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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... powers facing the provincial decision- makers who look to them . In 1985 and 1995 , I reviewed the allocation of functions in a federation by examining the assignment of powers over the environment . I found that there was no reason why ...
... powers facing the provincial decision- makers who look to them . In 1985 and 1995 , I reviewed the allocation of functions in a federation by examining the assignment of powers over the environment . I found that there was no reason why ...
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... powers that already exists , or to escape from it . Currently , federal politicians are not seeking to exercise wider powers . Instead , " harmonization ” , “ consultation " , " all - Canada accord " , and so on all indicate their ...
... powers that already exists , or to escape from it . Currently , federal politicians are not seeking to exercise wider powers . Instead , " harmonization ” , “ consultation " , " all - Canada accord " , and so on all indicate their ...
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... powers likely to follow that in the United States ? Apart from negotiating treaties concerning global pollution , there seems nothing special about the environment that would lead one to predict an early transfer of powers from the ...
... powers likely to follow that in the United States ? Apart from negotiating treaties concerning global pollution , there seems nothing special about the environment that would lead one to predict an early transfer of powers from the ...
Contents
Overview of the Festschrift | 3 |
Pensions | 4 |
An Economist for All Seasons | 19 |
Copyright | |
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