Canadian Economy: Policy Issues

3 credits · Undergraduate

Canada’s economy today faces many problems: unemployment, productivity, income distribution, environmental protection, trade relations, federal-provincial fiscal relations, maintenance of social programs, etc. What are the most important economic policy issues that Canada now faces? What is the appropriate policy role for government? CALENDAR NOTES: Approved with Canadian Studies. PREREQUISITES: ECON 1101.03, ECON 1102.03, with minimum grades of C CROSSLISTED: CANA 2218.03 FORMATS: Lecture