Atlantic Institute for Policy Research Highlights
Economic policy commentary and research from the AIPR
JDI 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 Regional Economics at UNB. The JDI Roundtable Forum is a two-day conference that combines local research...
Can 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 founding director of the New Brunswick Institute for Data, Research and Training (NB-IRDT) are hosting a...
Full 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. Jim Irving, co-CEO of JD Irving Limited New Perspectives on NB Manufacturing Trends and...
Results 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 not disappointed. Already, our JDI Roundtable researchers are deep into a comparative analysis of...
Research 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 campus, shows Canadian women, rural Canadians, and households with children have experienced a...