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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... equalization and other transfers . This is yet unexplored terrain , and it is not at all obvious what the implications for equalization might be . On the one hand , to the extent that equalization causes economic activity to be spread ...
... equalization and other transfers . This is yet unexplored terrain , and it is not at all obvious what the implications for equalization might be . On the one hand , to the extent that equalization causes economic activity to be spread ...
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... equalization of fiscal capacities across jurisdictions . Equalization is in a sense the quintessential instrument of federalism . It equips the provinces with the ability to provide comparable levels of public services to their citizens ...
... equalization of fiscal capacities across jurisdictions . Equalization is in a sense the quintessential instrument of federalism . It equips the provinces with the ability to provide comparable levels of public services to their citizens ...
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... Equalization . Most seriously , the equalization system and the will to maintain it are in peril , at the same time that fiscal disparities are more likely to rise than to fall . The latter is an inevitable consequence of the gradual ...
... Equalization . Most seriously , the equalization system and the will to maintain it are in peril , at the same time that fiscal disparities are more likely to rise than to fall . The latter is an inevitable consequence of the gradual ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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