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Lars Osberg
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“Too high” or “too low”? Assessing Nova Scotia’s modest minimum wage hike
On April 1st, Nova Scotia’s minimum hourly wage increased from $12.55 to $12.95. Is it now “too high” or “too low”?
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Will Canada’s Federal Budget meet the COVID-19 Challenge?
A year ago, COVID-19 crashed the world economy. How and where the federal government invests now will determine if we “Build Back Better” or allow rampant inequality to persist.
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From Keynesian Consensus to Neo-Liberalism to the Green New Deal
75 years of income inequality in Canada Download 587.01 KB40 pages This report tracks Canadian income inequality through 75 years of growth and recessions and…
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How Much Income Tax Could Canada’s Top 1% Pay?
Download 840.17 KB50 pages How much more could Canada’s richest 1% be paying in income tax? This study concludes that there is more than enough…
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Instability Implications of Increasing Inequality
What can be learned from North America? Download 1.13 MB 40 pages This study focuses on the implications of inequality trends in the U.S., Canada…
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Canada’s Shredded Social Saftey Net
Our employment insurance system far below OECD average Between October 2008 and May 2009, 363,000 Canadians were thrown out of work – and the OECD…
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A Quarter Century of Economic Inequality in Canada
1981-2006 Download 995.24 KB 46 pages
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Advice to the premier
Be honest about your choices Since an image of honesty is an important asset for any government, it would be a mistake to pretend in…
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