The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer

William Robson, Colin Busby and Aaron Jacobs
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Colin Busby: C.D. Howe Institute
Aaron Jacobs: C.D. Howe Institute

No 268, e-briefs from C.D. Howe Institute

Abstract: Canada’s greying workforce will spell big fiscal trouble for future taxpayers, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer,” authors William Robson, Colin Busby, and Aaron Jacobs find that demographic change is squeezing the budgets of Canadian governments—increasing the costs of public programs and eroding the tax base as the growth in traditional working-age people flatlines.

Keywords: Health; Fiscal and Tax Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H5 J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-11
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