/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/1855/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/focus-shifts-labour-market-inflation-fight-investment-executive-344872 <p>January 10, 2023 | Professor<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan"> Christopher Ragan</a>, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy spoke at the Global Risk Institute webinar and said it's "very unlikely" that the Bank of Canada has gone too far already and overtightened. He pointed to inflation expectations from businesses for the next two years remaining above the central bank's target range.</p> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:16:54 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2946 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/its-strange-we-have-long-term-focus-some-policy-areas-not-others-financial-post-344724 <p>January 4 2023 | Professor <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Christopher Ragan</a>, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy shares his thoughts on the state the of the Canadian economy and the health care crisis as it stands at the end of 2022.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:20:41 +0000 navneet.pall@mcgill.ca 2945 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/war-enemy-air-land-and-sea-mcgill-tribune-338919 <p>April 5, 2022 | In this ƻ����Ժ Tribune article, Max Bell School director <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> comments on the relationship between war and climate change and expresses his belief that Putin's incursion into Ukraine will cause the West to seriously rethink its reliance on Russian oil and gas.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mcgilltribune.com/sci-tech/war-the-enemy-of-air-land-and-sea-04052022/">Read the article</a>.</p> Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:11:42 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2812 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/chris-ragan-canadian-inflation-supply-chains-pent-demand-and-hot-real-estate-culture-crossroads-337814 <p>February 11, 2022 | The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Canada's economy into an extraordinarily unusual state. To break down the issues, Max Bell School director <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> spoke to David Mann for an episode of the At a Crossroads podcast. Hear Ragan's perspective on inflation, pent-up demand, supply chain disruptions, the housing market, and more.</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:36:42 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2784 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/ottawa-deserves-better-politico-337812 <p>February 17, 2022 | In this edition of Politico's Ottawa Playbook, Max Bell School director <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> comments on Canada's recent history of low levels of inflation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/ottawa-playbook/2022/02/17/ottawa-deserves-better-00009716">Read the article</a>.</p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:41:30 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2783 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/article/articles-choosing-right-target-event-recap/video-down-wire-bank-canadas-mandate-renewal Watch a video recording of Down to the Wire for the Bank of Canada’s Mandate Renewal Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:37:42 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 2731 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/infrastructure-spending The pandemic has not strengthened the already strong case for federal infrastructure spending in Canada, argues Chris Ragan. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:30:26 +0000 Chris Ragan 2210 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/opinion-support-canadians-now-not-expense-our-future-national-post-322342 <p>May 21, 2020 | In light of the pandemic, governments have moved quickly to support hard-hit workers and businesses. This provision of economic “relief” is different from conventional “stimulus” common during normal recessions. Whereas stimulus policies are all about getting people back to work and businesses back to normal levels of operation, the current relief policies are about replacing people’s incomes while they are safely isolating at home. Replacing a big fraction of the lost income is proving to be very expensive for Canada, and the bill is being added to our public debt.</p> Mon, 25 May 2020 15:35:09 +0000 yue.zeng2@mail.mcgill.ca 1964 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/engineering-green-recovery-terrible-idea-globe-and-mail-322517 <p>June 1, 2020 | In the coming weeks, the federal government is expected to begin crafting a stimulus package to lift Canada out of the economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on which cabinet ministers have been assigned to the project, it seems clear the Liberals want to incorporate their climate goals into the package, addressing climate change and economic recovery at the same time. Is a stimulus package the best way to deal with a pandemic recession? And is mounting a “green recovery” the most efficient strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions?</p> Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:22:24 +0000 sabrina.gill@mail.mcgill.ca 1976 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/why-doctors-argue-carbon-pricing-can-cure-climate-change-global-news-298239 <p>June 30, 2019 | For doctors across Canada, the evidence at the bedside is increasingly hard to ignore: climate change poses a serious health risk. Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, adds that "Economics has a very clear prescription for these challenges: carbon pricing. In the same way that penicillin treats an infection, carbon pricing can help fight climate change." </p> <p><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/5428375/climate-change-carbon-tax/">Read the commentary here </a></p> Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:40:04 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1489 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/canadas-wisest-policy-stealing-policies-other-countries-globe-and-mail-299461 <p>August 12, 2019 | In this piece, Christopher Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, argues that economists know the more we lean on carbon pricing, the better off our economy will be. He draws on the experience of Sweden's carbon tax and the U.S efforts to reduce acid rain by taxing sulfur-dioxide producing plants. Instead of opting for intrusive and complex policies to fight climate change, Ragan argues that Canada should create economic incentives that give households and businesses the freedom to respond to the market how they see fit. </p> Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:46:38 +0000 lilia.brahimi@mail.mcgill.ca 1535 at /maxbellschool