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| EST. READ TIME 1 MIN.Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would help economy grow by more than $6,000 per household
Achieving the Four-Day Work Week: Part 2 Essays
Towards a More Productive and United Canada: The Case for Liberalizing Interprovincial Trade by Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary, argues that if governments in Canada want to help increase economic productivity growth (and the possibility of a four-day work week), they should remove trade barriers between people and businesses in different provinces.
A separate essay—Barriers to Entry and Productivity Growth by Vincent Geloso, assistant professor of economics at King's University College—examines other barriers meant to protect existing companies and firms from both domestic and foreign competition. Because these barriers limit competition, protected firms become less dynamic, which slows productivity growth, limits opportunities for workers and the possibility of a four-day work week.
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Vincent Geloso
Assistant Professor of Economics, George Mason UniversityVincent Geloso, Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, is an Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University and earnedhis Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. Previously, he was assistant professor of economics at King's University College and Bates College. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Montreal.Professor Geloso specializes in the measurement of living standards today and in the distant past. He combines his specialization in economic history with a specialization in political economy in order to explain differences in living standards over time and space. His most recent articles have been published in Public Choice, Explorations in Economic History, European Review of Economic History, Contemporary Economic Policy and Southern Economic Journal. He has also authored opinion articles in the Journal de Montréal, Journal de Québec, National Post, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Gazette, Le Devoir, La Presse, Le Soleil, and Huffington Post Québec.… Read more -
Trevor Tombe
Professor and Graduate Program Director, University of CalgaryTrevor Tombe is a Professor and Graduate Program Director at the University of Calgary’s Department of Economics and a ResearchFellow at The School of Public Policy. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Toronto. His research explores a broad set of topics from international trade to public finances and fiscal federalism. He has published in top economics journals, is co-author of the textbook Public Finance in Canada, co-editor of the recent volume Fiscal Federalism in Canada, and is Co-Director of Finances of the Nation. In addition to his academic work, he actively advises various governments on wide range of issues and is an active contributor to Canadian policy development and discussions through regular op-eds, articles, and active media engagement.… Read more