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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Page 155
... poverty rate statistics if few individuals are actually moved over the poverty line . On the other hand , an index such as the average poverty gap ratio , which looks only at the average percentage shortfall of income below the poverty line ...
... poverty rate statistics if few individuals are actually moved over the poverty line . On the other hand , an index such as the average poverty gap ratio , which looks only at the average percentage shortfall of income below the poverty line ...
Page 168
... poverty line . In Canada , the income distribution spike is above both the after- tax LICO and half - median equivalent disposable income conceptions of the poverty line , implying that conclusions about poverty trends are robust to ...
... poverty line . In Canada , the income distribution spike is above both the after- tax LICO and half - median equivalent disposable income conceptions of the poverty line , implying that conclusions about poverty trends are robust to ...
Page 177
... poverty line ( at 89 per cent ) while the bottom decile of Canadians are 12 per cent above the line . By contrast , in the United Kingdom the poorest tenth of the pre - retirement cohort are only marginally better off in their ...
... poverty line ( at 89 per cent ) while the bottom decile of Canadians are 12 per cent above the line . By contrast , in the United Kingdom the poorest tenth of the pre - retirement cohort are only marginally better off in their ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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