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New Research on Incomes and Demographics in New Brunswick by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Herb Emery
Posted: November 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Manufacturing, Research Reports, JDI Roundtable, Regional Economics
In 2020, the Atlantic Institute for Policy Research (AIPR) collaborated with the Ottawa based Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) to conduct statistical studies of the state of innovation, and of manufacturing productivity in the province. Three more studies are now completes and are available on the CSLS website and available on our Site: “North Versus South: Income...
Read the full postWas Refurbishing the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generation Station a Mistake?
Herb Emery
Posted: October 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Regional Economics
This is an “extended cut” version of a Commentary published in the Telegraph-Journal October 6, 2021. The point of the commentary is to take a revisionist history look at the politically contentious decision, and apparently costly aftermath, of refurbishing the Point Lepreau Generating Station. The project is of interest today since its cost over-runs and operational...
Read the full postHow is the New Brunswick economy recovering from the impacts of COVID-19?
Alexander Ani, Alison Balcom, Thomas Campbell
Posted: October 12, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research Reports, Regional Economics
AIPR is pleased to release a new report by AIPR researchers Alexander Ani, Alison Balcom and Thomas Campbell,“TRACKING NEW BRUNSWICK’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM COVID-19” , that provides a statistical description of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the New Brunswick economy and its progress toward recovery. The work was made possible with funding from the New Brunswick Innovation...
Read the full postBoostNB.com Updates Show Province’s Economy was Stalling… Even Before COVID19
Herb Emery
Posted: October 5, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Regional Economics
This year’s update to the www.boostnb.com economic indicators for New Brunswick is now available for viewing. BoostNB provides straightforward, fact-based information about the New Brunswick economy using publicly available data from Statistics Canada, the Government of New Brunswick and other sources. Modelled on the www.onens.ca that tracked Nova Scotia’s progress to...
Read the full postNew Research in the NB Economy
Herb Emery
Posted: September 28, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research Reports, Regional Economics, Manufacturing, JDI Roundtable
In 2020, the Atlantic Institute for Policy Research (AIPR) collaborated with the Ottawa based Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) to conduct statistical studies of the state of innovation, and of manufacturing productivity in the province. Those studies are now complete and are available on the CSLS website: “Innovation In New Brunswick” CSLS Research Report...
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