of studies and organizations have pointed out lately that income inequality in this country is on the rise. But who has pointed out the fact that the poor are actually getting richer? On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, the Montreal Economic Institute’s Yanick Labrie shines a light on five reasons why income inequality is less worrisome than it appears to be, in an Economic Note published today.

1. Income growth for the poor

Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Even if governments around the world enacted costly programs to promote “green” energy, oil would remain the world’s primary source of energy between now and 2035, according to the International Energy Agency’s projections. Quebec is not exempt from the upward global trend in oil consumption, which has increased by 4% in the province over the last 20 years.

Tuesday March 27, 2012 – “The concerns expressed by union leaders who fear that the next federal budget will destroy public services in Canada are greatly exaggerated,” asserts Filip Palda, associate researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) and a professor at the École nationale d'administration publique (ÉNAP).

Montréal, le 15 mars 2012 - Une quarantaine de jeunes cagoulés ont tenté de s'introduire dans les bureaux de l'Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) mardi dernier. Ils ont notamment tenté de défoncer la porte d'entrée des bureaux de l'IEDM tout en criant des menaces. Ils ont séquestré ses employés, en plus de commettre plusieurs actes de vandalisme.

Montreal, February 21, 2012 – As headlines in the last few days have again reminded us, emergency room overcrowding and long waiting times for surgery have not diminished in Canada. Other developed countries are doing a better job of managing these problems through use of the private sector.