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 62
... evidence of tax avoidance behaviour . Silaama and Veall ( 2001 ) apply a refined version of Feldstein's method to Canadian data and find evidence of much smaller , though still substantial , responsiveness of taxable income to marginal ...
... evidence of tax avoidance behaviour . Silaama and Veall ( 2001 ) apply a refined version of Feldstein's method to Canadian data and find evidence of much smaller , though still substantial , responsiveness of taxable income to marginal ...
Page 65
... evidence about the costs and benefits of this strategy seems obvious . This is one area in which policymakers are obviously groping for a workable and acceptable solution , and good analysis and empirical evidence may well have a ...
... evidence about the costs and benefits of this strategy seems obvious . This is one area in which policymakers are obviously groping for a workable and acceptable solution , and good analysis and empirical evidence may well have a ...
Page 146
... evidence has become the source of what is now referred to as the " equity premium ” puzzle ( Mehra and Prescott , 1985 ) . It may be that the sharp run - up in equity prices ( as reflected by historically high price - earnings ratios ) ...
... evidence has become the source of what is now referred to as the " equity premium ” puzzle ( Mehra and Prescott , 1985 ) . It may be that the sharp run - up in equity prices ( as reflected by historically high price - earnings ratios ) ...
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Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Taxing Future Consumption | 79 |
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