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Lars Osberg

Lars Osberg is the McCulloch Professor of Economics, Dalhousie University, and author of the new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report From Keynesian Consensus to Neo-Liberalism to the Green New Deal: 75 years of income inequality in Canada.

Lars Osberg's articles

April 6, 2021

“Too high” or “too low”? Assessing Nova Scotia’s modest minimum wage hike

On April 1^st, Nova Scotia’s minimum hourly wage increased from $12.55 to $12.95. Is it now “too high” or “too low”?

March 5, 2021

Will Canada’s Federal Budget meet the COVID-19 Challenge?

A year ago, COVID-19 crashed the world economy. How and where the federal government invests now will determine if we "Build Back Better" or allow rampant inequality to persist.

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