By Livio Di Matteo

Livio Di Matteo is an economist in Thunder Bay, Ontario specializing in public policy, health economics, public finance and economic history.

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Livio Di Matteo: The real victims of wealth inequality? It’s not the middle class

Canada has seen the wealth share of the top 10 percent decline while that of the next 40 percent has increased. What is truly remarkable is how poorly the bottom 50 percent have done over time, with their share remaining practically constant at under 10 percent.

Livio Di Matteo - June 1, 2021

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Livio Di Matteo: Are federations dysfunctional in a pandemic?

Why did Taiwan perform better than the U.S. on COVID-19? Why did New Zealand surpass the U.K.? There may be a simple explanation.

Livio Di Matteo - May 14, 2021

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Livio Di Matteo: How can we spend so much on health, yet still fail so badly?

The immediate response in 2020 was an increase in total health spending as taken from assorted announced federal and provincial measures totalling $44 billion though much of it remains unspent.

Livio Di Matteo - April 23, 2021