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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... Standards. have argued , redistribution policy is multi - faceted , and relies on a variety of policy instruments . It would be surprising if different provinces adopted similar structures . The consequence is that from a national point ...
... Standards. have argued , redistribution policy is multi - faceted , and relies on a variety of policy instruments . It would be surprising if different provinces adopted similar structures . The consequence is that from a national point ...
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... standard of living12 when they retire , ( ii ) taxes , mortgages and the cost of raising children make it difficult for ... standards of living . Since government programs will be relatively unimportant to those with good incomes while ...
... standard of living12 when they retire , ( ii ) taxes , mortgages and the cost of raising children make it difficult for ... standards of living . Since government programs will be relatively unimportant to those with good incomes while ...
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... standard of living exactly as observed by Green . Beginning at 78 per cent of Ontario under Taschereau in the late ... standards , this is neither slow nor rapid convergence , but just average speed ( see Barro and Sala - i - Martin ...
... standard of living exactly as observed by Green . Beginning at 78 per cent of Ontario under Taschereau in the late ... standards , this is neither slow nor rapid convergence , but just average speed ( see Barro and Sala - i - Martin ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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