Melville McMillan

Melville McMillan is Professor Emeritus and Fellow of Institute for Public Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Alberta.

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Hard Math, Harder Choices: Alberta's Budget Reality

research | Oct 22, 2015

Barring unexpectedly rapid improvements in the energy sector, the Notley government will soon be forced to address the previous government's budgetary legacy; not only the massive revenue hole resulting from the precipitous drop in resource revenues that began in the fall of 2014, but also a structural deficit that emerged even when resource prices were high.

Breaking the Myth: Alberta Spending is Mediocre at Best

research | Oct 21, 2009

Now that that boom has collapsed, comments to the effect that the Alberta government has been a big spender, is overspending and has lots of fat to cut from its programs are common. This report illustrates that the Alberta government is not the highest per capita spender in Canada.

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