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MEDIA RELEASE: BUSINESS SUBSIDIES NEED CLOSER EXAMINATION

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2015-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 April 17th, 2015|Media Releases|

Halifax – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is calling for a market-based solution to a recent budgetary announcement to eliminate the Nova Scotia Film Tax Credit. AIMS believes the Nova Scotia government is correct in examining the Film Tax Credit as it relates to the film industry. In addition, AIMS’ President and CEO Marco Navarro-Genie argues that subsidies are not good enablers of thriving economies and are often exploited by out-of-province companies.

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MEDIA RELEASE: New Study Analyzes PEI’s Golf Tourism Strategy

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2015-02-09T00:00:00+00:00 February 9th, 2015|Media Releases|

Halifax, NS (10 February 2015): A new research report from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) shows that Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) golf development efforts, which were intended to boost tourism to the Island, were largely unsuccessful. The paper documents a number of reasons for the policy failure and offers lessons from the experience for governments on [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE: Student Transportation Costs Straining Education Budgets

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2015-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 January 12th, 2015|Media Releases|

Halifax, NS (13 January 2015): A new AIMS research report, “Education on Wheels,” shows that student transportation costs are rising steadily across Maritime Canada, even as student enrolment declines, and that provincial governments in the region are missing opportunities to achieve cost and energy efficiencies. The authors, Paul W. Bennett and Derek M. Gillis, demonstrate [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE: STUDY SHOWS DECLINING EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS TO SMALL “HAVE-NOT” PROVINCES

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2014-11-12T00:00:00+00:00 November 12th, 2014|Media Releases|

Halifax, NS and Winnipeg, MB (12 November 2014): Today, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP) released a new paper documenting a recent decline in equalization payments (relative to provincial GDP) to Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. In “Declining Equalization Payments and Fiscal [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE: THE SIZE AND COST OF ATLANTIC CANADA’S PUBLIC SECTOR

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2014-09-18T00:00:00+00:00 September 18th, 2014|Media Releases|

The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada’s Public SectorHalifax, NS (18 September 2014): A new paper published this morning by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) shows that high rates of public sector employment in Atlantic Canada come at a significant cost to taxpayers. The study shows that public sector employment in excess of [...]

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PRESS RELEASE: AIMS Presents Discussion with AIMS Senior Fellow Gordon Weil and Nalcor President Ed Martin on Muskrat Falls

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2014-07-28T00:00:00+00:00 July 28th, 2014|Media Releases|

Today, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) publishes Muskrat Falls: Opportunities to Reduce Risk and Enhance Benefits by Dr. Gordon Weil, AIMS Senior Fellow in Electricity Policy. Ed Martin, President of Nalcor, provides a response, creating a public debate on the major new hydro project. The two views on how to maximize the value produced by Muskrat [...]

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PRESS RELEASE: Paper Analyzes New Brunswick’s Debt and Deficit Problem

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2014-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 May 20th, 2014|Media Releases|

Halifax, NS/Fredericton, NB: New Brunswick faces a significant public debt problem and spending restraint is the best available solution. These are the central findings of a new research paper, released this morning, by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS). The paper’s title is “New Brunswick’s Debt and Deficit Problem: A Historical Look” and the authors [...]

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Press Release: Loose Professional Standards for Teachers Harm Students and Taxpayers

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2014-03-17T00:00:00+00:00 March 17th, 2014|Media Releases|

HALIFAX, NS: Certifying teachers and regulating the teaching profession has emerged as a critical policy issue. A research paper published today by AIMS shows that the current system in Nova Scotia and several other Canadian provinces is characterized by an absence of adequate regulatory oversight and feeble enforcement of teaching standards. The study calls for [...]

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Press Release: Costs Soaring in Canada’s Schools

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2014-03-13T00:00:00+00:00 March 13th, 2014|Media Releases|

WINNIPEG, MB & HALIFAX, NS: A new study jointly published today by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies shows that per-pupil education costs are soaring all across Canada. As taxpayers shoulder an ever-increasing burden, there is little evidence that higher spending is producing better educational outcomes for Canadian [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AIMS and Frontier Centre for Public Policy Study Reveals Lessons For Fisheries Reform

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 2014-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 March 6th, 2014|Media Releases|

Media Release: Icelandic Lessons for Atlantic Fisheries Reform Halifax, NS/Winnipeg, MB: It has been two decades since the federal government implemented a moratorium on Newfoundland and Labrador’s (NL) cod fishery. Since that time, there have been very few attempts to bring meaningful reform to Canadian fisheries management. According to a new report released by the [...]

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