Atlantic Institute for Policy Research Highlights
Economic policy commentary and research from the AIPR
Losing faith in our capacity for health reform
Herb Emery
Posted: February 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health, Government
Well, my optimism for the New Brunswick economy may have hit a roadblock. I was heartened by the Premier’s state of the province speech and its focus on growing the economy, along with the "hardly negative at all" response from the Liberal Party leader. Under the Premier’s modest targets, by 2030 we would be looking at an extra $7 billion in GDP per year, a population size of...
Read the full postEvidence-informed policy isn't that easy
Herb Emery
Posted: February 12, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Government, Social Policy
A version of this commentary appeared in the Telegraph Journal on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. It is reproduced here with permission from Brunswick News. Is public input displacing science? Next month, the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship, an “all party” committee of the Legislative Assembly, will hold public hearings “seeking input on the...
Read the full postCan Science Save New Brunswick?
Mara Mallory
Posted: February 7, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Social Policy, Government, News Releases
Two economists at the University of New Brunswick want New Brunswickers to start asking tougher questions about how and why policy decisions are made New Brunswick. Is New Brunswick making evidence-base policy? Or policy-based evidence? Dr. Herb Emery, the Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics and program director of the Atlantic Institute for Policy Research, and Dr. Ted McDonald, the...
Read the full postIs this NB's TSN Turning Point?
Herb Emery
Posted: February 7, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: JDI Roundtable, Manufacturing, Regional Economics, Government
A version of this opinion piece was published in the Telegraph Journal on February 5, 2019 Last Thursday’s State of the Province speech delivered by Premier Blaine Higgs has the potential to be an identifiable turning point for the province. It was more “call to action” than the ideological vision statements we’ve come to expect. The overarching theme of the speech was a...
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