The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David SlaterAndrew Sharpe, Patrick Grady, David Walker Slater, 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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Two moves towards consumption taxation occurred in the early 1990s . ... of the Economic Council of Canada made it more acceptable for governments to increase the contribution of consumption - based taxes as part of the overall system .
Two moves towards consumption taxation occurred in the early 1990s . ... of the Economic Council of Canada made it more acceptable for governments to increase the contribution of consumption - based taxes as part of the overall system .
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The strongest argument made for consumption taxation is related to the life - cycle model , although the case for consumption taxation can still be made , taking into account other theories of savings behaviour ( Bernheim , 1999 ) .
The strongest argument made for consumption taxation is related to the life - cycle model , although the case for consumption taxation can still be made , taking into account other theories of savings behaviour ( Bernheim , 1999 ) .
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Canada ( 1966 ) , Report of the Royal Commission on Taxation ( Carter Report ) ( Ottawa : Queen's Printer ) . Davies , J.B. and F. St - Hilaire ( 1987 ) , Reforming Capital Income Taxation in Canada : Efficiency and Distributional ...
Canada ( 1966 ) , Report of the Royal Commission on Taxation ( Carter Report ) ( Ottawa : Queen's Printer ) . Davies , J.B. and F. St - Hilaire ( 1987 ) , Reforming Capital Income Taxation in Canada : Efficiency and Distributional ...
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| Title | The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater John Deutsch Institute Queen's Policy Studies Series |
| Authors | Andrew Sharpe, Patrick Grady, David Walker Slater, 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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