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 277
... trade impediments , not less . Like many other issues on the new trade agenda , developing nations view the West's concern for food safety and the " multifunctionality " of agriculture as thinly veiled attempts at protectionism . It ...
... trade impediments , not less . Like many other issues on the new trade agenda , developing nations view the West's concern for food safety and the " multifunctionality " of agriculture as thinly veiled attempts at protectionism . It ...
Page 362
... trade flows are a function of the distance between trading partners and their size . The empirical evidence indicates that borders matter in that internal trade flows across provinces within Canada in the late 1980s were about 18 times ...
... trade flows are a function of the distance between trading partners and their size . The empirical evidence indicates that borders matter in that internal trade flows across provinces within Canada in the late 1980s were about 18 times ...
Page 363
... trade within Canada relative to external trade with the United States was greatest for Ontario and Nova Scotia , but below average in all other provinces , especially for Alberta and British Columbia . The restructuring away from ...
... trade within Canada relative to external trade with the United States was greatest for Ontario and Nova Scotia , but below average in all other provinces , especially for Alberta and British Columbia . The restructuring away from ...
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Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Taxing Future Consumption | 79 |
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