Alexandre Laurin

C.D. Howe Institute

Associate Director of Research

67 Yonge St., Suite 300

Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8

Canada

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1.

Canada’s Looming Retirement Challenge: Will Future Retirees be Able to Maintain Their Living Standards Upon Retirement?

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary Pension Paper No. 317
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Jan 2011
Kevin D. Moore, William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
affiliation not provided to SSRN, C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 241 (244,938)
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Pension Papers, Canada, Pensions, Retirement Income, LifePaths, Statistics Canada, Registered Pension Plans (RPPs), Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs)

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Saver's Choice: Comparing the Marginal Effective Tax Burdens on RRSPs and TFSAs

C.D. Howe Institute
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 02 Apr 2010
Alexandre Laurin and Finn Poschmann
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 179 (322,474)
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Pension Papers, Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs), marginal effective tax rates (METRs)

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Piling On – How Provincial Taxation of Insurance Premiums Costs Consumers

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 522
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 Nov 2018
Alexandre Laurin and Farah Omran
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Provincial Taxation and Budgets; Sales and Excise Taxes

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Income Splitting for Two-Parent Families: Who Gains, Who Doesn't, and at What Cost?

C.D. Howe Institute
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Oct 2011
Alexandre Laurin and Jonathan R. Kesselman
C.D. Howe Institute and Simon Fraser University - Public Policy Program
Downloads 167 (344,558)
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Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness, Canada, income splitting, tax savings, marginal tax rates

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Adaptability, Accountability and Sustainability: Intergovernmental Fiscal Arrangements in Canada

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 431
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Jul 2015
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 152 (370,924)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy

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Tax Options for Childcare that Encourage Work, Flexibility, Choice, Fairness and Quality

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 481
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Jun 2017
Alexandre Laurin and Kevin S. Milligan
C.D. Howe Institute and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Department of Economics
Downloads 125 (432,549)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy

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Supersized Superannuation:The Startling Fair-Value Cost of Canadian Public Service Pensions

Rotman International Journal of Pension Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Jun 2010
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fair-Value, Liability Discount Rate, Pension Fund, Public Accounts, Public Service Pensions

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Supersized Superannuation: The Startling Fair-Value Cost of Federal Government Pensions

C.D. Howe Institute
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Feb 2010
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 93 (534,146)
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Pension Papers, governance and public institutions, fair-value accounting, defined-benefit pension plan

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Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes

C.D. Howe Institute e-brief 189
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Nov 2014
Finn Poschmann and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 92 (537,831)
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Fiscal Policy and Tax Competitiveness, Retirement, Seniors

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Premium Compensation: The Ballooning Cost of Federal Government Employees

C.D. Howe Institute e-brief No. 258
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 13 May 2017
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 84 (568,775)
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Retirement Saving and Income

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Pooled Registered Pension Plans: Pension Saviour - Or a New Tax on the Poor?

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 359
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Sep 2012
James Pierlot, James Pierlot and Alexandre Laurin
Pierlot Pension LawBlue Pier™ and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 80 (585,302)
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Pension Policy, Governance and Public Institutions, Canada, Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs)

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Righting the Course: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2018

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 503
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Mar 2018
William B. P. Robson, Alexandre Laurin and Rosalie Wyonch
C.D. Howe Institute, C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 75 (611,595)
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Outliving Our Savings: Registered Retirement Income Funds Rules Need a Big Update

C.D. Howe Institute Ebrief 175
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Jun 2014
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 70 (630,274)
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Governance and Public Institutions, Pension Papers

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Double the Pain: How Inflation Increases Tax Burdens

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 344
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 13 Aug 2023
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Business and Capital Taxation; Fairness; Personal Income Taxes; Role and Efficiency of Government

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The 8 Percent Solution: A Sensible Tax Compromise for Albertans

C.D. Howe Institute E-brief 159
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Aug 2013
Colin Busby and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 68 (640,075)
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Fiscal Policy, Tax Competitiveness, Alberta

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Comparing Nest Eggs: How CPP Reform Affects Retirement Choices

C.D. Howe Institute 352
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Jun 2012
Alexandre Laurin, Kevin S. Milligan and Tammy Schirle
C.D. Howe Institute, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Department of Economics and Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 67 (644,957)

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Pension Policy, Canada Pension Plan (CPP), early retirement, GIS clawback

