Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to open up trade. Even the EU accepts that 90% of global growth will take place outside its group over the next 15 years
Tag: World economy
Slow economic growth is the new normal
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unnaturally high growth rates were driven by post-war reconstruction, the baby boom and rising female labour force participation
Don’t fear the reaper: Recession
Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s a recession going to do to the East Coast? Reap what’s left in our mattresses and sock drawers?
Finding responsible work in a time of climate crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes What are the new jobs? How do you train for them? Every old-economy business needs to plan for next-economy transitions
Climate change could bring huge payoff to Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes As sea ice recedes in the Northwest Passage, new shipping lanes could open that change the world economy
We fail to accurately measure the digital economy’s impact
Reading Time: 4 minutes GDP also ignores work without pay, the underground economy and plenty of other factors that contribute to our well-being
How cryptocurrency is changing basic economics
Reading Time: 4 minutes For survival, central banks have little choice but to enter the digital-currency race. But it’s a race they will eventually lose
B.C. won’t be able to quit fossil fuels any time soon
Reading Time: 4 minutes The results of greater energy efficiency will materialize over the long term, even if politicians seek abbreviated timelines
Canada’s trade deal should proceed despite China’s wrongdoings
Reading Time: 4 minutes Trade sanctions are blunt, costly instruments. They should only be used as a last resort
Millennials can save the future by reinventing money
Reading Time: 4 minutes They need to reinvent the capitalist system to fully unleash that creativity and establish an economy that’s more just and balanced