Health Canada’s reform of the pricing mechanism for new drugs could delay their introduction.
Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about Health Canada’s reform of the pricing mechanism for new drugs and how it could delay their introduction. Broadcast on April 18, 2019, on the LCN Mario Dumont show.
Health Canada’s reform of the pricing mechanism for new drugs could delay their introduction.
The Canadian government is planning to change the way prices are set for new patented drugs and cut the maximum prices at which these drugs can be sold by up to 70%. But this reform could prove very costly for patients. If it goes forward and fails to take into account the adverse effects of reference pricing systems, which have been well documented by various international bodies, Canadians could see their access to new drugs slowed down or even compromised.
The Canadian tax system has become much too complicated and costly to administer.
Taxpayers always meet the months of March and April with some apprehension, as they will have to devote precious hours of their time to completing their income tax returns, or pay someone else to do it for them. Is it possible to make life easier for taxpayers by simplifying the tax system?
We are constantly told that there is a shortage of labour in Canada. In 2018, the economy added 163,000 full-time jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.6%, a historic low that can be qualified as full employment. The participation rate for people of prime working age, 25 to 54 years, is 87%. The winds are shifting on the labour market. Employers used to have the upper hand; now, it’s workers who have it.
March 18, 2019 | 16 min. 39 sec. | Nathalie le midi (BLVD-FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
Technological changes and the banking sector.
The theory of predatory pricing.
The excessive regulation that stifles entrepreneurship and drags down the economy in Canada.
The excessive regulation that stifles entrepreneurship and drags down the economy in Canada.
In its last Fall Economic Statement, the federal government included a chapter on regulation. It intends to review and remove outdated or duplicative regulatory requirements, keep an eye on our regulatory burden’s effect on our competitiveness, and innovate when it comes to rule-making. While this is a welcome admission that the Canadian regulatory burden is weighing down our competitiveness, with the United States as an easy alternative destination for investment, it still leaves open the question of how exactly to proceed with effectively reducing the regulatory burden.
Deregulation in the United States is not fake news.
Quebec has a record budget surplus.
November 27, 2018 | 39 min. 35 sec. | Isabelle (98,5 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
The numerous reasons to question the effectiveness of a soda tax.
November 27, 2018 | 11 min. 42 sec. | Le retour d’Éric Duhaime (FM93) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
The numerous reasons to question the effectiveness of a soda tax.
Earlier this year, the Quebec government formed a committee whose stated goal was to propose a soda tax, for the purpose of reducing the prevalence of obesity. Yet there are numerous reasons to question the effectiveness of this measure. Indeed, when a tax modifies the price of a good, there is no guarantee that the replacement product will be better for one’s health than the taxed product.
November 21, 2018 | 12 min. 4 sec. | Région zéro 8 (Ici Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
The announcement of the elimination of 2,500 jobs at Bombardier in Quebec.
How to deal with a possible recession?
The benefits of a tax cut for Canadian businesses and workers.
The benefits of a tax cut for Canadian businesses and workers.
As the fall economic update approaches, the rumour is that Ottawa favours targeted measures to promote investment, rather than reducing the corporate income tax rate. This would be a mistake. The competitiveness of Canadian companies has been hurt by US tax cuts, and also by deregulation efforts south of the border. The federal government should use its update to lower corporate income taxes and restore the Canadian advantage; not acting would entail substantial costs not just for businesses, but for workers as well.
Paul Romer and William Nordhaus receive the Nobel Prize in Economics.
The governments approach to entrepreneurship must be rethinked.
The governments approach to entrepreneurship must be rethinked.
Many try to divorce entrepreneurship from any fiscal questions, claiming that entrepreneurship is basically a passion, and that entrepreneurs start businesses out of love. Yet one of the fundamental aspects of economic analysis is that cost variations are a primary factor in accounting for human behaviour. This paper aims to provide a frank, open discussion of the fiscal measures that affect entrepreneurship.
A balanced financial framework is not synonymous with a wise financial framework.
