Monthly Archives: November 2019
Boiling Frogs – Slow Recoveries are Deep Recoveries, with Flatter Phillips Curves
Andy Harless' tweet (about the US economy) got me thinking. "There’s a frog-boiling aspect to this economy. The consistent lack of *rapid* improvement throughout the recovery is enabling us to reach levels of employment that might not otherwise have been attainable." It reminds me of my old post "Short Run 'Speed Limits' on recovery". The […]
Rising Health Spending Is Not Just About Seniors
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has released its 23rd annual report on health spending in Canada – National Health Expenditure Trends, 1975 to 2019. As a member of the CIHI National Health Expenditures advisory panel, it is always great to see the wealth of data on trends in health spending across Canada. Total […]
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative 
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