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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... David became convinced that economics was one of the ways to solve all the world's problems , actuarial science lost its limited and more practical appeal . Wartime Service As a student , David was very active 20 Patrick Grady.
... David became convinced that economics was one of the ways to solve all the world's problems , actuarial science lost its limited and more practical appeal . Wartime Service As a student , David was very active 20 Patrick Grady.
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... appealed to a young returning officer such as David . He quickly earned a First Class Honours Degree in economics in the spring of 1947. His performance was so good that he was asked to be a sessional lecturer for the 1946-47 and 1947 ...
... appealed to a young returning officer such as David . He quickly earned a First Class Honours Degree in economics in the spring of 1947. His performance was so good that he was asked to be a sessional lecturer for the 1946-47 and 1947 ...
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... appeal , the Information Paper emphasizes that : The basic challenge facing Canadians today is one of fairness and equity . If no changes are made to the CPP and the way it is financed , our children and grandchildren will be asked to ...
... appeal , the Information Paper emphasizes that : The basic challenge facing Canadians today is one of fairness and equity . If no changes are made to the CPP and the way it is financed , our children and grandchildren will be asked to ...
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Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Taxing Future Consumption | 79 |
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