SPP Research Papers

2008 - 2024

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2015, month December, vol 8

2015 Status Report on Major Defence Equipment Procurements

David Perry

2015, month November, vol 8

Championing the Joint Force: a Job for the Public and our Political Leaders – Not Just Military Professionals Alone

Stuart Beare

The Case for a Carbon Tax in Alberta

Sarah Dobson and Jennifer Winter

A Comparative Anatomy of Oil Price Routs: A Review of Four Price Routs Between 1985 and 2014

Robert Skinner

An Exploration into the Municipal Capacity to Finance Capital Infrastructure

Almos T. Tassonyi and Brian W. Conger

Optimal Public Infrastructure: Some Guideposts to Ensure we don't Overspend

Philip Bazel and Jack Mintz

Striking the Right Balance: Federal Infrastructure Tansfer Programs, 2002-2015

Bev Dahlby and Emily Jackson

2015, month October, vol 8

An Energy Strategy for Canada

Michal C. Moore

Reflections on Calgary's Spatial Structure: An Urban Economist's Critique of Municipal Planning in Calgary

Richard Arnott

Macroprudential Policy: A Review

Mahdi Ebrahimi Kahou and Alfred Lehar

Taxing Stock Options: Efficiency, Fairness and Revenue Implications

Jack Mintz and V. Balaji Venkatachalam

2015, month September, vol 8

What do we know about Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Carolyn Dudley, David B. Nicholas and Jennifer D. Zwicker

Canada, The Law of the Sea Treaty and International Payments: Where will the Money come from?

Wylie Spicer

2015, month August, vol 8

The Case of Canadian Bulk Water Exports

Rhett Larson

The Impact of Converting Federal Non-Refundable Tax Credits into Refundable Credits

Wayne Simpson and Harvey Stevens

2015, month July, vol 8

Extractive Resource Governance: Creating Maximum Benefit for Countries

Shantel Jordison

The Recession's Impact on Canada's Labour Market

Philip Cross and Munir A. Sheikh

2015, month June, vol 8

Alternatives to Criminalizing Public Intoxication: Casy Study of a Sobering Centre in Calgary, AB

Alina Turner

Canada-Mexico Trade: An Arranged Marriage Comes of Age

Laura Dawson

2015, month May, vol 8

The Structure and Presentation of Provincial Budgets

Bev Dahlby and Michael Smart

The Problem with the Low-Tax Backlash: Rethinking Corporate Tax Policies to Adjust for Uneven Reputational Risks

Jack Mintz and V. Balaji Venkatachalam

Small and Exposed: Debt Accumulation in Canada's Small Provinces

Ronald Kneebone

Sources of Debt Accumulation in Resource-Dependent Provinces

Ronald Kneebone

2015, month April, vol 8

No Statecraft, Questionable Jurisprudence: How the Supreme Court of Canada Tried to Kill Senate Reform

Ted Morton

Mind the Gap: Dealing with Resource Revenue in Three Provinces

Ronald Kneebone

D-fence Against the Canadian Winter: Making Insufficient Vitamin D Levels a Higher Priority for Public Health

Jennfier D. Zwicker

Estimating Discount Rates

Laurence Booth

What Canada Could Learn from U.S. Defence Procurement: Issues, Best Practices and Recommendations

Anessa L. Kimball

Improving the Acquisition Process in Canada

J. Craig Stone

A Primer on Recent Canadian Defence Budgeting Trends and Implications

Dave Perry

2015, month March, vol 8

Better Off Dead: "Value Added" in Canadian Polict Debates

Trevor Tombe

Report of the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario: Taking Stock Two Years Later

Munir Sheikh

Peering in Alberta's Darkening Future: How Oil Prices Impact Alberta's Royalty Revenues

Sarah Dobson

The Siren Song of Economic Diversification: Alberta's Legacy of Loss

Ted Morton and Meredith McDonald

Caught in the Middle: Some in Canada's Middle Class are doing well; Others have good reason to worry

Philip Cross and Munir Sheikh

Who are the Homeless? Numbers, Trends and Characteristics of those without Homes in Calgary

Ronald Kneebone, Meaghan Bell, Nicole Jackson and Ali Jadidzadeh

The Exempt Market in Canada: Empirics, Observations and Recommendations

Vijay Jog

2015, month February, vol 8

After America, Canada’s Moment?

Ian Brodie

Mining Taxation in Colombia

Duanjie Chen and Guillermo Perry

Shelter from the Storm: Weather-Induced Patterns in the use of Emergency Shelters

Ali Jadidzadeh and Ronald Kneebone

The Distribution of Incomes and Taxes/Transfers in Canada: A Cohort Analysis

Daria Crisan, Kenneth McKenzie and Jack Mintz

The 2014 Global Tax Competitiveness Report: A Proposed Business Tax Reform Agenda

Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

2015, month January, vol 8

What Dependency Issues? Re-Examining Assumptions about Canada's Reliance on the U.S. Export Market

Eugene Beaulieu and Yang Song

Addendum to "Bending the Medicare Cost Curve in 12 Months or Less": AHS Analysis for Sample of Pure North Seniors (55-Plus)

Daniel J. Dutton and John Emery

Bending the Medicare Cost Curve in 12 Months or Less: How Preventative Health Care Can Yield Significant Near-Term Savings for Acute Care in Alberta

