Pokémon Go is an economy in miniature. There is exchange: players trade Pokémons and swap gifts. There is scarcity: the balls required to catch Pokémons are scarce, as is Pokémon storage capacity and other items in the game. There is...

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

30.11.2022

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Pain, brioche, and the language of taxation

Ireland's Supreme Court recently ruled that the buns Subway uses in its sandwiches contain too much sugar to be considered "bread", and are thus subject to Value Added Tax (VAT). The decision lead to headlines and discussion along the lines...

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

30.11.2022

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Men, women, and the end of mandatory retirement

Back in 2014, I wrote a blog post on the end of mandatory retirement for university professors. I quoted a number of men who argued that having a standard retirement age hurts women. Here's an extract from that original post:...

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

30.11.2022

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: A Small Basic Income as a Solution to the Magic List Problem

This post was written by Mike Veall of the Department of Economics at McMaster University. What if in a future crisis there is again a need to distribute money? As Jennifer Robson put it, “government doesn’t have a magic list...

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Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Inequality and competition in a digital economy: a case study

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Pain, brioche, and the language of taxation

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: Men, women, and the end of mandatory retirement

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: A Small Basic Income as a Solution to the Magic List Problem

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