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 232
... senior house- holds actually grew by 6 per cent between 1989 and 1996 , while the incomes of prime age households declined by 6 per cent . Using after - tax incomes does not solve the measurement problem , as there is no adjustment for ...
... senior house- holds actually grew by 6 per cent between 1989 and 1996 , while the incomes of prime age households declined by 6 per cent . Using after - tax incomes does not solve the measurement problem , as there is no adjustment for ...
Page 237
... senior " because he or she would have been under 65 at the start of 1997 and would not have qualified for government ... households where the reference spouse is between 30 and 49 , inclusive . By ignoring young households ( under age 30 ) ...
... senior " because he or she would have been under 65 at the start of 1997 and would not have qualified for government ... households where the reference spouse is between 30 and 49 , inclusive . By ignoring young households ( under age 30 ) ...
Page 240
... senior households are low about two - thirds of the adjusted incomes of prime age households . After - tax , senior households have 75 per cent to 80 per cent of the adjusted income of prime age households.10 On the basis of comparisons ...
... senior households are low about two - thirds of the adjusted incomes of prime age households . After - tax , senior households have 75 per cent to 80 per cent of the adjusted income of prime age households.10 On the basis of comparisons ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
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