In each episode of Canada’s Economy, Explained, experts from the Business Data Lab will share straightforward analysis on the trends that are shaping Canada’s economic and business landscapes, from trade to inflation to productivity.
Senior Research Director, BDL
With a career that spans more than 15 years, Marwa has worked with and within some of the world’s most renowned multilateral organizations, private sector organizations, and country governments. Join Marwa as she interviews top economists and business leaders to help make sense of economic trends & numbers.
April 21, 2026
In this episode, host Marwa Abdou sits down with Kenneth Rogoff, Maurits C. Boas Professor of Economics at Harvard University and author of Our Dollar, Your Problem, to unpack the architecture of…
April 7, 2026
In this episode, we unpack one of the defining economic puzzles facing advanced economies today: The gap between what the numbers say and what people actually feel. Because…
March 24, 2026
In this episode, host Marwa Abdou, migration scholar Dr. Anna Triandafyllidou and labour economist Dr. Christopher Worswick examine a central tension at the heart of Canada’s immigration model: The…
March 11, 2026
What if economic growth is real but only in certain places? In this special two-part episode, we move beyond headline GDP to examine…
March 10, 2026
What if economic growth is real but only in certain places? In this special two-part episode, we move beyond headline GDP to examine…
February 24, 2026
Canada isn’t short on talent, research or ideas. Yet living standards are under pressure, and productivity growth has slowed. What is really holding the economy back? In…
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