The Welfare Effects of Conditioning the Potential Duration of UI Benefits on Prior Work History

Silver (XAG/USD) edges higher on Friday as a pullback in Oil prices pushes US Treasury yields lower, while the US Dollar (USD) fluctuates near recent highs. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades around $58.60, up 2.40% on the day. Despite the pullback, Oil prices and US Treasury yields remain elevated, keeping Silver’s upside in…

Photo by Mercedes Matzm via Pexels Countries in western Europe have experienced three heatwaves in as many months, costing lives, disrupting infrastructure and prompting scientists and politicians to urge governments to work harder to transition away from fossil fuels and beef up their adaptation plans. In parts of May, June and July, temperatures across western…

Canada’s financial system has functioned well through a challenging year. Households and businesses remain in stable financial condition, and banks have strengthened their capacity to absorb shocks. However, vulnerabilities have increased in some parts of the system, and a more turbulent global environment poses risks to financial stability.

We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Research Council of Norway under grants number 341289, 352151, and 353670. The activities of CEBI are financed by the Danish National Research Foundation, Grant DNRF134. Declarations of interest: none. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National…

Sales taxA sales tax is levied on retail sales of goods and services and, ideally, should apply to all final consumption with few exemptions. Many governments exempt goods like groceries; base broadening, such as including groceries, could keep rates lower. A sales tax should exempt business-to-business transactions which, when taxed, cause tax pyramiding.  holidays, designated periods…