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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The validity of this argument was considered in Chapter IV . It was indicated there that both the empirical and theoretical bases for this objection are at least open to serious question . " " To the extent that higher savings are used ...
The validity of this argument was considered in Chapter IV . It was indicated there that both the empirical and theoretical bases for this objection are at least open to serious question . " " To the extent that higher savings are used ...
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As already discussed , higher levels of education tend to provide more specialized skills , with a corresponding reduction in the number of available jobs in any particular region . To obtain a job in one's specialty is likely to ...
As already discussed , higher levels of education tend to provide more specialized skills , with a corresponding reduction in the number of available jobs in any particular region . To obtain a job in one's specialty is likely to ...
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However , if post - secondary attendance is much higher among children from high income families , these equity objectives may not be realized and the financing of post - secondary education may be regressive .
However , if post - secondary attendance is much higher among children from high income families , these equity objectives may not be realized and the financing of post - secondary education may be regressive .
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