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TFSAs: Time for a Tune-Up

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 298, 2019
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Jan 2020
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 66 (649,947)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Incentives to Save; Individual Retirement Savings; Personal Income Taxes

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Shifting the Federal Tax Burden on the One-Percenters: A Losing Proposition

C.D. Howe Institute ebrief 222
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 64 (660,152)
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Back to Balance: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2010

C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, No. 127
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Mar 2010
Alexandre Laurin, William B. P. Robson, Colin Busby and Finn Poschmann
C.D. Howe Institute, C.D. Howe Institute, C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness, shadow budget, federal budget, federal deficit

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The Bigger Picture: How the Fourth Pillar Impacts Retirement Preparedness

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 457
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Sep 2016
Jeremy Kronick and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 58 (692,093)
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Retirement Income and Saving

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The Overlooked Option for Boosting Retirement Savings: Higher Limits for RRSPS

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 183
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 14 Sep 2014
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 54 (714,855)
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Governance and Public INstitutions, Pension, Retirement

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Two-Parent Families with Children: How Effective Tax Rates Affect Work Decisions

C.D. Howe Institute e-brief 270
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Jan 2018
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 53 (720,688)
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Worse Than It Looks: The True Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pension Plans

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 449
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 May 2016
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 53 (720,688)
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Retirement Income and Saving

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Tax Reform Priorities for Canada: Creating More Wealth to Go Around

C.D. Howe Institute eBrief 220
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 24 Nov 2015
Alexandre Laurin and Craig Alexander
C.D. Howe Institute and C. D. Howe Institute
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Achieving Balance, Spurring Growth: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2012

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Apr 2012
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 52 (726,903)
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Canada, Federal Budget 2012, Federal employee compensation, tax base, Crown Corporations

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Ottawa's Hidden Deficit: The Widening Gap between Federal Government Pension Liabilities and Assets

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 406
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 Apr 2014
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 48 (752,146)
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Governance and Public Institutions, Pension

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The Paycheck Blues: Why Extra Work is often Not Worth the Effort for Lower-Income Families

C.D. Howe Institute e-brief 294
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 02 Oct 2019
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 47 (758,644)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Incentives to Work; Personal Income Taxes; Provincial Comparisons

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Treading Water: The Impact of High METRs on Working Families in Canada

C.D. Howe Institute E-brief 160
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2013
Alexandre Laurin and Finn Poschmann
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 45 (772,143)
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Fiscal Policy, Tax Competitiveness, METRs, Canadian families

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Off Target: Assessing the Fairness of Ottawa's Proposed Tax Reforms for 'Passive' Investments in CCPCs

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 493, ISBN: 978-1-987983-44-9
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Oct 2017
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 44 (778,996)
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Equipping Canadians for Success: A Shadow Budget for 2014

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 399
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Feb 2014
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 44 (778,996)
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Fiscal Policy and Tax Competitiveness, Federal Budget

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Less Debt, More Growth: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2019

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 531; ISBN: 978-1-987983-91-3
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 22 Feb 2019
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 42 (793,330)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Federal Budgets

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Automatic Tax Filing: A Challenging Idea for Canada

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 616 (2022)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Mar 2023
Alexandre Laurin and Nicholas Dahir
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Personal Income Taxes

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Unhappy Returns: A Preliminary Estimate of Taxpayers Responsiveness to the 2016 Top Tax Rate Hike

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 283
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 11 Nov 2018
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 40 (807,823)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Incentives to Save; Incentives to Work; Personal Income Taxes

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Bigger CPP, Bigger Risks: What 'Fully Funded' Expansion Means and Doesn't Mean

C.D. Howe Institute ebrief 256
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 Apr 2017
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Retirement Saving and Income

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Where the Bucks Stop: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2016

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 447
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Mar 2016
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 40 (807,823)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy

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Challenges, Growth and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2015

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 423
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Apr 2015
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal Policy, Tax Competitiveness

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A Faster Track to Fiscal Balance: The 2011 Shadow Budget

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, No. 320, February 2011
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 02 Mar 2011
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal Policy, Canada, Federal Budget, Shadow Budget

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Ottawa's Secret Debt: The Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pensions

C.D. Howe Institute ebrief No. 208
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 May 2015
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 39 (815,292)
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Retirement Income and Saving; Pensions

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Less for Ottawa, More for Canada: The C.D. Howe Institute’s 2024 Shadow Budget

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 653
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Feb 2024
William B. P. Robson, Don Drummond and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute, Queen's University and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 38 (822,982)

