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 175
... Ratio of Mean After - Tax Income by Decile to Poverty Line * Canada 1981/1994 US 1979/94 ratio 7 6 5 ratio 4 3 2 UK 1 1979/95 7 6 O 0 1 2 5 4 3 ratio 76 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 5 ratio 4 3 2 Sweden 1981/95 1 0 1 2 3 5decile 6 7 8 9 10 ages 52 ...
... Ratio of Mean After - Tax Income by Decile to Poverty Line * Canada 1981/1994 US 1979/94 ratio 7 6 5 ratio 4 3 2 UK 1 1979/95 7 6 O 0 1 2 5 4 3 ratio 76 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 5 ratio 4 3 2 Sweden 1981/95 1 0 1 2 3 5decile 6 7 8 9 10 ages 52 ...
Page 249
... ratios for prime age couples are directly comparable to the corresponding ratios for senior couples , and this may not be the case . For example , the consumption ratio for senior couples ( 1.85 ) is lower than the ratio for prime age ...
... ratios for prime age couples are directly comparable to the corresponding ratios for senior couples , and this may not be the case . For example , the consumption ratio for senior couples ( 1.85 ) is lower than the ratio for prime age ...
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... ratios are : Y / E = labour productivity , E / A employment rate , and A / N = working - age ratio ( the percentage of the total population who are of working age ) . Let us examine , in reverse order , how each ratio has contributed to ...
... ratios are : Y / E = labour productivity , E / A employment rate , and A / N = working - age ratio ( the percentage of the total population who are of working age ) . Let us examine , in reverse order , how each ratio has contributed to ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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