The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David SlaterAndrew Sharpe, Patrick Grady, John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies, Centre for the Study of Living Standards McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001 - 517 pages Each article in this collection addresses a particular field or issue in the discipline of economics and surveys the state of knowledge in this area in Canada, pointing out gaps in the knowledge base and directions for future research. Contributors include Richard Bird (University of Toronto), Robin Boadway (Queen's University), Paul Davenport (University of Western Ontario), Pierre Fortin (University of Quebec at Montreal), Fred Gorbet (York University), Morley Gunderson (University of Toronto), John Helliwell (University of British Columbia), Peter Howitt (Brown University), Katie Macmillan (ITPC), Jack Mintz (C.D. Howe Institute), Ed Nuefeld, Charles Beach (Queen's University), Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University), Sylvia Ostry (University of Toronto), Jim Pesando (CPP-PG), Craig Riddell (University of British Columbia), John Sargent (Department of Finance), Tony Scott (University of Toronto), Michael Smart (University of Toronto), and Tom Wilson (University of Toronto). |
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... Intensity Rate Gap ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) Money Income before Taxes and Transfers 1973 22.1 21.1 56.1 15.6 16.8 49.1 67.0 59.0 73.7 1979 23.3 21.3 58.8 16.3 16.3 52.6 68.2 ... poverty rate and poverty gap for 156 Lars Osberg 566.
... Intensity Rate Gap ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) ( % ) Money Income before Taxes and Transfers 1973 22.1 21.1 56.1 15.6 16.8 49.1 67.0 59.0 73.7 1979 23.3 21.3 58.8 16.3 16.3 52.6 68.2 ... poverty rate and poverty gap for 156 Lars Osberg 566.
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... poverty increases was a social achievement . However , there is no evidence among younger Canadians of the lasting decline in poverty observed among the elderly . In 1973 , poverty intensity on a pre - tax , pre - transfer basis among ...
... poverty increases was a social achievement . However , there is no evidence among younger Canadians of the lasting decline in poverty observed among the elderly . In 1973 , poverty intensity on a pre - tax , pre - transfer basis among ...
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... intensity is proportional to the product of the poverty rate and the average poverty gap . Graphically , total poverty intensity can therefore be represented as the area of a Poverty Box - a rectangle ... Poverty among Senior Citizens 161.
... intensity is proportional to the product of the poverty rate and the average poverty gap . Graphically , total poverty intensity can therefore be represented as the area of a Poverty Box - a rectangle ... Poverty among Senior Citizens 161.
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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