Monthly Archives: February 2021

The Economics of Increasing Immigration During an Economic Crisis

The following is a guest post by Mikal Skuterud of University of Waterloo On February 14, the Federal Government issued 27,332 invitations for permanent residency to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applicants in the Express Entry pool. To issue this unprecedented level of invitations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reached deep into the pool, providing […]

Rapid Vaccinations Can Help Avoid the `Third Wave’ in Ontario

The following is a guest post by Miguel Casares (Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain), Paul Gomme (Concordia University), and Hashmat Khan (Carleton University) Of utmost importance is improving our understanding of the complex interactions between: (a) the epidemiology that describes the evolution of the coronavirus/COVID-19; and (b) the social and economic choices of individuals.  Towards […]