Steven Globerman
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| New port facilities could help grow Washington revenues | Washington state legislators will be meeting in a special session to deal with the growing gap between projected revenues and expenditures, a policy dilemma that has been rendered more acute by the state Supreme Court's order that the government increase educational spending by $1 billion.… |
2013-06-26 | |
| Does the ‘net benefit’ test make the grade? | Almost every government in the world reserves the right to turn down foreign investment. But there is considerable debate about whether Canada’s net benefit test is the most effective screening approach. |
2013-05-23 | |
| Has government regulation slowed the recovery? | Has over-regulation held back the nation’s economic recovery? It’s a claim that politicians -- particularly pro-business conservatives -- periodically make, most recently Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., during a March 10, 2013, appearance on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Johnson’s… |
2013-03-13 | |
| Comprehensive Review of the Investment Canada Act Desperately Needed | If you’re confused about Canada’s rules with respect to foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, you’re not alone. The recent decisions by the federal government to approve the takeovers of Nexen by China’s state-owned-enterprise (SOE) CNOOC and of Progress Energy by Malaysia’s SOE Petronas… |
2013-02-01 | |
| American dysfunction threatens Canada’s economy | Obama’s re-election means that Obamacare will be the law of the land. What may surprise Canadians is that this new law will likely require Canadian provincial governments to spend more money on health care. |
2013-01-22 | |
| America’s Post-Election Political Gridlock, Policy Malaise Could Stifle Canada’s Economic Growth | The combination of policy uncertainty and political gridlock in the United States following the 2012 election could harm economic growth in Canada, warns a new series of essays from the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian think-tank. “While Canadians are not allowed to… |
2013-01-17 | |
| Barack Obama government poses risks to Canada | Many Canadians will be revelling in President Barack Obama’s inauguration next Monday. Polls showed that Canadians overwhelmingly supported President Obama’s re-election. However, despite such enthusiasm, Obama’s re-election coupled with a divided Congress poses real risks to Canada’s prosperity… |
2013-01-17 | |
| CBE selects Steven Globerman as its 2012 Distinguished Research Fellow | 2012-11-29 | ||
| Ten CBE faculty members named winners of WWU research awards | 2012-11-27 | ||
| Why SOE's shouldn't be shunned - opinion | In recent years, overseas’ investment initiatives by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – especially those based in China – have come under critical scrutiny by host governments in North America and Europe. For example, the Chinese National Overseas Oil Company’s (Cnooc) proposed acquisition of… |
2012-11-21 |