The impact of the bipartisan effort to reduce Canada’s corporate tax rate.
In December 2017, President Donald Trump cut corporate tax rates from 35% to 21%, effective immediately. While certain critics quickly lamented this policy decision, the President is currently mulling a second round of tax cuts. In this context, the Canadian experience with corporate tax reduction provides a useful comparison.
August, 9 2018 | 11 min. 36 sec. | Drainville PM l’été (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
Canada is much less competitive than it was in the past.
Portrait of Professor Mario Rizzo.
May 28, 2018 | 18 min. 04 sec. | Le 12 à deux (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, […]
The investments of the Caisse de depot et placement in the oil sector.
An OECD report suggests that Canadians are now paying less taxes than Americans.
April 10, 2018 | 14 min. 38 sec. | Boréale 138 (Ici Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
Access to new drugs in Canada.
April 5, 2018 | 26 min. 07 sec. | Isabelle (98.5 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
April 5, 2018 | 14 min. 36 sec. | Québec aujourd’hui (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
Access to new drugs in Canada.
Innovative drugs help people enjoy longer, healthier, more productive lives. They also allow our health care systems to save money. However, the reimbursement of new drugs by Canada’s public plans can face considerable delays due to a very burdensome regulatory process. Far from resolving this problem, a new reform will duplicate certain stages of this process and possibly lengthen it.
Public spending growth in Quebec.
March 19, 2018 | 9 min. 56 sec. | Phare Ouest (Ici Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
Analysis of the last federal government budget.
Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about Ottawa’s budget. Broadcast on February 27, 2018, on LCN’s Mario Dumont show.
The Trudeau Government 2018-19 Budget.
Quebec plans to order metro wagons from Bombardier.
Entrepreneurship and taxation.
The small business tax rate.
Ottawa trying to stimulate competition in the airline industry.
Is it essential that Téo Taxi be bailed out, no matter the price?
Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about the burdensome regulatory process delaying the reimbursement of new drugs by Canada’s public plans. Broadcast on February 5, 2018, on LCN’s Mario Dumont show.
February 2, 2018 | 17 min. 27 sec. | Journal du midi (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist […]
Australia will plead its case against the SAQ before the WTO.
The tax burden of investing in Canada’s major cities.
The consequences of US tax reform for Canada.
Government interventions aiming at encouraging entrepreneurship.
The Supreme Court of Canada’s examination of the Comeau case.
The consequences of reducing the maximum prices of new drugs.
While Health Canada is preparing to completely change the way maximum prices for new drugs are established, it seems that little attention is being paid to the impact of this kind of public policy on the availability of new drugs. Yet similar policies are responsible for quite unenviable situations in certain countries.
The consequences of reducing the maximum prices of new drugs.
November 9, 2017 | 14 min. 17 sec. | Sophie sans compromis (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist […]
The harmful effect of the capital gain tax.
The federal government still has not made its intentions clear regarding the possibility of increasing the inclusion rate of the capital gains tax from 50% to 75%. Since this kind of tax entails detrimental effects, a change of policy should go in the exact opposite direction, as some other countries have done, and either substantially reduce the capital gains tax or simply abolish it.
The harmful effect of the capital gain tax.
Economist Richard Thaler and the rationality hypothesis.
The debate on the “Netflix tax.”
How to maintain Canada’s fiscal competitiveness?
How to maintain Canada’s fiscal competitiveness?
U.S. President Donald Trump has just reiterated his intention to reduce the top federal corporate tax rate, aiming to lower it from 35% down to 20%. Such an abrupt reduction, or even a more modest one, would have serious consequences for the Canadian economy. Ottawa therefore has an interest in reforming its own corporate tax system without delay and in introducing proportional taxation based on the 10.5% rate that currently applies to small businesses, so that one single federal rate remains for all Canadian businesses.
Significant countervailing duties are imposed on Bombardier.
