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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... limited form of experience rating via selective reductions in the employers ' portion of the EI tax . We would strongly endorse this recommendation , which would improve labour - force adjustments and reduce the unemployment rate over ...
... limited form of experience rating via selective reductions in the employers ' portion of the EI tax . We would strongly endorse this recommendation , which would improve labour - force adjustments and reduce the unemployment rate over ...
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... limited . Average agricultural tariffs in the industrialized nations remain in the 40 to 50 per cent range while tariffs on manufactured goods have steadily fallen to the 4 per cent level over the past 50 years . Domestic subsidization ...
... limited . Average agricultural tariffs in the industrialized nations remain in the 40 to 50 per cent range while tariffs on manufactured goods have steadily fallen to the 4 per cent level over the past 50 years . Domestic subsidization ...
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... limited role without the laws and enforcement procedures of governments , and such supranational institutions are not likely in North America since each of the three nations jealously guards their sovereignty , even if it is a more limited ...
... limited role without the laws and enforcement procedures of governments , and such supranational institutions are not likely in North America since each of the three nations jealously guards their sovereignty , even if it is a more limited ...
Contents
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Taxing Future Consumption | 79 |
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