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Current as of Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - Please watch for updates
Programme is updated once a day at 20:30 PDT.
| Thu 08:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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| CPEG I: Theory of Competition Among Jurisdictions
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| Chair |
Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) |
| Presentations |
Preventing Public Input Competition |
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Sam Bucovetsky (York University) |
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Interjurisdictional Competition for Higher Education and Firms |
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Fernando Ruiz (Facultés univ. cath. de Mons) |
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Tax Competition with Parasitic Tax Havens |
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John D. Wilson (Michigan State University) |
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Joel Slemrod (University of Michigan) |
| Discussants |
Arianna Degan (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
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Marcel Gerard (Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons) |
| Thu 08:30 - 08:35
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Loc. TBA
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CERF Welcome: Understanding Cultural Diversity and the Economics of Social Inclusion and Participation
Bienvenue au FCRSE: Comprendre la diversité culturelle et l'économie de l’inclusion sociale et de la participation sociale
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| Chair |
Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) |
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Ging Wong (Heritage Canada) |
| Thu 08:35 - 10:05
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Loc. TBA
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CERF I: Canadian Identity and Social Capital
Identité canadienne et capital social
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| Chair |
David Green (University of British Colombia) |
| Presentations |
Internal Migration of Immigrants in Canada |
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Rene Houle (Statistics Canada/CRISP) |
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Ethno-Racial Origins, Social Capital, and Strength of Canadian Identity |
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Reza Nakhaie (University of Windsor) |
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Arshia Zaidi (University of Windsor) |
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Social Capital as a Public Policy Tool: Conclusions from the PRI Project |
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Jean-Pierre Voyer (Policy Research Initiative (PRI)) |
| Discussants |
Keith Banting (Queen's University) |
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Charles M. Beach (Queen's University) |
| Thu 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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CAES Executive Meeting
Réunion de l'exécutif du CAES
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| Thu 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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CERF II: Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Gérer la diversité en milieu de travail
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| Chair |
Sange De Silva (Statistics Canada) |
| Presentations |
Output-Based Pay, Foreign Language and Ethnic Wage Differentials: Evidence from the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) |
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Tony Fang (University of Northen British Columbia) |
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John Heywood (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) |
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Cultural Diversity and Socialization: Voices of Internationally Educated Nurses |
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Anne Sochan (York University) |
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Mina Singh (York University) |
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Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants and Native Born Canadians by Occupation and Industry: Evidence from the 2001 Census |
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Jean-Philippe Tabet (Human Resources and Social Development) |
| Discussants |
Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) |
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Bert Waslander (Informetrica) |
| Thu 14:00 - 17:30
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Loc. TBA
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| CPEG II: Finance Canada Sponsored Session on Empirical Aspects of Decentralized Government
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| Chair |
Sam Bucovetsky (York University) |
| Presentations |
Invited Lecture: The Effects of Corporate Taxes on Business Location and Behavior |
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James R. Hines (University of Michigan) |
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Do Fiscal Transfers alleviate business tax competition? Evidence from Germany |
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Marko Kothenburger (CES, University of Munich and CESifo) |
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Peter Egger (University of Munich) |
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Michael G. Smart (University of Toronto) |
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Municipal Infrastructure Expenditures in Canada: 1988-2003: Do transfers matter? |
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Francois Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal) |
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Fabio Bojorquez (University of Montreal) |
| Discussants |
Nicolas Marceau (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
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Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia) |
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30
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Loc. TBA
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CERF III: Ethno-Cultural Diversity and Labour Markets
Diversité ethnoculturelle et marchés de l’emploi
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| Chair |
Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) |
| Presentations |
National and Urban Contexts for Employment Success of the Immigrant Second Generation in the United States, Canada, and Australi |
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Jeffrey Reitz (University of Toronto) |
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Revisiting Visible Minorities and Immigrant Adjustment in Canada's Labour Markets |
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Wayne Simpson (University of Manitoba) |
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Derek Hum (University of Manitoba) |
