A new look at an old idea: Sound budget management for local governments
New paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance offers a new approach for designing and implementing fiscal rules to guarantee sound public finances at the local level. Toronto, […]
IMFG Director Enid Slack moderates session at Toronto: Towards a Smart and Inclusive City-Region event
IMFG Director Enid Slack facilitated the panel discussion called, “Working Together: Building the City-Region of the Future,” (presentation available online) at the University of Toronto event, Toronto: Towards a Smart […]
IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor participates in CBC London Political Panel
In the CBC Radio’s London Morning panel discussion on the upcoming Ontario provincial election, IMFG Fellow Dr. Zack Taylor looks at the rise of PC populism and the fall of […]
IMFG Visiting Researcher Zachary Spicer looks at Canada’s tech industry “brain drain” problem
The Globe and Mail article, “Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as young tech talent leaves for Silicon Valley?” discusses the first-ever academic study charting the reasons Canadian tech talent leave for […]
IMFG Senior Fellow Richard M. Bird and IMFG Author Roy Bahl release book with new perspective on fiscal decentralization
By using the experiences in developing countries, IMFG Senior Fellow Richard M. Bird and IMFG Author Roy Bahl’s new book “Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries: Development from […]
IMFG Fellow Dr. Aaron Moore discusses uncontested municipal politicians in Manitoba in CBC News
In the article “Nearly 40% of municipal politicians in Manitoba ran uncontested in 2014,” IMFG Fellow Dr. Aaron Moore explores the reasons behind citizens choosing not to run in municipal […]