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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... land development project in Kingston , called Alwington Place . It owned the best available land at that time on the shores of Lake Ontario . There he was able to put to practical use all his knowledge of urban development , town ...
... land development project in Kingston , called Alwington Place . It owned the best available land at that time on the shores of Lake Ontario . There he was able to put to practical use all his knowledge of urban development , town ...
Page 421
... land , or the right to use the land of another , in a manner that pollutes the environment . Where this was so , the freedom could be bought and sold with the property right . This idea leads on to government - created pollution or ...
... land , or the right to use the land of another , in a manner that pollutes the environment . Where this was so , the freedom could be bought and sold with the property right . This idea leads on to government - created pollution or ...
Page 443
... lands inhabited by endangered species . This is a modern version of the older " betterment and compensation " land - use question : should private users pay , and should they be paid . In general , government can take either of two ...
... lands inhabited by endangered species . This is a modern version of the older " betterment and compensation " land - use question : should private users pay , and should they be paid . In general , government can take either of two ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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