Checking the Math on Childcare (Global News)
Ian Munro appears on Global TV to discuss his recent paper "Checking the Math on Childcare".
Distractions are Sometimes Good for Learning
AIMS Education Fellow Michael Zwaagstra tackles the issue of classroom distractions in the learning process.
Atlantic Canada, Justin Trudeau’s new Liberal base
The electoral influence of Atlantic Canada has been diluted with the addition of 30 seats to the House of Commons because none of them will be in the Atlantic region.
Undergraduate Teaching Needs to Improve
For undergraduate education to improve, universities will have to prioritize teaching undergraduate students, says AIMS Fellow Rodney Clifton.
A simple fact rules liquor sales: competition reduces prices
Wensveen and Navarro-Genie illustrate how when New Brunswick's NBLC went into the beer brewing business, it was unable to change the fundamental structure of how consumer tastes and prices work in the market.
Medicare: Health Insurance or Political Asset?
People who can afford it should be encouraged to pay some of the cost of their own inexpensive care.
Media Release: Bridging the Left and Right
For immediate release: September 10, 2015 Halifax, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is proud to announce its partnership with the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council in their search for effective and immediate solutions to barriers in the delivery of clinical care. The two organizations are coming together to stand against stagnation, lack [...]
TECO acquisition ‘very good’ for Emera, says expert
By: Joann Alberstat
Wealth redistribution has hurt some provinces, says former bureaucrat
Election campaign should focus more on Canada's crumbling "fiscal architecture" among other important, yet ignored, concerns, says AIMS Fellow David McKinnon. By: Robert Benzie
The Beacon – August 2015
Volume XXI, no. 11