What America's Decline in Economic Freedom Means for Entrepreneurship and Prosperity 

Why did the U.S. economy recover so slowly from the 2008 recession? What lessons have economists learned that can encourage economic growth in the future? A new book, comprised of five essays by noted U.S. economists, connects the dots between the role entrepreneurs and small businesses play in growing an economy, how high levels of economic freedom increase both the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship, the decline of economic freedom in the United States since 2000, and how the decline in economic freedom explains the sluggish economic recovery.Read more.

Government employees in Canada paid 9.7% more than comparable employees in private-sector
Government employees in Canada receive higher wages and likely more generous non-wage benefits than their private-sector counterparts, finds Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Canada Read more
 

Governments missing the mark on energy and environmental regulations
Policymakers have encumbered Canadians with superfluous and needlessly costly environmental regulations that do little to improve the environment, concludes The Principle of Targeting in Energy and Environmental Policy Read more