September 21, 2017 | 6 min. 20 sec. | Le café show (Ici Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
Everyone claims to favour entrepreneurship, but politicians routinely propose various programs to help entrepreneurs, when they should instead concentrate on getting rid of policies that discourage them. Indeed, the empirical literature shows that interventionist policies are detrimental to entrepreneurship. The Austrian School of Economics has much to teach us about the kinds of policies that truly encourage entrepreneurship and wealth creation, and thus how to improve public policies in Canada.
How to Foster Entrepreneurship in Canada.
How to Foster Entrepreneurship in Canada.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s tax reform.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s tax reform.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s tax reform.
August 25, 2017 | 39 min. 42 sec. | Isabelle (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about […]
The collection of sales taxes on digital products or services purchased online.
August 23, 2017 | 17 min. 41 sec. | Québec aujourd’hui (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
August 23, 2017 | 9 min. 20 sec. | Midi Pile (KYK 95,7 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
Montréal opts for the outsourcing of certain police tasks.
How to circumscribe state aid to the aeronautic sector.
Barriers to trade between Canadian provinces.
Increasing economic freedoms to reduce inequality.
August 3, 2017 | 11 min. 55 sec. | Duhaime le midi (FM93) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
While all countries subsidize their aircraft industries at different levels, the Canadian sector has been making headlines recently. The massive help Bombardier has received sets a precedent, which other countries could exploit to justify heavily assisting their aerospace industries too, potentially creating a beggar-thy-neighbour dynamic. The scenario of a subsidy race in the aerospace industries of all countries is now a real possibility, unless there is a credible signal that such government intervention will be limited in the future.
The humanitarian crisis is in full swing in Venezuela.
How to circumscribe state aid to the aeronautic sector.
June 7, 2017 | 12 min. 35 sec. | Business in Vancouver (Roundhouse 98.3FM) Interview with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
June 7, 2017 | 6 min. 54 sec. | Tasha Kheiriddin (AM 640) Interview with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about […]
Respect for privacy and the development of the Internet.
The impact of housing policies.
The impact of housing policies.
The government of Ontario has recently announced new policies intended to cool off its real estate market, imposing a 15% tax on foreign home buyers like the one enacted in 2016 in British Columbia, and also extending its rent control regulations. In Montreal, the opposition is asking the City to follow the example set by these two provinces. Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitão has said he is not interested in interfering with the market, and with good reason: This is precisely the kind of policy that contributes to the problem.
Small retailers should be allowed to import and sell wine freely, without going through the SAQ.
May 5, 2017 | 15 min. 17 sec. | Sophie sans compromis (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist […]
The Quebec government is currently studying various ways of ending the SAQ’s monopoly. The Crown corporation has indeed been the target of multiple criticisms over the years, as much for the prices of its products as for its management and efficiency. Another, less frequently heard but nonetheless important criticism is the lack of space the public monopoly leaves for small entrepreneurs. This latter concern should guide the government in its reflections on the liberalization of the alcohol market.
Small retailers should be allowed to import and sell wine freely, without going through the SAQ.
Popular culture and elites.
March 27, 2017 | 16 min. 52 sec. | Midi Pile (CKYK-FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
In the coming days, the Quebec government will unveil its 2017-2018 budget plan. For the 2016 fiscal year, it has so far accumulated a budget surplus of $2.3 billion. One of the Liberal Party’s electoral promises was to allocate half of surpluses to tax reductions. This would be most welcome, since as shown in this Viewpoint, taxes and contributions to the public treasury have been on the rise since the beginning of the decade.
Comparing the numerous taxes and contributions that have gone up in Quebec in recent years with the short list of reductions.
Comparing the numerous taxes and contributions that have gone up in Quebec in recent years with the short list of reductions.
The capital gains tax does not take into account the rising cost of living.
March 15, 2017 | 17 min. 06 sec. | Sophie sans compromis (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist […]
March 9, 2017 | 14 min. 51 sec. | Midi Pile (KYK 95.7 Radio X) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist […]
What should the next federal budget do?
