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Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:00:52 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on why Canada's much-talked-about affliction is actually a blessing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:37 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon looks at the numbers—and zooms out http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-commons-stephen-harper-explains-why-his-2008-platform-was-written-in-blue-ink/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-commons-stephen-harper-explains-why-his-2008-platform-was-written-in-blue-ink/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:27:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297172 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-commons-stephen-harper-explains-why-his-2008-platform-was-written-in-blue-ink/feed/ 0 (Hint: cap-and-trade) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/balancing-the-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/balancing-the-economy/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:28:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/balancing-the-economy/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair talks to the Toronto Star. “We’re always going to have a resource-based... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-questions-the-diagnosis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-questions-the-diagnosis/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:17:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-questions-the-diagnosis/feed/ 0 Mark Carney takes on the Dutch Disease debate. Some regard Canada’s wealth of natural... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/need-an-unregistered-gun-theres-an-app-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/need-an-unregistered-gun-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:04:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288006 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/30/need-an-unregistered-gun-theres-an-app-for-that/feed/ 0 3D printing has a dark side http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/text-mark-carneys-speech-to-the-caw/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/text-mark-carneys-speech-to-the-caw/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:01:38 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285359 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/text-mark-carneys-speech-to-the-caw/feed/ 0 Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was the first Canadian central banker to speak... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/carney-to-auto-workers-dont-blame-the-loonie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/carney-to-auto-workers-dont-blame-the-loonie/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:46:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285354 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/carney-to-auto-workers-dont-blame-the-loonie/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Don’t look to the loonie as the biggest problem facing Canadian exports,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/so-much-for-dutch-disease/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/so-much-for-dutch-disease/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 15:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260494 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/so-much-for-dutch-disease/feed/ 0 Mulcair’s references to Dutch disease obscure his environmental criticisms of the oil patch http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/the-dutch-oil-and-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/the-dutch-oil-and-thomas-mulcair/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:30:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/the-dutch-oil-and-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon considers the question of Dutch Disease. The appreciating Canadian dollar has little... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/are-we-infected/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/are-we-infected/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/are-we-infected/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair worries that we’re suffering from Dutch Disease. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair said... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/state-of-the-anti-union/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/state-of-the-anti-union/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:02:01 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/state-of-the-anti-union/feed/ 0 Automakers are flooding to the Deep South for cheap, union-free labour http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/achtung-baby/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/achtung-baby/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239995 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/achtung-baby/feed/ 0 Ironically, a weaker euro is making Germany even stronger, accentuating Europe's imbalances http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/cambodia-enjoying-chinas-long-shadow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/cambodia-enjoying-chinas-long-shadow/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:07:25 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=226366 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/22/cambodia-enjoying-chinas-long-shadow/feed/ 0 As China's growth raises wages, Cambodians get more business http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-dark-side-of-steve-jobs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-dark-side-of-steve-jobs/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:28:26 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-dark-side-of-steve-jobs/feed/ 25 An off-broadway show in New York looks at what it takes to make all those iPods http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/economy-up-off-the-factory-floor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/economy-up-off-the-factory-floor/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:20:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/economy-up-off-the-factory-floor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/21/economy-up-off-the-factory-floor/feed/ 4 Some Canadian firms are showing how the sector could drive the economy of the future http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/why-your-teenager-cant-use-a-hammer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/why-your-teenager-cant-use-a-hammer/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:50:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209996 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/why-your-teenager-cant-use-a-hammer/feed/ 149 Complaints about a generation of the mechanically challenged http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/why-china%e2%80%99s-days-as-a-rare-earth-bully-are-numbered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/why-china%e2%80%99s-days-as-a-rare-earth-bully-are-numbered/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:22:36 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/15/why-china%e2%80%99s-days-as-a-rare-earth-bully-are-numbered/feed/ 19 Have you ever begged your six-month-old to stop throwing the pacifier off the edge... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/importing-trouble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/importing-trouble/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 15:10:50 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/importing-trouble/feed/ 0 While a falling U.S. dollar is a chief cause of inflation, China may become its real source http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/armed-and-dangerous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/armed-and-dangerous/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:20:38 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156695 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/armed-and-dangerous/feed/ 15 China is flexing its trade and military muscles. What does it mean for the West? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-future-or-a-flop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-future-or-a-flop/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:00:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-future-or-a-flop/feed/ 0 Manufacturers are rushing out new 3-D TV products, but some analysts see trouble ahead http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/out-of-the-hammock-and-back-in-the-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/out-of-the-hammock-and-back-in-the-office/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:40:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/out-of-the-hammock-and-back-in-the-office/feed/ 0 Solution to an aging society: out of the hammock and back in the office http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-government-delivers-an-empty-almost-flippant-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-government-delivers-an-empty-almost-flippant-budget/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:11:25 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114094 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-government-delivers-an-empty-almost-flippant-budget/feed/ 178 Conservatism is not just dead but, it appears, forgotten http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/econowatch-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/econowatch-35/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:30:13 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/econowatch-35/feed/ 7 A weekly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/30/the-loonie-requires-urgent-inaction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/30/the-loonie-requires-urgent-inaction/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:12:04 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=89380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/30/the-loonie-requires-urgent-inaction/feed/ 27 Even if the Canadian dollar were to mirror the U.S. in value, Andrew Coyne says that's no reason for celebration http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/econowatch-28/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/econowatch-28/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:30:56 +0000 Steve Maich http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87179 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/econowatch-28/feed/ 1 A weekly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/25/what-a-recession-feels-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/25/what-a-recession-feels-like/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:41:44 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=26133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/25/what-a-recession-feels-like/feed/ 1 Less than 20 years ago, 60 per cent of Canadians said they were struggling to get by http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/30/my-province-is-bigger-than-yours/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/30/my-province-is-bigger-than-yours/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 20:28:26 +0000 Jason Kirby http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1470 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/30/my-province-is-bigger-than-yours/feed/ 0 Who does more for Canada? Ontario, the traditional economic engine of the country, or...