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Working Papers

2019

1. Healthcare Spending Overshoots a Threat to Sustainability
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute

2018

2. Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)
3. Inflated Expectations: More Immigrants Can’t Solve Canada’s Aging Problem on Their Own
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)

2017

4. Bigger CPP, Bigger Risks: What “Fully Funded” Expansion Means and Doesn’t Mean
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
5. Equipment Failure: Feeble Business Investment Costs Canadians their Competitive Edge
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)
6. Premium Compensation: The Ballooning Cost of Federal Government Employees
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)
7. The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)

2016

8. Healthcare Spending Decelerating? Not so Fast!
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)

2015

9. A Crisis of Capital: Canadian Workers Need More Tools, Buildings and Equipment
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
10. Delivering Healthcare to an Aging Population: Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
11. Drawing Down Our Savings: The Prospects for RRIF Holders Following the 2015 Federal Budget
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)
12. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: Are Demographics a Fiscal Iceberg for Newfoundland and Labrador?
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
13. Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Prince Edward Island’s $13 Billion Healthcare Squeeze
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
14. Managing the Costs of Healthcare for an Aging Population: The Fiscal Impact of New Brunswick’s Demographic Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
15. Ottawa's Secret Debt: The Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pensions
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)

2014

16. An Aging Population Fiscal Challenge: Planning for Healthcare Costs in Quebec
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
17. Bending Canada's Healthcare Cost Curve: Watch Not What Governments Say, But What They Do
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
18. Capital Needed: Canada Needs More Robust Business Investment
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
19. Healthcare and an Aging Population: Managing Slow-Growing Revenues and Rising Health Spending in British Columbia
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
20. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: How Manitoba Can Confront Its Healthcare Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
21. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: Ontario’s Troubling Collision Course
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
22. Managing the Costs of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Good—and Bad—News About Saskatchewan’s Fiscal Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
23. Managing the Costs of Healthcare for an Aging Population: How Alberta Can Confront its Fiscal Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
24. Outliving Our Savings: Registered Retirement Income Funds Rules Need a Big Update
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)

2013

25. Equipping Canadian Workers: Business Investment Loses a Step against Competitors Abroad
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)
26. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: Does the Demographic Glacier Portend a Fiscal Ice-Age in Ontario?
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)
27. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: How Alberta Can Confront its Coming Fiscal Challenge
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)
28. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: New Brunswick’s $78 Billion Question
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
29. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: Prince Edward Island’s $14 Billion Healthcare Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
30. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: Some Good News and Some Bad News for Saskatchewan
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)
31. Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: The Fiscal Challenge Quebec Has Yet to Face
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)
32. Managing healthcare for an aging population: will demographics push Newfoundland and Labrador into a fiscal deep freeze?
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
33. Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: British Columbia Confronts its Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)
34. Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Manitoba’s Looming Funding Gap
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)
35. Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Nova Scotia’s Healthcare Glacier
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute

2012

36. Federal Employee Pension Reforms: First Steps - on a Much Longer Journey
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (4)
37. From Living Well to Working Well: Raising Canada's Performance in Non-residential Investment
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (5)
38. What to do About Seniors' Benefits in Canada: the Case for letting Recipients Take Richer Payments Later
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (3)

2011

39. Ottawa's Pension Gap: The Growing and Under-reported Cost of Federal Employee Pensions
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (7)
40. The Retooling Challenge: Canada's Struggle to Close the Capital Investment Gap
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (6)
41. When Striking an Awkward Balance Means Striking Out: Budget 2011
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (3)

2010

42. Disarmed and Disadvantaged: Canada’s Workers Need More Physical Capital to Confront the Productivity Challenge
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (14)
43. The Glacier Grinds Closer: How Demographics Will Change Canada’s Fiscal Landscape
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (18)
44. The Public-Sector Pension Bubble: Time to Confront the Unmeasured Cost of Ottawa's Pensions
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (5)
45. Unbalanced Books: How to Improve Toronto’s Fiscal Accountability
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (10)

2009

46. Boomer Bulge: Dealing with the Stress of Demographic Change on Government Budgets in Canada
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (13)
47. Lasting Bang for the Stimulus Buck: Priorities for the 2009 Federal Budget
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (11)