February 23, 2017 | 6 min. 33 sec. | Québec aujourd'hui (BLVD 102.1 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
Quebec must not interfere in the management of reward programs.
February 8, 2017 | 6 min. 26 sec. | Québec aujourd’hui (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
February 8, 2017 | 6 min. 35 sec. | Le Retour de Gilles Parent (FM93) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist […]
Restrictions on the sale of wine in grocery stores or convenience stores.
Quebec announces measures to keep businesses' headquarters in the province.
January 23, 2017 | 15 min. 45 sec. | Midi Pile (KYK 95.7 Radio X) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist […]
Oxfam is denouncing the concentration of wealth among the most fortunate 1% on the planet.
Montreal does not need supply management in catering.
Does Airbnb contribute to the rise in the price of rents?
2016 ranking of the tax burden of investment in Canada’s major cities.
A substantial minimum wage hike would be particularly harmful in rural regions.
December 9, 2016 | 9 min. 43 sec. | Maurais Live (CHOI-FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
A strike of fast food restaurant employees in New York in 2012 gave birth to a movement demanding a substantial increase of the minimum wage in the United States, calling for it to rise to $15 an hour. Since then, several cities and states have established timelines for raising the minimum wage to that symbolic threshold. In Quebec, the major labour unions have taken up the charge, along with the symbolic $15 target.
A substantial minimum wage hike would be particularly harmful in rural regions.
The specter of a "Netflix tax" still looms.
The concept of participatory financing.
November 23, 2016 | 24 min. 09 sec. | Isabelle (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about […]
The fundamentally different approaches of companies and governments when it comes to the use of personal information.
The fundamentally different approaches of companies and governments when it comes to the use of personal information.
The empirical connection between entrepreneurship and economic freedom.
November 8, 2016 | 11 min. 30 sec. | Duhaime-Drainville le midi (FM93) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
November 8, 2016 | 15 min. 59 sec. | Martineau-Trudeau (CHOI-FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about […]
In the debate over the collection, sharing, and use of personal information, there exists a widespread prejudice according to which companies are less respectful of citizens’ privacy than governments are. Yet companies universally operate by means of mutual consent, whereas governments very rarely ask those concerned for permission to access their information.
Entrepreneurship is one of the main engines of the economy. Entrepreneurs invest, create jobs, and help increase the standard of living of all. This Research Paper looks at the empirical connection between entrepreneurship and economic freedom. If there is a positive correlation between these two variables, then public policies aiming to support business creation must take this fact into account.
The federal deficit is rising, far beyond the $10 billion projected in the Liberal platform. It is widely repeated that now is a good time to borrow since interest rates are very low. Those who use this argument to justify borrowing forget that interest charges are not the only cost associated with deficits. This Viewpoint presents five alternative ways of thinking about the cost of deficits and infrastructure spending.
Quebec announces an economic update.
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Poor countries' access to medicines.
Economic freedom in Canada.
The virtues of free trade.
September 15, 2016 | 11 min. 25 sec. | 100% Normandeau (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
The professions that are regulated and that require a license to be practiced.
The cost of infrastructure investments when interest rates are zero.
Quebec Hotel owners and online booking platforms.
The book Capital, by Thomas Piketty, is once again discredited.
The means deployed to combat the Airbnb phenomenon.
Should online sales on foreign websites be taxed?
Should online sales on foreign websites be taxed?
Subcontracting certain auxiliary tasks performed by police officers to security agents would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.
The maintenance of Air Canada's C Series will be made in the United States.
Google's Android operating system for smartphones under investigation.
The benefits of the market economy and free trade.
The state of competition in credit-card markets.
Many studies find strong environmental benefits from free trade.
There is among economists a genuine consensus about the virtues of free trade.
Many studies find strong environmental benefits from free trade.
The Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the presidency of the United States, Donald Trump, has made the negative effects of the opening up of borders, and especially of trade between the United States and Mexico, one of his recurring themes. He claims that free trade does not benefit the United States. According to him, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is “a disaster” that needs to be renegotiated. In Canada, this opposition to free trade finds a certain echo among commentators and lobby groups.
