Atlantic Institute for Policy Research Highlights
Economic policy commentary and research from the AIPR
Economic survival means learning from the past
Herb Emery
Posted: May 26, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Regional Economics, Manufacturing, JDI Roundtable
New Brunswick’s economy and population have grown slowly for a decade because growth in our manufacturing exports stalled. Coming out of our COVID19 lockdown we can restart that economic engine but for that to happen, the provincial government and voters need to rediscover an understanding of industrial competitiveness. And the best way to get familiar with that concept is to revisit when...
Read the full postNB's recovery depends on manufacturing
Herb Emery
Posted: May 19, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Regional Economics, Manufacturing, JDI Roundtable
Has COVID19 temporarily reduced our capacity utilization in manufacturing or has it permanently reduced our capacity to manufacture? The answer to that question is what will tell us if we can expect our economy to recover, or absent a dramatic change in how New Brunswickers treat the province’s exporters, if we will experience the de-industrialization that a series have one term...
Read the full postSummary of COVID-19 guidelines for NB manufacturers
Jane Landry
Posted: May 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research Reports, Manufacturing, JDI Roundtable
Drawing from case studies, recommendations, and current WorkSafeNB guidance, Dr. Sarah McRae from the JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick presented her report titled, “COVID-19 Protocol and Considerations for New Brunswick Manufacturers” on May 14 via webinar. Dr. Johannes Doemer of WorkSafeNB was also in attendance to answer questions. The report...
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Mara Mallory
Posted: May 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Manufacturing, Research Reports, JDI Roundtable
JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick post-doctoral research fellow, Dr. Sarah McRae, has put together a comprehensive guidebook for New Brunswick manufacturers looking for guidance on how to safely operate in the COVID-19 era. Dr. McRae surveyed global best practices, as well as documentation from economies further along on the disease progression than New Brunswick....
Read the full postJDI Roundtable moves online during pandemic
Mara Mallory
Posted: May 1, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: JDI Roundtable, News Releases, Manufacturing
The JDI Roundtable on Manufacturing Competitiveness in New Brunswick, an economic policy research initiative at the University of New Brunswick, has announced changes to the 2020 program as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.“Our 2020 program was very much centered around our flagship event, the JDI Roundtable Forum,” says research director Dr. Herb Emery, the Vaughan Chair in...
Read the full postLosing 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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