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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Page 158
As a result , the gains of the 1973 to 1989 period were erased and reversed . Looking at the 1973 to 1997 period as a whole , the poverty rate in market income rose from 16.8 to 21 per cent and the average poverty gap rose from 49.1 per ...
As a result , the gains of the 1973 to 1989 period were erased and reversed . Looking at the 1973 to 1997 period as a whole , the poverty rate in market income rose from 16.8 to 21 per cent and the average poverty gap rose from 49.1 per ...
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Understanding what happened in this period is key to interpreting the longterm trend correctly . Does the fact that in 1999 Quebec's income , at 86 per cent of Ontario's , was no higher than in 1978 imply that the 20 - year period ...
Understanding what happened in this period is key to interpreting the longterm trend correctly . Does the fact that in 1999 Quebec's income , at 86 per cent of Ontario's , was no higher than in 1978 imply that the 20 - year period ...
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After that recession , a prolonged period of wage moderation and more peaceful labour relations began , which has lasted up to this day . The 1986–99 period saw a return of Quebec's relative performance to the preexisting , long - term ...
After that recession , a prolonged period of wage moderation and more peaceful labour relations began , which has lasted up to this day . The 1986–99 period saw a return of Quebec's relative performance to the preexisting , long - term ...
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Contents
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Tax Policy and Tax Research in Canada | 57 |
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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, 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 |
| Editors | Andrew Sharpe, Patrick Grady |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0889119406, 9780889119406 |
| Length | 517 pages |
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