The latest publication of International Productivity Monitor from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains articles on productivity developments in the world economy,

In his 2009 article "Canada's Resource Curse: Too Much of a Good Thing," Daniel Drache, Associate Director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies and Professor of Political Economy at York University, assesses the challenges the Canadian economy has faced and may continue to face in the future, despite the country's abundance of natural and human resources. Within the article Drache reviews and assess various economic models that have shaped Canada's economy in the past and the ways in which they could mould it in the future.

Minister Van Loan Promotes Deeper Canada-U.S. Ties Twice-annual trade meetings will keep Canada-U.S. trade relationship growing even stronger (No. 143 - April 23, 2010 - 12:20 p.m. ET) The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today wrapped up his first official visit to Washington, D.C., where he and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk agreed to hold regular meetings to keep the Canada-U.S.

As the topic of climate change continues to occupy headlines and political rhetoric, specialists in a wider variety of fields have begun to reexamine ways in which their own practices can more effectively mitigate the environmental side effects that result from their business. A recent report entitled, "Freight Trucks and Climate Change Policy: Mitigating C02 Emissions,"published by the Conference Board of Canada's International Trade and Investment Centre and authored by Stephen Blank, a CIGI Senior Fellow and Ross Distinguished Visiting Professor of Canada-US Business and Economic Relations

At one time deemed too dangerous, the utilization of nuclear energy is a prospect increasingly discussed by North American and world leaders. In recognition of global warming and the need to replace coal and oil-based energy sources, the Canadian and American governments have recently breathed new life into their clean energy agendas with spending commitments that will see the continuation and increase of nuclear energy projects on both sides of the border.

Mexico has substantially improved its ranking on an influential list of destinations for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The 2010 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index, produced by A. T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm, indexes the outlook of senior executives at many of the largest companies in the world.