On Nov. 24, 2016, AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart was a guest of CBC Radio's "Maritime Noon" program. Host Norma Lee MacLeod interviewed him about AIMS's study "The Size and Cost of the Public Sector in Atlantic Canada, 2015" before they took questions.
On Nov. 24, 2016, AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart joined the Rick Howe Show on Halifax's News 95.7 to discuss AIMS's study "The Size and Cost of the Public Sector in Atlantic Canada."
On Nov. 23, 2016, AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie joined Jean-Albert Maire of Radio-Canada to discuss AIMS's paper "The Size and Cost of the Public Sector in Atlantic Canada, 2015." The interview is in French.
On Nov. 8, 2016, AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart discussed AIMS's study "Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada" on Radio-Canada's "Le Réveil" program. The interview is in French.
Newfoundland and Labrador: The size and cost of public sector employment has a major effect on the government’s bottom line. Since 1997, Newfoundland and Labrador's public sector has grown from 84 employees per thousand residents in 1997 to 109 per thousand. Across Canada, the average size of provincial public sectors is 83 [...]
On Nov. 7, AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart joined Radio-Canada in Moncton to discuss AIMS's study "Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada," authored by him and Professor David Murrell. The interview is in French.
AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart joins News 95.7's Sheldon McLeod to discuss the AIMS study "Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada," published Nov. 7, 2016 and coauthored by Doughart and Prof. David Murrell.
By DAVID MURRELL and JACKSON DOUGHART • 07 Nov 2016 Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada examines several forms of capital investment, including machinery and equipment outlay, business non-residential structures and government capital spending. Capital investment is a leading indicator of export demand and economic health. Employing Statistics Canada's investment intentions surveys, the paper establishes [...]
Business must stay competitive to grow our economy. For greater productivity, companies can upgrade equipment and worker training, construct buildings, and fund research and development. Unfortunately, Maritime companies have been investing less. In 2006, they spent over 1300 dollars for every Maritimer on commercial and industrial buildings. Today, they spend just 600. [...]
Many First Nations are strong examples of good governance and financial success. A new study of 21 indigenous communities, including Nova Scotia's Membertou First Nation, shows that prosperous groups do many things in common. Successful First Nations seize local economic opportunities, whatever their form. They are fiscally responsible. They make good governance a [...]