The positive effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement for the three countries involved.
The positive effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement for the three countries involved.
The state of competition in credit-card markets.
The importance of open interprovincial trade.
The takeover of our companies by foreign companies.
Is Google abusing its dominant position to bully the competition?
Will Britain leave the European Union?
How increased competition and a smaller regulatory state can reduce corruption.
The singular nature of French labor laws.
May 26, 2016 | 7 min. 27 sec. | Au coeur du monde (Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
May 26, 2016 | 7 min. 21 sec. | Radio-Canada cet après-midi (Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
There have been several corruption scandals in Quebec and in the rest of Canada in recent years. Corruption is a problem that affects all countries and all societies, but it is much more prevalent in certain regions than in others. Economic analysis has several things to teach us about these disparities and about economic principles that can check this scourge.
The real causes of the crisis in Venezuela.
May 20, 2016 | 7 min. 16 sec. | La croisée (Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
The increasing role of communications technologies in our economy.
The consequences of a heavy tax burden on businesses.
May 9, 2016 | 7 min. 04 sec. | L'Estrie Maintenant (107,7 FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
Earth Day 2016 and predictions of doom.
The sale of the St-Hubert chain of restaurants to Ontario's Cara.
A few weeks ago, the Davos World Economic Forum underlined the growing role of the Internet in the economy by taking as the theme for its discussions the “fourth industrial revolution,” namely the revolution made possible among other things by innovations related to the Internet. According to the World Bank, the Internet promotes economic development since it provides access to opportunities that were previously out of reach for the most disadvantaged people around the world.
The Internet contributes to economic growth, helps small businesses be more competitive, and improves our lives.
In the introduction to its budget plan tabled earlier this week, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced a deficit of $29.4 billion for the 2016-2017 year, or $1,631 per net taxpayer, and total deficits of $113 billion over the next five years. One of the arguments raised in the document in favour of this substantial new debt is that Canada’s current overall debt is much lower than that of the other G7 countries, which gives the federal government the leeway to take on more debt. However, this comparison is based on the net debt, which distorts the situation.
A number of Bay Street economists are urging the federal government to loosen its purse strings even more and run larger deficits than announced during the election campaign in order to “stimulate” the Canadian economy. This short-term perspective, however, fails to take into account several important considerations.
The inefficiency of running large deficits versus other ways of stimulating economic growth.
The Government of Quebec and the proposed Energy East pipeline.
February 25, 2016 | 8 min. 34 sec. | Midi Info (Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
February 17, 2016 | 4 min. 31 sec. | Radio-Canada cet après-midi (Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the […]
February 17, 2016 | 6 min. 44 sec. | Écoutez l'Estrie (Radio-Canada) Report (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
Sale of the Quebec Rona hardware stores chain to the US firm Lowe's.
Regulating credit card loyalty programs would have unintended consequences that would harm consumers.
Bombardier is experiencing financial difficulties.
Today, 89% of Canadians adhere to at least one loyalty program (also called a reward program), and 41% adhere to a program that is connected to a credit card. In other cases, such programs are connected to stand-alone loyalty cards or smartphone applications. Many critics maintain that these programs do not really offer any benefits for consumers, and suggest that they should be regulated. What is the truth of the matter, and what effects have such regulations had in countries that have adopted them?
The inequalities that impede social mobility.
The latest incarnation of the Oxfam Global Wealth Statistics report.
Public spending does not stimulate the economy.
The failure of government bailouts of large corporations.
The impact of occupational licensing and labour unions on social mobility in Canada.
The difficulties of collecting sales taxes on online purchases in other provinces and abroad.
Viewpoint comparing the total tax burden on investment returns in large Canadian cities.
The difficulties of collecting sales taxes on online purchases in other provinces and abroad.
