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 105
The first two incorporate reductions of statutory rates of one and three percentage points . The third incorporates a 1 per cent investment credit for machinery and equipment , and the fourth incorporates a 1 per cent investment credit ...
The first two incorporate reductions of statutory rates of one and three percentage points . The third incorporates a 1 per cent investment credit for machinery and equipment , and the fourth incorporates a 1 per cent investment credit ...
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Simply counting the number of poor , as a percentage of all people , ignores any consideration of the depth of their poverty . As Myles and Picot ( 2000 ) have noted , some social policies transfer income to groups ( such as single ...
Simply counting the number of poor , as a percentage of all people , ignores any consideration of the depth of their poverty . As Myles and Picot ( 2000 ) have noted , some social policies transfer income to groups ( such as single ...
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Pr ( S ) is the average of the probabilities of staying ( expressed as percentages ) across all six earnings ... sees that average mobility of earnings is substantially higher for men than for women by about seven percentage points .
Pr ( S ) is the average of the probabilities of staying ( expressed as percentages ) across all six earnings ... sees that average mobility of earnings is substantially higher for men than for women by about seven percentage points .
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Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Taxing Future Consumption | 79 |
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| Title | The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater Queen's Policy Studies Series |
| Authors | Andrew 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 |
| Editors | Andrew Sharpe, Patrick Grady |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0889119406, 9780889119406 |
| Length | 517 pages |
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