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Housing: Greater Montreal only at one-third of its target for a return to affordability
Montreal, June 30, 2023 – Residential housing starts in Greater Montreal are not hitting the targets they would need to hit to restore housing affordability, says the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Economic growth enriches the less fortunate
Montreal, June 22, 2023 – Economic growth increases the incomes of the least well-off at the same rate as average incomes, concludes a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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SAQ pricing: The cheaper the wine, the more it’s taxed
Montreal, June 19, 2023 – Documents from the Société des alcools du Québec obtained by the Montreal Economic Institute through a request for access to information show that the least expensive private importations sold in stores are also the most heavily taxed.
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Activity-based funding and staffing flexibility are key to the success of Quebec’s mini-hospitals
Montreal, June 15, 2023 – The success of the proposed mini-hospitals run by independent entrepreneurs rests largely on activity-based funding and the flexible management of human resources, according to a Montreal Economic Institute study published this morning.
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Keynes at 140: British Economist Argued Against Printing Money to Finance Deficits
Montreal, June 5, 2023 – Famed British economist John Maynard Keynes would have disagreed with the Bank of Canada’s policy of purchasing government bonds with newly-minted cash, according to a joint study published by the Montreal Economic Institute and the Morocco-based Arab Center for Research this morning.
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Bill 22 on expropriation: A step backward for property rights according to the MEI
Montreal, May 25, 2023 – The new Act respecting expropriation proposed by the Quebec government constitutes a big step backward for property rights in Quebec, says the Montreal Economic Institute following the tabling of Bill 22.
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The telecom sector’s contribution to decarbonization
Montreal, May 18, 2023 – The private sector’s contribution to the reduction of GHG emissions is too often overlooked. In a publication launched today by the MEI, Senior Policy Analyst Krystle Wittevrongel shines a light on the emission reductions generated by the telecommunications industry.
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Quebec government unprepared for end of electricity surplus, says MEI
Montreal, May 11, 2023 – The end of Quebec’s electricity surplus is fast approaching, but the solutions proposed by the government are either too little or too late, concludes a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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May Day: Canada Workers Benefit fails full-time low-income workers, MEI study finds
Montreal, May 1st, 2023 – The Canada Workers Benefit—in its current form—fails to incentivize full-time work for low-income Canadians, according to an economic note published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.
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Economic growth is good for your health, concludes an MEI study
Montreal, April 27, 2023 – There is a connection between economic growth and increased life expectancy, concludes a study published by the Montreal Economic Institute this morning.