Canada's Looming Demographic Fiscal Squeeze

Christopher will present some basic facts and projections regarding the aging of the baby-boom generation and how it will affect the future paths of the labour force and living standards. He will also spell out the fiscal implications of this phenomenon, both on the spending and tax sides. Finally, he will present some arithmetic “thought experiments” showing possible approaches to dealing with these fiscal challenges. It argues the need for Canadian governments to begin thinking about this problem and planning very soon.

Christopher Ragan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at McGill University in Montreal. From January 2009 through June 2010, he is the Clifford Clark Visiting Economist at the Department of Finance in Ottawa where he serves as a senior advisor to the Minister and other senior Finance officials. In the 2004-05 academic year, he served as the Special Advisor to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, also in Ottawa.

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