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C e ntr e for Urban E c onomi cs and R e al E s tat e Di s c u ss ion Pape r 201301 Politi c s and P e rforman ce : British Columbia’s Economic and Fiscal Experience und e r th e NDP and BC Lib e ral s 1991-2013 Tsur Somerville* May 2013 * Real Estate Foundation Professorship of Real Estate Finance, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada. Tel: (604) 822-8343, Fax: (604) 822-8477. Email: [email protected] We ar e gra t ef ul f or t he suppor t of t he Re al Est at e Inst i t ut e of Bri t i sh Columbia and t he Re al Est at e Foundat ion of Bri t i sh Columbia through t he ir cont ribut ions t o The UBC C ent r e for Urban E conomi cs and Re al E st a t e .

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Centre for Urban E conomics and Real Estate

Discussion Paper

2013– 01

Politics and Performance:

British Columbia’s Economic and Fiscal Experience  under the NDP and B C L iberals 1991-2013

Tsur Somerville*

May 2013

* Real Estate Foundation Professorship of Real Estate Finance, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada.

Tel: (604) 822-8343, Fax: (604) 822-8477. Email: [email protected]

We are grateful for the support of the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia and the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia through their contributions to

The UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate.   

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