«The argument is the types of things we're doing now with information technology just don't show up in GDP because a lot of what we do on the Internet is free,» or very nearly so, says Philip Cross, a former
chief of economic analysis at Statistics Canada who wrote a paper on the slow - growth economy for the Fraser Institute think tank last year.
Not exact matches
While this would also have a nationwide impact, Craig Alexander, the vice-president
of economic analysis at C.D. Howe and a former Toronto Dominion Bank
chief economist, argues the risk may well be worth it.
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In Ahead
of the Curve, Richard Barkham, CBRE's global
chief economist, looks at the latest data releases, policy statements and
economic analysis to assess their importance for world real estate markets.
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analysis suggests that 15 or so metros will lead the way on activity, and they are basically the same 15 or so spots that have accounted for about half
of both demand and supply in the current
economic cycle to date,» says Greg Willett,
chief economist with real estate data firm RealPage Inc., which has reached similar conclusions to NHMC / NAA.