P U B L I C F I N A N C E & F I S C A L F E D E R A L I S M
All four Atlantic Provinces face serious fiscal challenges. Public debt as a share of GDP is high, and debt servicing costs threaten to further constrain the ability of governments to keep taxes competitive and public services adequately funded in the years ahead.
Our work in the area of public finances and fiscal federalism draws on lessons from our own country’s history and other jurisdictions to identify successful strategies for public spending and tax reform that can help spur economic growth while improving the health of public finances. AIMS will also continue to be a leading centre for research on equalization and fiscal federalism.
POLICY PAPERS & OP-ED COMMENTARIES
Road to Growth
Table of Contents Acknowledgements & Contents Foreword by Former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Introduction by Brian Lee Crowley Executive Summary Chapter 1 - Policies that work Chapter 2 - The Celtic tiger (revised version) Chapter 3 - The Dutch Miracle Chapter 4 - Growth and Recovery in the United ...
Getting back to basics
The Nova Scotia Government has run out of options. The reality of our fiscal situation can no longer be hidden or glossed over. Without serious structural changes to the way that programs are provided in this province, the government will progressively lose its ability to deliver programs that Nova Scotians ...
Debtors’ Prison II:
Five years of good fiscal management and budgetary discipline in most of Atlantic Canada has slightly reduced the time the region’s people and governments will have to spend in “Debtors’ Prison”. This progress, however, is precarious. Shocks, in the form of higher interest rates, a fall in the value of ...
Venture Capital in Atlantic Canada
Two main impediments stand in the way of a more active venture capital market: the availability of subsidized government financing, and a fractured and difficult securities regime. The Atlantic premiers have proposed the establishment of a regional venture capital fund. They argue that Atlantic Canadians are deprived of sufficient access ...
Looking the Gift Horse in the Mouth
The impact of federal spending on Atlantic Canada Author: Fred McMahon AIMS Senior Policy Analyst Table of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Executive Summary Introduction Chapter 1: Overview: Atlantic Canada's 35 Years of Growth Chapter 2: The Remittance Region Chapter 3: Employment, Unemployment, and Pay Questions Chapter 4: A Neo-Classical Viewpoint Chapter ...
MEDIA MENTIONS
MEDIA RELEASE: Righting the Ship In Atlantic Canada: Students Urged To Share Ideas In Essay Competition
Halifax, NS – Undergraduate and graduate students across Canada who are 18 years of age or older are being encouraged to help “Right the ship” in Atlantic Canada by entering ...
NDP Victory in Alberta Is not a Sign of an Orange Wave in the Next Federal Election
Radio Interview with Marco Navarro-Genie, President of AIMS (Atlantic Institute for Market Studies) suggests that the left turn of Albertans had already begun for some time. Click here to hear ...
NSGEU Holds Rally At Canso Causeway To Protest Budget Cuts
The flag waving and chants of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union protest were part of the latest fall out from the April 9 provincial budget. On Monday, ...
N.S. Film Industry Reps Taking ‘Clear Ask’ To Government Friday
Representatives of the Nova Scotia film industry are meeting again with Finance Minister Diana Whalen on Friday over changes to the province’s film tax credit, and they say they know ...