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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Federal Budgets

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Prudence and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2013

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 375
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2013
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 38 (822,982)
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Canada, Federal Budget 2013, Federal employee compensation, tax base, Crown Corporations

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Rolling the Dice on Canada's Fiscal Future

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 319
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 May 2022
Alexandre Laurin and Don Drummond
C.D. Howe Institute and Queen's University
Downloads 37 (830,719)

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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Federal Budgets

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Impacts of Quebec's 2010 Budget on the Province's Tax Burden (Le Budget 2010 du Québec: Effets sur la taille et la progressivité du fardeau fiscal)

C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, No. 132, July 2010
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 12 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2012
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 37 (830,719)

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Fiscal Policy, Quebec Budget, Quebec Tax System

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Mothers at Work: The Fiscal Implications of the Proposed Ontario Childcare Rebate

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 287
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Feb 2019
Jacob Kim and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 36 (838,708)
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Child and Family Policies

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Retiring Employees, Unretired Debt: The Surprising Hidden Cost of Federal Employee Pensions

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 514
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Jun 2018
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 35 (846,798)
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Retirement Saving and Income

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Job One Is Jobs: Workers Need Better Policy Support and Stronger Skills

C.D. Howe Institute ebrief 228
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 13 Feb 2016
Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 35 (846,798)

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Fiscal and Tax Policy

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Drawing Down Our Savings: The Prospects for RRIF Holders Following the 2015 Federal Budget

C.D. Howe Institute ebrief No. 210
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 10 Jul 2015
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 34 (855,245)
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Retirement Income and Saving; Pensions

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Live Long and Prosper? Mandatory RRIF Drawdowns Raise the Risk of Outliving Tax-Deferred Saving

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 641
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Apr 2023
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 32 (872,099)

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Retirement Saving and Income; Adequacy of Retirement Savings; Fiscal and Tax Policy

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The Morning After: A Post-Binge Federal Shadow Budget for 2023

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 638
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Mar 2023
C.D. Howe Institute Library, William B. P. Robson, Don Drummond and Alexandre Laurin
affiliation not provided to SSRN, C.D. Howe Institute, Queen's University and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 27 (917,064)

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fiscal and tax policy, federal budgets

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Softening the Bite: The Impact of Benefit Clawbacks on Low-Income Families and How to Reduce It

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 632
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Mar 2023
Alexandre Laurin and Nicholas Dahir
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 27 (917,064)

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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Effective Tax Rates

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Supporting Growth, Restoring Confidence: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2020

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 567
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Apr 2020
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 26 (926,415)

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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Federal Budgets

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Recovery and Stability: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2021

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 597
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 10 May 2022
Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
Queen's University, C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 24 (945,926)

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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Federal Budgets

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Ottawa Needs a New Approach to Fiscal Policy

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 338
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
John Lester and Alexandre Laurin
University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Fairness; Federal Budgets; Government Debt and Deficits; Intergenerational Equity

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Strengthening Retirement Income Security: Fairer Tax Rules and More Options Needed

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 343
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 12 Jul 2023
Alexandre Laurin and George` Turpie
C.D. Howe Institute and Group Retirement Savings & Investments, Canada Group
Downloads 18 (1,008,590)

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Retirement Saving and Income; Fairness; Individual Retirement Savings; Personal Income Taxes

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Capital Gains and Charitable Donations: The Silent Targets of Federal AMT Reforms

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 350
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 18 Jan 2024
Alexandre Laurin and Nicholas Dahir
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 15 (1,041,288)

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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Effective Tax Rates; Fairness; Federal Budgets; Personal Income Taxes

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Getting Serious: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2022

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 324 (2022)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 Mar 2023
William B. P. Robson, Don Drummond and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute, Queen's University and C.D. Howe Institute
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Fiscal and Tax Policy; Federal Budgets

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Under the Rug: The Pitfalls of an “Operating Balance” Approach for Reporting Federal Employee Pension Obligations

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 309
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 02 May 2022
Alexandre Laurin and William B. P. Robson
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
Downloads 7 (1,128,822)

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Retirement Saving and Income; Federal Budgets

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Cancel the RRB Cancellation

C.D. Howe Institute e-Brief 358
Number of pages: 19
William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
C.D. Howe Institute and C.D. Howe Institute
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Retirement Saving and Income, Capital Markets, Monetary Policy, Inflation and Inflation Control