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Two Decades of Change in Employment and Earnings of Visible Minorities in Public and Private Sectors |
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Feng Hou (Statistics Canada) |
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Simon Coulombe (Statistics Canada) |
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Occupational and Skill Parity of Aboriginal Canadians |
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Constantine Kapsalis (Data Probe Economic Consulting & HRSD) |
| Discussants |
Kevin Lang (Boston University) |
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Garnett Picot (Statistics Canada) |
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30
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Loc. TBA
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| CAES: Principal Paper Session: Structural Change and Learning in Technical Efficiency Measurement
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| Chair |
Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
| Presentations |
Threshold Effect versus Smooth Structural Change in the Estimation of Technical Efficiency |
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Kien C. Tran (University of Lethbridge) |
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Efthymios G. Tsionas (Athens University of Economics and Business) |
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Bayesian versus Classical Approaches for Efficiency Frontiers Estimation and Endogenous Entry and Exit |
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Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
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Clément Yélou (Laval University) |
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Mohamed Seddik (Laval University) |
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Robert Romain (Université Laval) |
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Semiparametric Estimation of Stochastic Frontier with a Non-Parametric Inefficiency Decomposition |
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Kien C. Tran (University of Lethbridge) |
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Efthymios G. Tsionas (Athens University of Economics and Business) |
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Uncovering Evidence of Learning using Stochastic Dominance Tests |
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Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
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Jean-Yves Duclos (Université Laval) |
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Mohamed Seddik (Laval University) |
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Clément Yélou (Laval University) |
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30
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Loc. TBA
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| CAES: Principal Paper Session: CAIRN Session on Trade and Innovation
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| Chair |
William H. Furtan (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Presentations |
IPRs and Trade Flows |
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James Gaisford (University of Calgary) |
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Olena Ivus (University of Calgary) |
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FDI and Innovation Performance: Case of Biotech Industry |
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Pascal Ghazalian (Laval University) |
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William H. Furtan (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Hold-Up Problems in Ag Innovation and Public Secotr Research |
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Richard Gray (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Stavroula Malla (University of Saskatchwean) |
| Thu 15:00 - 17:00
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Loc. TBA
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CEA Executive Council Meeting 1
Conseil exécutif de l'ACE 1
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| Thu 16:00 - 17:30
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Loc. TBA
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CERF IV: Immigration, Language and Economic Attainment
Résultats obtenus en matière d’immigration, de langue et d’économie
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| Chair |
Martha Justus (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) |
| Presentations |
Connaissance des langues officielles par les nouveaux immigrants: à quel point est-ce important? |
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Chantal Grondin (Statistics Canada) |
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Foreign Education, Language and Social Networks on Economics Attainments of Immigrants |
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Eric Fong (University of Toronto) |
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The Return to English in a Non-English Speaking Country: Russian Immigrants and Native Israelis in Israel |
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Kevin Lang (Boston University) |
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Erez Siniver (College of Management, Israel) |
| Discussants |
Meyer Burstein (Metropolis) |
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Hubert Lussier (Canadian Heritage) |
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30
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Loc. TBA
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| CAES: Valuing Food Attributes
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| Chair |
Andreas Boecker (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Auction, Anchoring, and Attention: The Effect of Choice Context and Endowment in Experimental Auctions of the Valuation of Canola Oil Attributes |
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Vic Adamowicz (University of Alberta) |
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Lorie Srivastava (Kwantlen University College) |
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Michele M. Veeman (University of Alberta) |
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The role of sensory attributes and information on the WTP for organic wheat bread |
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Vijay Muralidharan (University of Alberta) |
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Lisa E. Annett (University of Alberta) |
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Peter C. Boxall (University of Alberta) |
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Sean B. Cash (University of Alberta) |
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Wendy V. Wismer (University of Alberta) |
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Assessing consumer perceptions towards attributes of food quality: The case of consumption of tetra-packed fresh milk in Sri Lanka |
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Jeevika Weerahewa (University of Guelph) |
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Sumudu Kariyawasam (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) |
