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 158
... 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 cent to 59.2 per cent , so the increase ...
... 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 cent to 59.2 per cent , so the increase ...
Page 464
... period 1982-96 , the latter attenuation has not recovered all the polarization increases that occurred during the recessions - and this is especially so over the 1990s . As a result , the increases in earnings polarization for men have ...
... period 1982-96 , the latter attenuation has not recovered all the polarization increases that occurred during the recessions - and this is especially so over the 1990s . As a result , the increases in earnings polarization for men have ...
Page 465
... period . Also note that the period of most marked distribu- tional shifts occurred over the 1989-92 period of major recession in Canada . Indeed , more than half the shifting occurred over this brief interval between 58 and 65 per cent ...
... period . Also note that the period of most marked distribu- tional shifts occurred over the 1989-92 period of major recession in Canada . Indeed , more than half the shifting occurred over this brief interval between 58 and 65 per cent ...
Contents
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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