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Téléphonie: la réglementation anticoncurrentielle du CRTC
Publication of an Economic Note on the CRTC’s regulation of telecommunications.
4-minute read
Competitive telecoms need no CRTC shield
Publication of an Economic Note on the CRTC’s regulation of telecommunications.
1-minute read
Do we still need to regulate telephone services?
In the field of telecommunications, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) protected monopolies against entry when it should not have, and it now grants privileges to their competitors while there are no more economic reasons to do so. Even if it could be argued that telephone services were a natural monopoly before the development of the new telecommunications technology, this is not the case any more, and it seems that the CRTC no longer has any reason to intervene in this sector. A good economic case can be made for a real and complete deregulation of telecommunications in Canada.
1-minute read
Drug Price Controls and Pharmaceutical Innovation
Drug costs have undeniably risen more quickly than other health care costs. The share of drugs in overall Canadian health care spending went from 10.8% in 1988 to 15.7% in 2001. However, the higher drug expenses facing Canada’s health care systems are not due to price increases imposed by multinational pharmaceutical firms. Various factors explain the growth in drug spending.
3-minute read
Avantages de la concurrence
The Canadian telecommunications’ sector and the CRTC regulations.
3-minute read
Un abus de réglementation
The Canadian telecommunications’ sector and the CRTC regulations.
3-minute read
L’apport du privé en sécurité
The private sector has a role to play in the production of security services.
6-minute read
À l’heure des PPP – Jusqu’à maintenant, le Québec n’a presque pas fait appel au partenariat public-privé
Publication of an Economic Note on the various possible types of partnerships between the public and private sectors.
3-minute read
Abolir le contrôle des loyers?
The causes of the housing crisis in Quebec and solutions to solving it.
8-minute read
Combien? On sait que les défusions coûteraient cher; mais quel serait le coût de maintenir les mégavilles?
The real costs of municipal mergers.