In 1965-66, in his course on “Advanced Economic Theory”, Samuelson described Sraffa’s work with the greatest respect and linked it to the great school of thought beginning with Quesnay’s Tableau économique and continuing, three centuries later, with Leontief’s input-output tables and linear programming.
The current outlook for the economy Now, I would like to say a few words on the Nova Scotia economy. Like the rest of Canada, Nova Scotia’s economy has proven to be stronger than expected over the past year. Indeed, Statistics Canada reported last week that the province’s employment rate has returned to an all-time high in May.