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Dr. Emery on Rogers Voice of the Province
AIPR Staff
Posted: December 4, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Manufacturing, JDI Roundtable, Immigration, Government, Labour Markets, Taxation, Regional Economics
Dr. Herb Emery, Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics at the University of New Brunswick, was invited to Rogers Voice of the Province in October 2019 to talk about the New Brunswick's economy and how shifting manufacturing into higher gear could be a game changer.
Read the full postFull report of the 2019 JDI Roundtable
Mara Mallory
Posted: November 26, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News Releases, JDI Roundtable, Manufacturing
The following is a report of the proceedings of the 2019 JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness Forum, held in Fredericton, New Brunswick on September 25-26, 2019. Download the full report. Table of Contents A Message from Dr. Herb Emery What is the JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick? “Can Anything Save New Brunswick?” Opening Remarks: Mr....
Read the full postResults of the 2019 JDI Roundtable
Mara Mallory
Posted: November 25, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News Releases, Research Reports, Manufacturing, JDI Roundtable
The first year of the JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick was about establishing a baseline of information about New Brunswick’s manufacturing sector and broadly identifying its challenges and opportunities. We had hoped to get some direction for Year 2 research topics from the discussions, comments, and observations of the first JDI Roundtable Forum. We were...
Read the full postWhen labour costs outpace productivity
Herb Emery
Posted: August 7, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Manufacturing, Social Policy, JDI Roundtable, Regional Economics, Labour Markets
New Brunswick’s economy is sick. Since the 2008 Great Recession, New Brunswick has been plagued by a chronic condition called “Baumol’s cost disease”, caused by the double whammy of an aging population and sluggish business investment. We have fewer people in the labour force and our businesses either don’t have the confidence or resources to invest in...
Read the full postGetting closer to market doesn't mean moving
Herb Emery
Posted: July 3, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Regional Economics, JDI Roundtable, Manufacturing, Government, Taxation
How can our export-based businesses grow? A common answer I’ve heard from New Brunswick’s export manufacturers is that they need to “get closer to the market”. Since New Brunswick isn’t a floating island that can be dragged closer to some other place, this seems impossible without setting up production closer to destination markets. In economics, transportation...
Read the full postAnnouncing the JDI Roundtable
JDI Roundtable
Posted: June 21, 2019 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: JDI Roundtable, Government, Manufacturing, Regional Economics
Manufacturing is one of New Brunswick’s most important economic sectors but little research has been done on the economic conditions that help or hinder them. The University of New Brunswick has a new program devoted to delivering timely and relevant research and advancing public understanding of the factors that impact manufacturing competitiveness in New Brunswick. The JDI...
Read the full postResearch confirms cost-of-living struggle for Canadians
Mara Mallory
Posted: June 6, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research Reports, Social Policy, News Releases, Poverty and Income
As analysts speculate on the inevitability of another recession in the coming months, new research out of the University of New Brunswick shows that many Canadians still haven’t recovered from the last one. A new study from the Atlantic Institute for Policy Research (AIPR) and the New Brunswick Institute for Data, Research, and Training (NB-IRDT), both located on UNB’s Fredericton...
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