November 27, 2015 | 13 min. 07 sec. | Midi-Pile (CKYK-FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, on […]
November 27, 2015 | 6 min. | Normandeau-Duhaime (FM93) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, on the difficulties […]
When Canadian consumers buy goods or services from retailers located outside their province, or outside Canada, it is very difficult to collect sales taxes on these transactions. Taxes on a certain portion of such purchases in other provinces and countries therefore go uncollected. The fact that these purchases are less expensive puts local online retailers, as well as brick-and-mortar retailers, at a disadvantage, as they are faced with a kind of unfair competition. Governments are also deprived, at first glance, of substantial revenues.
When a company seeks a place to invest, it needs to take into account the investment-related tax burden to be sure of choosing the most favourable location. Taxes that are too high in one city will lead companies to turn to other cities, bringing with them the new jobs and economic spillover that accompany their investments. Does the City of Montreal do everything it can to entice investors?
Taxing the rich is not the solution to tax evasion.
Supply management for Canada's dairy, poultry, and egg industries.
Quebec cracks down on Airbnb-style home-rental services.
The fiscal platform of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Bombardier Inc to get US$1 billion from Quebec government.
Innovative specialized services are revolutionizing the way people consume wine.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's economic program.
The impact of a new tax on vacant premises.
Innovative specialized services are revolutionizing the way people consume wine.
Portrait of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics winner, Angus Deaton.
The idea that the rich are getting richer faster than the rest of the population.
The effects of the heavier tax burden placed on mutual funds compared to other investment vehicles.
The public debate on budget austerity is very far removed from the way this concept is defined and studied in economics. The term “austerity” is most often used to refer to an amalgam of budgetary and tax measures aiming to balance the budget, without differentiating between these measures and their varied effects. This Economic Note provides an overview of the contributions of academic research regarding the effectiveness of different ways of balancing the budget.
The varied effects of different “austerity” measures aimed at balancing the budget.
With rising life expectancy, saving for retirement is becoming increasingly important. Government programs like RRSPs and TFSAs encourage Canadians to save by allowing them to shelter certain portions of their incomes from taxation. Governments undermine this objective, though, by excessively inflating mutual fund management fees with sales taxes.
Publication of the book Anti-Piketty: Vive le Capital au XXIe siècle!, by Libréchange editions.
How to make the transit system a more efficient one?
Publication of the book Anti-Piketty: Vive le Capital au XXIe siècle!, by Libréchange editions.
Canada is clearly not in a recession.
September 1st, 2015 | 3 min. 36 sec. | Dutrizac (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, about […]
The positive effects of pedagogical autonomy and accountability of teachers and school principals on student results.
August 27, 2015 | 7 min. 05 sec. | Dutrizac (98,5FM) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, on […]
Giving teachers and school principals more control over course content and teaching methods, all while rewarding or penalizing them according to the consequences of their decisions, could improve academic results. When autonomy and accountability are jointly applied, students generally achieve better grades, even when standard of living variances are taken into account.
August 25, 2015 | 12 min. 45 sec. | Moreault en jase (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at […]
Amazon paying authors based on how many pages are read.
In discussions of the crisis in Greece, the issue of the responsibility of the Greeks for having gotten themselves into this situation is often ignored. The purpose of this Viewpoint is to remind readers that the Greek tragedy unfolding before our eyes did not happen overnight. Although surprising in its magnitude, this crisis is the result of a long history of budgetary deficits and of ruinous public spending decisions. Indeed, the Greek government has been living beyond its means for a very long time.
July 6, 2015 | 12 min. 40 sec. | Première heure (Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Mathieu Bédard, Economist at the MEI, […]
January 29, 2015 | 10 min. | The Tommy Schnurmacher Show (CJAD-AM) Interview with Mathieu Bédard, Associate Researcher at the MEI, on […]
Policing costs have been rising for 25 years in Canada, while the number of criminal incidents per officer has fallen. These growing costs can be explained in part by an increase in the number of police officers, which has certainly contributed to a reduction in the crime rate, but also by the fact that those officers perform a growing number of tasks.
