When economists try to determine if a country is ‘prosperous’, the most commonly used indicator is GDP per capita, which is a measure of the total value generated by an economy in a given year divided by the number of people living in it. Why do we use GDP per capita...
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Shared Prosperity
Will machine learning lead Alberta’s new economy?
Cory Janssen is Co-Founder and CEO of AltaML. Cory is active in the Alberta entrepreneurial community as a member of the A100 network, the ThresholdImpact University of Alberta Venture Mentoring Service, and as an associate for Creative Destruction Labs Rockies. Cory...
10 Ideas to Ignite Alberta’s Economy
A strong economy is a common indicator of prosperity. Alberta’s economy has been struggling since the oil price crash in 2014. Since 2013, Alberta’s per capita GDP has fallen 3.8%, which is by far the worst performance of all the Canadian provinces. There are no...
The Canadian economy is doing worse than we think; and it’s impacting our shared prosperity
A thriving economy is central to the Business Council of Alberta’s vision of making lives better for Albertans and all Canadians. Indeed, a strong economy is one of the most common indicators for what it means to be prosperous. The more value an economy generates,...
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