Other Research

What is innovation - really?

Roger Martin

Public policy to increase innovation is not working. A major part of the problem is that our governments have developed policies to drive invention, not innovation. The two are not the same, and we must recognize this to achieve effective public policy for the twenty-first century.

Time for a “Made in Ontario” Working Income Tax Benefit

James Milway, John Stapleton & Katherine Chan

The government of Ontario should accept the invitation from the federal government to modify the design of its Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB). WITB benefits should be re-oriented to support low-income earners when they work more, thereby easing their move from social assistance onto full-time employment when welfare benefits are lost.

These are the main recommendations in a report released today by the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, an Ontario-based economic think tank, and Open Policy Ontario, a consultancy led by John Stapleton.

Canada's Global Leaders, 1985-2009

Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity

Updated May 2009

Assessing Toronto’s Financial Services Cluster

James B. Milway, Sana Nisar, Claurelle Poole & Ying Wang

Toronto’s financial services industries are critical drivers of prosperity in the city, in Ontario, and in Canada.  But their success cannot be taken for granted as the industry undergoes ever increasing globalization.  Government policy makers and industry participants need to step up their efforts to ensure we are building a world beating financial services cluster in Toronto.  That is the key conclusion from a study released today, Assessing Toronto’s financial services cluster, by the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity on behalf of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

Strengthening management for prosperity

Roger L. Martin and James B. Milway

An important part of closing Canada’s prosperity gap and realizing its full economic potential is a greater commitment to strengthening management talent.  That is a key conclusion of a new report prepared by Roger Martin, Dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management and Chairman of the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity and James Milway, the Institute’s Executive Director.  The report discusses the importance of management talents in a well functioning innovation system and reviews shortfalls in developing these capabilities.  The report calls for greater recognition of the importance of management talent in public policy to improve Canada’s innovation, productivity, and prosperity

Enhancing the Productivity of Small and Medium Enterprises through Greater Adoption of Information and Communication Technology

Roger L. Martin and James B. Milway

Link here for report.

Explaining Canada-U.S. Differences in Annual Hours Worked

Alberto Isgut, Lance Bialas & James Milway
CSLS International Productivity Monitor

Ontario’s Fiscal Competitiveness: Still Some Way to Go

Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

The Activity of American Venture Capital Funds in the Ontario Market: Issues, Trends and Prospects

Research conducted by Thomson Macdonald

Commercialization and the Canadian Business Environment: A Systems Perspective

Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity

Background Issues: Marginal and average effective tax rates in Ontario

Research conducted by Finn Poschmann

Ontario ’s Fiscal Competitiveness in 2004

Research conducted by Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

Assessing the Strength of the Toronto Biopharmaceutical Cluster

Research conducted by Roger L. Martin and James Milway

Assessing the Experience of Successful Innovative Firms in Ontario

Research conducted by The Strategic Counsel

Tax Policy, Competitiveness and prosperity in Ontario: Options for the 21st Century

Research conducted by Centre for Spatial Economics, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management

Assessing Ontario’s Fiscal Competitiveness

Research conducted by Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

Capital Investment Comparison - Ontario vs. U.S.

Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity

Are Ontario Cities at a Competitive Disadvantage Compared to U.S. Cities? A Comparison of Responsibilities and Revenues in Selected Cities

Research conducted by Enid Slack

Opportunities for Improving Municipal Governance in Ontario

Research conducted by the Institute

Competing on Creativity: Placing Ontario’s Cities in North American Context

Research Conducted by Richard Florida and Meric Gertler

The Impact of Education and Urbanization on Productivity

Research Conducted by Michael Baker and Dan Trefler, University of Toronto