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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... Pillar : Mandatory Income / Lifestyle Maintenance . The second pillar is a mandatory contributory social insurance system that requires all eligible citizens to purchase a basic package of benefits , such as insurance against ...
... Pillar : Mandatory Income / Lifestyle Maintenance . The second pillar is a mandatory contributory social insurance system that requires all eligible citizens to purchase a basic package of benefits , such as insurance against ...
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... pillar systems finds expression in regula- tions that , for example , attempt to ensure that saving ostensibly undertaken for retirement is actually used for that purpose . From a public choice point of view , third - pillar plans might ...
... pillar systems finds expression in regula- tions that , for example , attempt to ensure that saving ostensibly undertaken for retirement is actually used for that purpose . From a public choice point of view , third - pillar plans might ...
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... pillar present challenges : the first pillar's trade - off between generosity and efficiency ; the second pillar's overcoming of adverse selection at the cost of increasing the scope for moral hazard ; the third pillar's conflict ...
... pillar present challenges : the first pillar's trade - off between generosity and efficiency ; the second pillar's overcoming of adverse selection at the cost of increasing the scope for moral hazard ; the third pillar's conflict ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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