July 13, 2021
What drives support for or opposition to redistributive taxation and spending? Why is ethnic diversity associated with inequality and a lack of redistribution? Written by Michael Donnelly, this book argues that many individuals, recognizing that they live in a world...
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In a new paper for the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG), Almos Tassonyi and Harry Kitchen set out to explain why user fees are a good source of revenue for certain municipal services, how user fees are employed...
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June 28, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13621025.2021.1926076
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June 8, 2021
This Ontario360 policy paper explores why manufacturing matters greatly for Ontario and outlines steps on how the province should engage supportive policies and partnerships to ensure Ontario remains Canada’s manufacturing hub. Read the paper.
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June 2, 2021
This recently-released collection examines the conditions that brought Abe Shinzo to power as Japan’s longest-ruling Prime Minister, and the strengths and weaknesses of his government. The book is co-edited by Phillip Lipscy, Chair in Japanese Politics and Global Affairs; Director,...
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How and why do the policy areas covered in World Bank loan conditions change over time and across borrowers? Authors Ben Cormier & Mark S. Manger hypothesize that shifts in the Bank’s economic research and policy priorities influence Bank loan conditions, even after...
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Jacques Bertrand offers a comparative historical analysis of five nationalist conflicts over several decades in Southeast Asia. Using a theoretical framework to explain variance over time and across cases, he challenges and refines existing debates on democracy’s impact and shows...
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May 13, 2021
In this new policy paper from Ontario 360, authors Tianna Follwell and Sam Andrey show how streaming has harmful and disadvantageous consequences for both individual students and education systems more broadly. Read the full report.
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May 13, 2021
In this new book from Munk School distinguished fellow Cheng Li, the author argues that American policymakers must not lose sight of the expansive dynamism and diversity in present-day China, and that the caricature of the PRC as a monolithic...
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Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport is the busiest in Canada and anchors the second-largest employment zone in the country. In a new paper for the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG), Nick Lombardo examines the history of the...
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