Maxime Fougère

The regional impact of population ageing in Canada: a general equilibrium analysis

Maxime Fougère, Simon Harvey

This study explores the long-term economic effects of population ageing by region in Canada using a dynamic regional computable overlapping generations model. The model has six regions, six goods and...

The effect of tax-based savings incentives on government revenue

Giuseppe Ruggieri, Maxime Fougère

There is an unresolved debate on the effect of tax-based savings incentives on government revenue. The conventional wisdom on tax-assisted saving plans (TASPs) holds that they reduce public savings,...

Croissance endogène et vieillissement démographique : le cas d’une petite économie ouverte

Maxime Fougère, Marcel Mérette

It is well known that populations in OECD countries will age rapidly over the next several decades. In this document, we examine the effects of population ageing on economic growth and the current...

An Econometric Examination of the Impact of Population Ageing on Personal Savings in Canada

Maxime Fougère, Marcel Mérette

It is well known that over the next several decades, important demographic changes will occur in most industrialised countries. As the baby-boom generation reaches the age of retirement, the share of...

Population Ageing and the Current Account in Selected OEDC Countries

Maxime Fougère, Marcel Mérette

It is well known that over the next several decades, there will be significant changes in the age structure of OECD populations. According to recent demographic projections by the United Nations, the...

Population Ageing and Economic Growth in Seven OECD Countries

Maxime Fougère, Marcel Mérette

It is well known that over the next several decades, there will be significant changes in the age structure of OECD populations. According to recent demographic projections by the United Nations, the...