Canada used to pride itself as being one of the best places to live in the world, but our international ranking is on the decline. Many people have questions about the long-term economic growth path for the country. How will demographic issues—high retirements and low birth rates—impact the country? Will Canada ever solve the innovation and productivity challenge that we face? How can Canadian policy-makers take steps today to help to build a better future.
In this episode, we hear two leading economists assess Canada’s long-term economic growth prospects and what steps we can take as a country to improve our performance in the future.
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Demographics Rule the Day - Canada’s Economic Outlook to 2045 | The Conference Board of Canada
Canada’s 20-year Outlook | The Conference Board of Canada
Brett House is Professor of Professional Practice in economics at Columbia Business School and a Fellow with the Public Policy Forum, the Munk School and Massey College
Brett House teaches and conducts research in macroeconomics and international finance at Columbia Business School. Prior to returning to academia, Brett was Deputy Chief Economist at Scotiabank, Chief Economist at a Toronto-based asset manager, and Global Strategist at a New York-based global macro hedge fund. Earlier in his career, Brett was Principal Advisor on Economic Issues in the Executive Office of the United Nations' Secretary-General and an Economist at the International Monetary Fund. He began his career in financial markets at the World Bank and Goldman Sachs. He has also held teaching and research roles at Columbia University, McGill University, Oxford University, and the University of Cape Town. Brett's analysis appears regularly in the Globe & Mail and Financial Post, while his segment "Dollars & Sense" is featured every Tuesday afternoon on Toronto's NewsTalk 1010 radio station. He tweets at @BrettEHouse.
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Sohaib Shahid, Director of Economic Innovation at the Conference Board of Canada
Sohaib Shahid is the Director, Economic Innovation at The Conference Board of Canada. As part of CBoC’s Economic Forecasting Knowledge Area, Sohaib leads the Economic Innovation Team and their new economic product research and development initiatives.
Prior to joining the Board, he was a Senior Economist at TD Bank leading TD’s global economic forecast. He also worked as an Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, DC. Sohaib holds a MA and a PhD in Economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.