Local IDEAs

Local Indicator Database for Economic Analysis

Migration and increasing inequality

Balancing economic growth between regions can be tricky business. Local trajectories have a great deal to do with momentum and thus can be difficult to alter. Inter-regional migration is a dynamic that tends to … Continue reading

October 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

Education and inequality between Canadian cities

The widely accepted growth model for developed countries in the 21st century is about achieving advantage based on creativity, innovation and knowledge. In a global economic system cost cannot be the main … Continue reading

August 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

Where to draw the line on inequality?

Inequality has re-emerged in the public discourse after a long hiatus. Massive structural changes in the economy to a more global knowledge-based system has disrupted previous sources of prosperity and … Continue reading

August 21, 2014 · 2 Comments