2007

48. Found Money: Matching Canadians' Saving with Their Infrastructure Needs
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)
49. Give Canadian Workers the Tools to do the Job! Why Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (10)
50. Stuck on a Spoke: Proliferating Bilateral Trade Deals are a Dangerous Game for Canada
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (11)
51. Will C-36 Undermine CPP “9.9”? Benefit Enhancement and the Sustainability of the Canada Pension Plan
    e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute

2006

52. Accounting for and Thinking about Social Security Liabilities in Canada
    Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

1994

53. Endogenous Buffer Stock Money
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Supporting Growth, Restoring Confidence: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2020
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2020, (567)
2. There is No Try: Sustainable Healthcare Requires Reining in Spending Overshoots
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2020, (566)
3. What You See is Not What You Get: Budgets versus Results in Canada’s Major Cities, 2019
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2020, (565)

2019

4. Big Spenders: Canada’s Senior Governments Have a Bad Budget Habit
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2019, (548)
5. From A to F: Grading the Fiscal Transparency of Canada’s Cities, 2019
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2019, (560)
6. Less Debt, More Growth: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2019
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2019, (531)
7. Show and Tell: Rating the Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments, 2019
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2019, (545) View citations (2)
8. Thin Capitalization: Weak Business Investment Undermines Canadian Workers
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2019, (550) View citations (1)

2018

9. Blown Budgets: Canada’s Senior Governments Need Better Fiscal Controls
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (512) View citations (2)
10. Retiring Employees, Unretired Debt: The Surprising Hidden Cost of Federal Employee Pensions
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (514) View citations (1)
11. Righting the Course: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2018
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (503) View citations (3)
12. Show Us the Numbers: Grading the Financial Reports of Canada’s Municipalities
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (524)
13. The Numbers Game: Rating the Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (511) View citations (2)
14. Tooling up: Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (520) View citations (1)
15. Wild Numbers: Getting Better Fiscal Accountability in Canada’s Municipalities
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (527)

2017

16. Enduring Virtues: Saving and Investing as National Priorities in 2017
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2017, (467) View citations (1)
17. Fuzzy Finances: Grading the Financial Reports of Canada’s Municipalities
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2017, (496) View citations (2)
18. Getting Real: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2017
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2017, (470) View citations (2)
19. Hidden Spending: The Fiscal Impact of Federal Tax Concessions
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2017, (469) View citations (2)
20. Numbers You can Trust? The Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments, 2017
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2017, (476) View citations (1)
21. Rethinking Limits on Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings in Canada
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2017, (495) View citations (1)

2016

22. Controlling the Public Purse: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2016, (448) View citations (2)
23. Two Sets of Books at City Hall? Grading the Financial Reports of Canada’s Cities
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2016, (460) View citations (3)
24. Where the Bucks Stop: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2016
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2016, (447)
25. Worse Than It Looks: The True Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pension Plans
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2016, (449) View citations (3)

2015

26. Adaptability, Accountability and Sustainability: Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements in Canada
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2015, (431) View citations (2)
27. Building Better Budgets: Canada’s Cities Should Clean Up their Financial Reporting
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2015, (439) View citations (1)
28. By the Numbers: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada's Senior Governments, 2015
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2015, (424)
29. Challenges, Growth and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2015
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2015, (423)

2014

30. Baffling Budgets: The Sorry State of Municipal Fiscal Accountability in Canada
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2014, (397)
31. Credibility on the (Bottom) Line: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada's Senior Governments, 2013
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2014, (404) View citations (1)
32. Equipping Canadians for Success: A Shadow Budget for 2014
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2014, (399) View citations (1)
33. Ottawa’s Hidden Deficit: The Widening Gap between Federal Government Pension Liabilities and Assets
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2014, (406) View citations (1)

2013

34. Canada's 2012 Fiscal Accountability Rankings
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2013, (373) View citations (12)
35. Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2013, (375)