Daniel J. Dutton, John Emery, Thomas Mullie and Jennifer D. Zwicker

Potash Taxation: How Canada's Regime is Neither Efficient nor Competitive from an International Perspective

Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

2014, month December, vol 7

On Uncertain Ice: The Future of Arctic Shipping and the Northwest Passage

Whitney Lackenbauer and Adam Lajeunesse

2014, month November, vol 7

An International Comparison of Tax Assistance for Research and Development: Estimates and Policy Implications

John Lester and Jacek Warda

Muddling Up the Market: New Market Regulations May Do More Harm than Good to the Integrity of Markets

Jack Mintz

Not Just for Americans: The Case for Expanding Reciprocal Tax Exemptions for Foreign Investments by Pension Funds

Jack Mintz and Stephen R. Richardson

Do Municipal Governments Need More Tax Powers? A Background Paper on Municipal Finance in Alberta

Melville McMillan and Bev Dahlby

2014, month October, vol 7

Something Has to Give: Why Delays Are the New Reality of Canada’s Defence Procurement Strategy

Elinor Sloan

Digging Deep for the Heritage Fund: Why the Right Fund for Alberta Pays Dividends Long After the Oil is Gone

Ton van den Bremer and Frederick (Rick) van der Ploeg

Beyond Housing First: Essential Elements of a System-Planning Approach to Ending Homelessness

Alina Turner

2014, month September, vol 7

Aggressive International Tax Planning by Multinational Corporations: The Canadian Context and Possible Responses

Brian J. Arnold and James R. Wilson

Laying the Foundation for Policy: Measuring Local Prevalence for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Laura Ghali, Carolyn Dudley, Daniel J. Dutton, Jennifer D. Zwicker, Carly McMorris, John Emery, David B. Nicholas and Margaret Clarke

Do Local Governments Need Alternative Sources of Tax Revenue? An Assessment of the Options for Alberta Cities

Melville McMillan and Bev Dahlby

The Politics of Chequebook Federalism: Can Electoral Considerations Affect Federal-Provincial Transfers?

Marcelin Joanis

The Incentive Effects of Equalization Grants on Fiscal Policy

Ergete Ferede

Reforming Equalization: Balancing Efficiency, Entitlement and Ownership

Bev Dahlby

2014, month August, vol 7

Grand, Bland or Somewhat Planned? Toward a Canadian Strategy for the Indo-Pacific Region

Patrick James

Wireless Competition in Canada: Damn the Torpedoes! The Triumph of Politics Over Economics

Jeffrey Church and Andrew Wilkins

2014, month July, vol 7

"It's All About the Money": Crime in the Caribbean and its Impact on Canada

Cameron Ross

Who, or What, is to Blame for the Accumulation of Debt in Ontario and Quebec (And What Will it Take to Stop the Bleeding?)

Ronald Kneebone and Margarita Wilkins

2014, month June, vol 7

The Impact of Foreign Investment Restrictions on the Stock Returns of Oil Sands Companies

Eugene Beaulieu and Matthew M. Saunders

2014, month May, vol 7

From Trial to Triumph: How Canada's Past Financial Crises Helped Shape a Superior Regulatory System

Lawrie Savage

The Free Ride is Over: Why Cities, and Citizens, Must Start Paying for Much-Needed Infrastructure

Philip Bazel and Jack Mintz

Alberta Cities at the Crossroads: Urban Development Challenges and Opportunities in Historical and Comparative Perspective

Zack Taylor, Marcy Burchfield and Anna Kramer

2014, month April, vol 7

Ontario's Experiment with Primary Care Reform

Arthur Sweetman and Gioia Buckley

2014, month March, vol 7

The Taming of the Skew: Facts on Canada's Energy Trade

Trevor Tombe

Keeping the Genie in the Bottle: Grading the Regulation of Canadian Financial Institutions

John Chant

Simulated Replacement Rates for CPP Reform Options

Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle

China's State-Owned Enterprises and Canada's FDI Policy

Wendy Dobson

2014, month February, vol 7

Aboriginal-Canadians and Energy Literacy: A Survey of Opinions and Thoughts on Energy

Michal C. Moore, Andre Turcotte and Jennifer Winter

Income Adequacy Among Canadian Seniors: Helping Singles Most

Philip Bazel and Jack Mintz

2014, month January, vol 7

Prioritizing Defence Industry Capabilities: Lessons for Canada from Australia

Craig Stone

Energy Efficiency: Finding Leadership Opportunities

William D. Rosehart and Hamid Zareipour

Should Canada Worry About a Resource Curse?

Alan Gelb

The Value of Caregiver Time: Costs of Support and Care for Individuals Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Carolyn Dudley and John Emery

2014, month 2014, vol 7

The Rise and Fall of Social-Assistance Use in Canada, 1969-2012

Ronald Kneebone and Katherine White

Canada's Equalization Formula: Peering Inside the Black Box... and Beyond

James Feehan

Risky Business: The Issue of Timing, Entry and Performance in the Asia-Pacific LNG Market

Michal C. Moore, Dave Hackett, Leigh Noda, Jennifer Winter, Roman Karski and Mark Pilcher