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Todd Hirsch
FreelanceEconomist

Todd Hirsch is a Calgary-based economist, author and public speaker, He is also the director of the Energy Transition Centre and the former chief economist of ATB Financial..

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opinion
Letting go of China’s money – the price Canada must pay for its principles
Todd Hirsch
Todd Hirsch
opinion
With polarizing culture wars, the economy splits between woke and anti-woke
Todd Hirsch
opinion
Root of the labour crisis: We lied to millennials and Gen Z when we said they could be anything
Todd Hirsch
opinion
Dreaming of a four-day work week? Only the white collars will realize its benefits
Todd Hirsch
opinion
As an economist, I think forecasts are a waste of time – almost hubris
Todd Hirsch
opinion
Look beyond grocers such as Loblaw: Food insecurity is going to get a lot worse
Todd Hirsch
Todd Hirsch
opinion
With Alberta’s surging economy, Danielle Smith’s blame-Ottawa strategy is in question
Todd Hirsch
Todd Hirsch
opinion
In 2023, geopolitics will push the world economy closer to recession
Todd Hirsch
Todd Hirsch
opinion
We need to talk about the unco-ordinated, simultaneous rate hikes by central banks around the world
Todd Hirsch
The ‘green economy’ is a marathon, not a sprint
What spiders can teach entrepreneurs about tension and adaptation
Ten ways the 2015-2016 recession changed Alberta
Why is it so hard for Canadians to believe the ‘benign’ inflation rate?
Saskatchewan is not outperforming Alberta, when it comes to jobs
economic insight
Not all boats being lifted by the tide of global trade
Ominous economic questions moving from world of hypothetical to reality
Cost-benefit analysis alone shouldn’t guide Olympic bid decision
economic insight
Pivot or perish: Canada’s economic dilemma in 2017
economic insight
What’s in store for Canada's economy in 2017
The Alberta economy’s Christmas wish list