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Andrew Jackson is the Packer Professor of Social Justice at York University and Senior Policy Adviser to the Broadbent Institute.

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July 24, 2015

Some young people are questioning what an education will bring them.

Some young people are questioning what an education will bring them.

Higher education no silver bullet in fight against inequality

July 8, 2015

The case for a much lower CIT rate was that higher after-tax profits would boost business investment. But that has turned out to be a mirage.

The case for a much lower CIT rate was that higher after-tax profits would boost business investment. But that has turned out to be a mirage.

Corporate income tax cuts are failing to boost investment

Andrew Jackson

June 24, 2015

A Job Seeker looks through a bulletin board for employment opportunities at a Job Fair in Toronto on Tuesday April 28 2015. Both the U.S. and Canada have experienced a decline in labour force participation.

A Job Seeker looks through a bulletin board for employment opportunities at a Job Fair in Toronto on Tuesday April 28 2015. Both the U.S. and Canada have experienced a decline in labour force participation.

Healthy economies need to ramp up public investment

June 11, 2015

Addressing inequality will take much more than tax code tinkering

May 28, 2015

Joe Oliver arrives to make first speech as Canada's new Finance Minister to the economic community in Toronto, April 7, 2014.

Joe Oliver arrives to make first speech as Canada's new Finance Minister to the economic community in Toronto, April 7, 2014.

Balanced budget law is poor economics

Andrew Jackson

May 14, 2015

If your child is an educated millennial who, despite maximum effort, can’t find a full-time job, it might be time to raise the issue with your local member of Parliament.

If your child is an educated millennial who, despite maximum effort, can’t find a full-time job, it might be time to raise the issue with your local member of Parliament.

Dear millennials: some of the boomers are struggling too

Andrew Jackson

April 21, 2015

Minister of Finance Joe Oliver delivers the federal budget in the House of Common on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

Minister of Finance Joe Oliver delivers the federal budget in the House of Common on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

For the non-affluent, a budget that is not as balanced as it looks

Andrew Jackson

April 16, 2015

The new TTC station of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway extension in Vaughan near the intersection of Highway 407 and Jane Street.

The new TTC station of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway extension in Vaughan near the intersection of Highway 407 and Jane Street.

Investment should be the federal budget priority

Andrew Jackson

April 2, 2015

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Financial markets signalling continuing stagnation

Andrew Jackson

March 19, 2015

Alessandra Mercuri (R), Carina D'Angelo (L) and Jonathan Sgrosso (C) play with the creche in their classroom at The Friends of Don Bosco Daycare in Riviere des Prairies, Que.

Alessandra Mercuri (R), Carina D'Angelo (L) and Jonathan Sgrosso (C) play with the creche in their classroom at The Friends of Don Bosco Daycare in Riviere des Prairies, Que.

Quebec model balances greater equality with economic progress

Andrew Jackson

March 5, 2015

A plane flies over a Bombardier plant in Montreal.

A plane flies over a Bombardier plant in Montreal.

Canadian economy suffers from the myth of comparative advantage

Andrew Jackson

February 19, 2015

Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Feb. 18, 2015.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Feb. 18, 2015.

The unbalanced thinking behind a balanced budget law

Andrew Jackson

February 5, 2015

The site of the new TTC station of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway extension in Vaughan near the intersection of Hwy 407 and Jane Street.

The site of the new TTC station of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway extension in Vaughan near the intersection of Hwy 407 and Jane Street.

For Ottawa, it is time to invest, not cut

Andrew Jackson

January 22, 2015

The Linamar Corp. innovation centre in Guelph, Ont.

The Linamar Corp. innovation centre in Guelph, Ont.

Demonized ‘industrial policy’ puts corporate tax cuts to shame

Andrew Jackson

January 8, 2015

Robots weld door components onto the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country at the Chrysler Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ont.

Robots weld door components onto the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country at the Chrysler Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ont.

Computers, jobs and rising income inequality

Andrew Jackson

December 24, 2014

Workers open stock for the opening of a new Rona store in Edmonton.

Workers open stock for the opening of a new Rona store in Edmonton.

Workers need a New Year’s raise

Andrew Jackson

December 11, 2014

Moody's Investor Service has raised concern about Canadian household debt and rising house prices.

Moody's Investor Service has raised concern about Canadian household debt and rising house prices.

High household debt lurks as a major threat to Canadian economy

Andrew Jackson

November 27, 2014

(Madison,10, puts her little sister 18-month-old Ocean’s boot back on as the little girl holds her bottle of milk provided by the mission during the community meal service at the Surrey Urban Mission.

(Madison,10, puts her little sister 18-month-old Ocean’s boot back on as the little girl holds her bottle of milk provided by the mission during the community meal service at the Surrey Urban Mission.

Helping low-income families is key to ending child poverty in Canada

Andrew Jackson

November 13, 2014

A young person searches a job board at Youth Employment Services in Toronto.

A young person searches a job board at Youth Employment Services in Toronto.

Corporate Canada needs to pony up to reduce youth unemployment

Andrew Jackson

October 30, 2014

Mining trucks carry loads of oil-laden sand at the Albian Sands oils sands project in Fort McMurray, Alta.

Mining trucks carry loads of oil-laden sand at the Albian Sands oils sands project in Fort McMurray, Alta.

Bitumen-based economy raises fears of another boom-bust resource cycle

Andrew Jackson