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 124
... Table 5. As shown , the potential surplus is higher in every year of the analysis , but again not greatly so . The February 2000 budget introduced a number of tax reductions . It also included spending initiatives , many of which were ...
... Table 5. As shown , the potential surplus is higher in every year of the analysis , but again not greatly so . The February 2000 budget introduced a number of tax reductions . It also included spending initiatives , many of which were ...
Page 237
... Tables 6 and 7 examine the sources of income for senior households ( Table 6 ) and prime age households ( Table 7 ) . Transfers account for 54 per cent of the income of fully retired senior couples and 60 per cent of the income of fully ...
... Tables 6 and 7 examine the sources of income for senior households ( Table 6 ) and prime age households ( Table 7 ) . Transfers account for 54 per cent of the income of fully retired senior couples and 60 per cent of the income of fully ...
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... Table 4 show that weak labour markets increase earnings polarization significantly for both men and women with generally much stronger effects for men than for women ( see rows one and two ) . Among men , the action driving the greater ...
... Table 4 show that weak labour markets increase earnings polarization significantly for both men and women with generally much stronger effects for men than for women ( see rows one and two ) . Among men , the action driving the greater ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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