Alexandre Laurin
CanadaeconomistMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Alexandre Laurin is a prominent Canadian economist and the head of the fiscal and tax policy program at the C.D. Howe Institute, a respected think tank in Canada. He specializes in fiscal policy, tax reform, and the economic implications of taxation. Laurin's insights are often sought in discussions about tax policy and its effects on the economy, particularly in the context of government budgeting and public finance. In recent reports, he has commented on the potential impacts of proposed income-tax cuts on incentivizing work and their overall effectiveness in addressing economic challenges.
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Alexandre Laurin is the vice-president and director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute who called the tax reform a 'no-brainer' from an economic perspective.
How Ottawa could cut personal income taxes – without creating a fiscal messCanada· 2026-09-25
Alexandre Laurin, vice-president and director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute, said Ottawa’s estimate that the measure will cost $36-billion over the first five years suggests that the deduction will reduce revenue from corporate taxes by around 7.5 per cent annually on average.
Ottawa plans ‘mega deduction’ tax incentive to spur investmentCanada· 2026-09-16
Alexandre Laurin co-authored a paper estimating increased deficit projections for the government.
There’s no getting to the bottom of Finance Minister Champagne’s budget mysteryCanada· 2025-09-05
Alexandre Laurin is another author of the fiscal forecast from the C.D. Howe Institute.
NATO defence pledge will fuel huge annual deficits averaging $77.7-billion: reportCanada· 2025-07-03
Alexandre Laurin, who leads the C.D. Howe Institute’s fiscal and tax policy program, commented on the impact of income-tax cuts.
Economists say trade war - not income-tax cuts - should be Ottawa’s priorityCanada· 2025-03-30
