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Stephen Gordon
Former ContributorEconomistQuebec City, Canada

Stephen Gordon is a contributing writer for The Globe and Mail. He is a professor of economics at Laval University in Quebec City and a fellow of the Centre interuniversitaire sur le risque, les politiques économiques et l'emploi (CIRPÉE). He also maintains the economics blog Worthwhile Canadian Initiative.

Latest articles

opinion
If you got an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, you made the right decision, according to economics
Blake Shaffer, Stephen Gordon, Andrew Leach, Christine Neill, Tammy Schirle and Trevor Tombe
opinion
Why the Bank of Canada needs a revised mandate
Stephen Gordon and Christopher Ragan
opinion
Saying no to European bailout: Right call, badly reasoned
Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon
opinion
Dutch disease? Economic hypochondria
Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon
economy lab
How 'headwinds' changed Carney's tack on rate hikes
economy lab
Why on earth was Bay St. surprised by rate signals?
opinion
Trade is not a zero-sum game
Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon
economy lab
Wash, rinse, repeat: Next year's budget won't change
economy lab
Access to foreign markets the best path to innovation
economy lab
The headline you'll never see: Canadian investors fleece foreigners
economy lab
How all Canadians benefit from Alberta's oil wealth
economy lab
Fixation with manufacturing is missing the big picture
economy lab
Canada chips away at the output gap
analysis
Memo to Ontario's Dalton McGuinty: Strong dollar is good for Canada
analysis
Don't expect budget shock: Austerity is already upon us
economy lab
High productivity doesn’t guarantee prosperity
economy lab
Subsidies put the R&D horse before the innovation cart
economy lab
Made sense at the time: How surpluses became deficits
economy lab
U.S. recovery will buffer Ottawa's austerity plan
economy
The flaws of a voluntary National Household Survey