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No Magic Pill: Positive Solutions to the Obesity Issue

In recent years, we have witnessed the emergence of groups that, in the name of public health, seek greater government supervision over our daily lives. This can take the form of taxes or regulations, as the case may be. When it comes to the phenomenon of obesity, the Research Paper, suggests a positive approach that takes account of the complexity of the problem rather than turning to a tax on specific products.

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Free Markets Series - Steven Horwitz - The Austrian School of Economics

Most economists think of the economy as a machine and try to apply the methods of the natural sciences to economics, argues Steven Horwitz in this insightful interview. In contrast, economists from the Austrian School focus on people's choices and perceptions and on how prices help everyone spontaneously coordinate with everyone else.

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Quebec’s Energy Reality

Questions about energy are currently in the news on an almost daily basis in the province of Quebec. In addition, the Quebec government intends to adopt a new law on hydrocarbons in the near future, and next year, a new energy policy. In order to be able to discuss these topics seriously, it is useful to have a global picture of Quebec's energy reality. This Economic Note therefore provides a general overview of Quebec's energy consumption and production.

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In-depth TV interviews with some of the most dynamic and influential free-market thinkers and activists.
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MEI in the Media

Columns

Who Suffers When Minimum Wage Increases?
Op-ed by Yanick Labrie, Economist at the MEI, published in the Huffington Post on May 14.

Columns

Taxes will make obesity even costlier
Column by Michel Kelly-Gagnon, President and CEO of the MEI, published in several Sun Media newspapers and websites on May 17.

The health care system in Switzerland

As a part of its research program on the various health care systems around the world, Jasmin Guénette, vice president of the MEI, visited Switzerland to see how health care is delivered there.

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