2012

36. Achieving Balance, Spurring Growth: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2012
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2012, (344) View citations (3)
37. Fixing MP Pensions: Parliamentarians Must Lead Canada's Move to Fairer, and Better-Funded Retirements
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2012, (146) View citations (5)
38. More RRBs, Please! Why Ottawa Should Issue More Inflation-Indexed Bonds
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2012, (363) View citations (3)
39. Ottawa's Pension Abyss: The Rapid Hidden Growth of Federal-Employee Retirement Liabilities
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2012, (370) View citations (9)

2011

40. A Faster Track to Fiscal Balance: The 2011 Shadow Budget
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2011, (320) View citations (10)
41. A Social Insurance Model for Pharmacare: Ontario's Options for a More Sustainable, Cost-Effective Drug Program
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2011, (326) View citations (7)
42. Don’t Double Down on the CPP: Expansion Advocates Understate the Plan’s Risks
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2011, (137) View citations (1)
43. Holding Canada's Cities to Account: an Assessment of Municipal Fiscal Management
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2011, (145) View citations (13)
44. Impulse Spending: Canada's 2011 Fiscal Accountability Rankings
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2011, (142)
45. The Costs of Inflexible Indexing: Avoiding the Adverse Fiscal Impacts of Lower Inflation
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2011, (322) View citations (6)

2010

46. Back to Balance: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2010
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2010, (127) View citations (10)
47. Canada’s Looming Retirement Challenge: Will Future Retirees Be Able to Maintain Their Living Standards upon Retirement?
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2010, (317) View citations (23)
48. Cutting Through Pension Complexity: Easy Steps Forward for the 2010 Federal Budget
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2010, (126) View citations (13)
49. Freeing up Food: The Ongoing Cost, and Potential Reform, of Supply Management
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2010, (128) View citations (16)
50. Target Practice Needed: Canada’s 2010 Fiscal Accountability Rankings
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2010, (129) View citations (1)

2009

51. Faster, Younger, Richer? The Fond Hope and Sobering Reality of Immigration's Impact on Canada's Demographic and Economic Future
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2009, (291) View citations (6)
52. Near Hits and Big Misses: Canada's 2009 Fiscal Accountability Rankings
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2009, (117) View citations (2)
53. Stress Test: Demographic Pressures and Policy Options in Atlantic Canada
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2009, (120) View citations (7)
54. Supersized Superannuation: The Startling Fair-Value Cost of Federal Government Pensions
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2009, (122) View citations (14)
55. To the Next Level: From Gold Standard to Inflation Targets - to Price Stability?
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2009, (285) View citations (5)

2008

56. Off the Mark: Canada's 2008 Fiscal Accountability Ranking (also available in French)
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2008, (112)
57. Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Employer-Sponsored Pension Plans in Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 2008, 34, (s1), 1-6
58. Safe Harbours: Providing Protection for Canada's Money-Purchase Plan Sponsors
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2008, (110) View citations (3)
59. Steering Through Turbulence: The Shadow Federal Budget for 2008
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2008, (111) View citations (4)

2007

60. Fiscal Tonic for an Aging Nation: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2007
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2007, (101)
61. Ill-Defined Benefits: The Uncertain Present and Brighter Future of Employee Pensions in Canada
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2007, (250) View citations (7)
62. Missed Targets: Canada's 2007 Fiscal Accountability Ranking
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2007, (100) View citations (5)
63. Realistic Expectations: Demographics and the Pursuit of Prosperity in Saskatchewan
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2007, (107) View citations (2)
64. Time and Money: The Challenge of Demographic Change and Government Finances in Canada
    C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, 2007, (109) View citations (6)

1998

65. Federal Debt Reduction: Choosing Paths
    Canadian Public Policy, 1998, 24, (3), 356-362

Books

2004

1. Two Percent Target: The Context, Theory, and Practice of Canadian Monetary Policy since 1991
   C.D. Howe Institute Policy Studies, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (4)

Chapters

2010

1. The Canadian Monetary Order: Past, Present, and Prospects
   Palgrave Macmillan

2001

2. Six Pillars of Social Policy: The State of Pensions and Health Care in Canada
   A chapter in The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater, 2001, pp 183-224 View citations (1)