Mikal Skuterud
@mikalskuterud
Professor of Economics at @UWaterloo; Director of @CLEForum; Fellow-in-Residence at @CDHoweInstitute. Disclosure statement: https://bit.ly/3KgedGq
My opening statement yesterday to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. "We warned the government, but nobody likes a cold shower, and we were ignored." youtu.be/feAw-QhMIcQ?si…
The economic potential of immigration does *not* lie in coddling businesses whose margins rely on low-cost labour. Giving provinces more immigration powers to pander to those businesses contributes to the regulatory hodgepodge we should be working against. theglobeandmail.com/politics/opini…
Ryan Cardwell: Supply Management Isn’t Free: nationalpost.com/opinion/ryan-c…
Canada's leading expert on supply management has an illuminating and sometimes infuriating essay in today's National Post. Some comments: 1/ nationalpost.com/opinion/ryan-c…
"Support for SM is higher among people who support progressive redistribution policies, despite SM doing precisely the opposite through a regressive tax on consumers and by supporting the incomes of relatively high-income families." nationalpost.com/opinion/ryan-c…
Sounds like Andrew wants Canada to compete with the world on low-cost labour. Having just returned from 3 weeks exploring Uganda, Kenya, and Egypt, I’m certain that’s not the Canada I want to live in. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Nothing is more quintessentially Canadian than letting representatives of incumbent businesses who would be threatened by foreign competitors---if we allowed them to compete, that is---tell us that trade barriers are actually good for us. theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…
Seriously, premiers are barely capable of holding themselves accountable for things already in their jurisdiction and they’re asking for more powers? Nuts!
Oh, good lord …
If anything we should raise it. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
📢 Supply management & dairy are back in the spotlight. New research by Ryan Cardwell & Chad Lawley digs into Canadians' views on the policy. Read it free in the May 2025 issue of CJE 👇 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ca…
Canada's real GDP per capita grew by 2.4% (annualized) in the 1st quarter of 2025. Average quarterly growth was 0.7% between 2015 and 2019 and 1.1% between 2000 and 2019.
Special week visiting the kids at St. James Orthopaedic and Surgical Hospital in Jinja, Uganda. Consider giving. A small amount can make a huge difference in a kid’s life. 👉 one4anotherintl.ca
The source of the Nile River in Jinja, Uganda. The British (John Speke) claimed they discovered it in 1862, but, of course, they were only shown it.
1) ⬆️ unemployment mostly reflects ⬇️ in flows into jobs, not ⬆️ in flows out of jobs. New labour market entrants (youth, immigrants) always affected most when labour markets slacken. 2) Youth rate not especially high now. 3) Rate for male youth looks to be in decline.
Remember back in 2022 when almost everyone thought Canada's biggest economic problem was a labour shortage crisis caused by the aging population?
Put another way, the federal government's plan is working so far.
Non-permanent resident share of the population declined for second consecutive quarter. Now stands at 7.1%. Long way to go to reach 5%.
Non-permanent resident share of the population declined for second consecutive quarter. Now stands at 7.1%. Long way to go to reach 5%.
Winter population growth in Canada is always slow but this year it was especially slow. Only 0.2% annualized. Lowest on record and perhaps in Canada's history.
