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 61
... tax system , high MTRs for some taxpayers are a necessary condition for a progressive income tax . If the tax system is to apply low or negative average tax rates to low - income families and higher average tax rates to those with ...
... tax system , high MTRs for some taxpayers are a necessary condition for a progressive income tax . If the tax system is to apply low or negative average tax rates to low - income families and higher average tax rates to those with ...
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... Taxation sub- mitted its Report to the Minister of Finance . This report recommended a more neutral business tax system with lower and more competitive tax rates . High effective marginal corporate rates deter investment , and inter ...
... Taxation sub- mitted its Report to the Minister of Finance . This report recommended a more neutral business tax system with lower and more competitive tax rates . High effective marginal corporate rates deter investment , and inter ...
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... tax system by ensuring that dividends and capital gains are taxed at similar rates otherwise , complex anti ... tax credit to reduce personal taxes owing on dividends . The purpose of the dividend tax credit is to integrate personal and ...
... tax system by ensuring that dividends and capital gains are taxed at similar rates otherwise , complex anti ... tax credit to reduce personal taxes owing on dividends . The purpose of the dividend tax credit is to integrate personal and ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater Queen's Policy Studies Series |
| Authors | Andrew 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 |
| Editors | Andrew Sharpe, Patrick Grady |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 0889119422, 9780889119420 |
| Length | 517 pages |
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