Research by Topics

Corporate debt and inflation: what you need to know

Sep, 2022 | Article

While inflation can reduce business debt load long term, it can hurt banks’ balance sheets. What does that mean for policy response?

6 ways Canadians can prepare for the upcoming recession

Aug, 2022 | Opinion

With a recession seeming imminent, many Canadians are rightfully concerned about the state of their finances. Here are some ways they can prepared for one.

Ottawa’s climate strategy must be led by a coalition of the most trusted

Jul, 2022 | Opinion

Without public trust in government and other institutions, science cannot do the heavy lifting to address climate change.

5 reasons India is critical for digital success

Mar, 2022 | Article

If you are a digital firm with global ambitions, hurry up and figure out your India strategy...or risk losing access to one of the world’s most attractive digital markets.

Protectionism won’t help the Canadian economy in a future pandemic or emergency

Feb, 2022 | Opinion

Canada needs to develop truly resilient supply chains rather than let pandemic shortages lead to more blunt-edged protectionism, write professors Bernardo Blum and Walid Hejazi.

Canada must once again grab its share of the auto industry, despite U.S. protectionism

Jan, 2022 | Opinion

As we shift from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, the entire auto sector is poised for a revolution. Will Canada’s auto sector be left in the wilderness?

Trade economist Daniel Trefler on what we should take away from this pandemic, why Canada needs to find its niche and more

Jun, 2021 | Article

Rotman Professor Daniel Trefler takes a moment to reflect on the economic lessons Canada should have learned from the global pandemic.

How data can help us address the COVID-19 crisis

Apr, 2021 | Video

The pandemic tends to be framed as an economic and healthcare crisis. But what if we treated the issue as if it were an information crisis as well?