RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert C. Pozen, October 23, 2011, Financial Times
Robert Pozen explains the new Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) being introduced to Canada's already strong retirement system. Pozen says that these PRPPs will go a long way towards increasing retirement security for millions of Canadians, but the program's success depends on a number of key design decisions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John C. Austin, July 19, 2011, The Avenue, The New Republic
Leaders on both sides of the Great Lakes region’s international border must work together to strengthen their highly integrated region, says John Austin. He argues that by pooling resources to update infrastructure and establish a thriving clean energy sector, leaders in the United States and Canada can move the region toward the next economy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz and Josh Hjartarson, June 17, 2011, National Post
How can the Great Lakes region fuel growth and make a shift toward the next economy? Bruce Katz and Josh Hjartarson outline how American and Canadian communities in the region can leverage their assets, collaborate with other metropolitan areas, and build innovation strategies to ensure long-term prosperity. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Christopher P. Borick, Erick Lachapelle and Barry Rabe, April 2011, The Brookings Institution
Barry Rabe, Christopher Borick, and Erick Lachapelle summarize survey results in the United States and Canada that examine public perceptions on the existence of climate change and potential policy approaches to global warming. The authors provide insight into the evolution of American public opinion regarding climate matters while producing direct comparisons between the views of Americans and Canadians on climate change and its mitigation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda, October 2010, The Brookings Institution
Is the global economic recovery on track or are we in a lull before the next phase of the storm? While this question dominates the present global economic debate, we need to first know where the world economy currently stands. In a new index and interactive map from the Brookings Institution and the Financial Times, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda track the global economy recovery based on a set of macroeconomic, financial, and confidence variables for the G-20 economies. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John C. Austin, June 10, 2010, The Avenue, The New Republic
During a recent bi-partisan gubernatorial debate on Michigan’s Mackinac Island, talk turned to the possibility of oil drilling in the Great Lakes. John Austin dissects the issues surrounding such a possibility, explaining how in the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, potential economic viability of drilling in the Great Lakes has been overshadowed. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda, May 2010, Financial Times
Is the global economic picture in any better shape than it was a year ago given the rough patches some economies have experienced in the past couple of months? Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda use indicators from G-20 economies of real economic activity, financial markets, and business and consumer confidence to paint a picture of where the world economy and individual G-20 economies currently stand. They find that despite some unevenness and the financial markets dipping with the debt crisis in Europe, the global economy turned the corner by mid-2009 and has strengthened gradually since then. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda, May 2010, The Brookings Institution
Is the global economic recovery on track or are we in a lull before the next phase of the storm? While this question dominates the present global economic debate, we need to first know where the world economy currently stands. In a new index and interactive map from the Brookings Institution and the Financial Times, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda track the global economy recovery based on a set of macroeconomic, financial, and confidence variables for the G-20 economies. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, April 01, 2010, The Globe and Mail
In Afghanistan's Kandahar province, American and Canadian forces are beginning a long-term operation to establish stability, the rule of law, and opportunities for economic and human development. Michael O’Hanlon explains why Canada’s experience in the region will be crucial to the campaign’s success, and urges policymakers to feel unabashed about asking Canada to stay on past 2011. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer, December 2009, The Brookings Institution
With ongoing global climate change negotiations taking place, Canada, Mexico and the United States should move ahead and collectively mandate controls on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, expand renewable energy generation, and regulate fossil fuel consumption and technology standards. If North American GHG emissions are to be reduced efficiently and effectively across public and private sector entities, federal authorities in all three countries will need to act in cooperation with one another as they did with the North American Free Trade Agreement. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, August 10, 2009, The Diane Rehm Show
Vanda Felbab-Brown joined Diane Rehm to discuss President Obama's meeting in Guadalajara with leaders of Canada and Mexico on issues of mutual concern including escalating drug violence in Mexico, immigration and the economy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Christopher Sands, July 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution
In an age of international terrorism and illegal immigration, a well-functioning U.S.-Canada border is vital for homeland security and also economic competitiveness. In a new report for the Metropolitan Policy Program, Chris Sands analyzes the current policy process for the U.S.-Canada border and offers recommendations for improving border policy to enhance both trade and security. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Steven Globerman and Paul Storer, July 13, 2009, The Brookings Instuitution
The authors of this report examine changes in the behavior of Canada-U.S. trade following the tightened border security in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
As banking and financial systems in the United States, Europe, and around the world have been shaken to their foundations over the past two years, Canada’s banking and overall financial system has proven sound and stable. On June 23, Brookings and the Woodrow Wilson Center's Canada Institute will host an examination of Canada’s overall financial system, particularly its approach to financial market regulation, and explore potential lessons for other countries. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
May 2009, The Brookings Institution
New rules set to start on June 1 will require passports at the U.S.-Canada border. Many fear that the new travel initiative will cause economic damage on both sides of the border. With these concerns in mind, Brookings and the Canadian International Council sponsored a forum that featured Homeland Secretary Secretary Janet Napolitano. Read More