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 148
... trend towards earlier retirement among Canadian males . ? Of less persuasiveness , at least to professional economists , is the continued reliance of those who oppose this initiative on the " lump of labour fallacy " ; that is , the ...
... trend towards earlier retirement among Canadian males . ? Of less persuasiveness , at least to professional economists , is the continued reliance of those who oppose this initiative on the " lump of labour fallacy " ; that is , the ...
Page 157
... trend over time in the amount of income poverty among senior citizens in Canada before government taxes and transfers . For the entire quarter - century from 1973 to 1997 the poverty rate ( before taxes and transfers ) for seniors is ...
... trend over time in the amount of income poverty among senior citizens in Canada before government taxes and transfers . For the entire quarter - century from 1973 to 1997 the poverty rate ( before taxes and transfers ) for seniors is ...
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... trends and patterns of the distribution of graduates . This paper summarizes the results of our research in ... trend has started to appear in the share living in the United States , matched by an increasing share going to the ...
... trends and patterns of the distribution of graduates . This paper summarizes the results of our research in ... trend has started to appear in the share living in the United States , matched by an increasing share going to the ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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