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Udith Jayasinghe-Mudalige (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) |
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Consumer acceptance of functional food productions |
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Andreas Boecker (University of Guelph) |
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Getu Hailu (University of Guelph) |
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Joanne Ryks (University of Guelph) |
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Spencer Henson (University of Guelph) |
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John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) |
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Rotimi Aluko (University of Manitota) |
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Deepananda Herath (University of Guelph) |
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30
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Loc. TBA
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| CAES: Industrial Organization I: Price Transmission in the Value Chain
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| Chair |
David Sparling (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Two-part tariffs versus linear pricing between manufacturers and retailers |
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Céline Bonnet (University of Toulouse (INRA)) |
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Pierre Dubois (Université de Toulouse (INRA, IDEI)) |
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Michel Simioni (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique) |
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Modelling asymmetries in farm-to-retail price transmission |
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Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) |
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Barry Goodwin (North Carolina State University) |
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Price transmission in Canadian beef and poultry sectors: The role of market power and the impact of food scares |
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Verna Mitura (Statistics Canada) |
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Bishnu P. Saha (University of Guelph) |
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Andy Baldwin (Statistics Canada) |
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30
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Loc. TBA
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| CAES: Trade, Aid and Growth
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| Chair |
Sumeet Gulati (University of British Columbia) |
| Presentations |
Co-integration analysis of the relationship between public expenditure and economic growth: Evidence from Canada and India |
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Krishan K. Kaushik (University of Lethbridge) |
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Lawrence Arbenser (University of Lethbridge) |
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Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) |
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The effects of WTO export measures on the composition and disposition of food aid |
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Ryan Cardwell (University of Manitoba) |
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European Union Enlargement: The Common Agricultural Policy and the Bargaining Power of Entrant Countries |
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Florentina N. Uzea (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30
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Loc. TBA
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| CAES: Meeting Future Water Needs
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| Chair |
Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) |
| Presentations |
Design and use of weather derivatives in irrigated agriculture: The case of Rio Mayo Irrigation District in Sonora, Mexico |
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Akssell Leiva (GlobalAgRisk) |
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Jerry Skees (University of Kentucky) |
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Optimal allocation of water in a rural Ontario watershed |
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Alfons J. Weersink (University of Guelph) |
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Justin H. To (University of Guelph) |
| Thu 17:30 - 19:30
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Loc. TBA
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CERF Board Meeting
Réunion de l’exécutif du CERF
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| Thu 18:30 - 22:00
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| CAES Banquet (Pre-Registration Required)
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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| CPEG III: Social Policy
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| Chair |
Steeve Mongrain (Simon Fraser University) |
| Presentations |
Incorporating behavioural effects in the valuation of medical research and improvements to public safety |
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Michael Hoy (University of Guelph) |
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Mattias K. Polborn (University of Illinois) |
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Elderly Wealth and Welfare: Evidence from Old Age Assistance |
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Andreea Balan (Harvard University) |
| Discussants |
Stefan Dodds (Carleton University) |
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Francois Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Health Insurance
Assurance santé
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| Chair |
Jalil Safaei (University of Northern British Columbia) |
| Presentations |
A Political Economy Model of Health Insurance Policy [abstract] |
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Alena Kimakova (York University) |
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Ranking the Health System Efficiency Among Canadian Provinces and American States [abstract] |
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Chunping Liu (University of Guelph) |
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Brian Ferguson (University of Guelph) |
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Audrey Laporte (University of Toronto) |
| Fri 08:30 - 09:00
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IDRM I: Economics of Security: Terrorist Activities
Économie de la sécurité: Activités terroristes
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| Chair |
Lawrence McDonough (Royal Military College of Canada) |
| Presentations |
Terrorists versus the Government: Strategic Interaction, Support, and Sponsorship [abstract] |
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Kevin Siqueira (Clarkson University) |
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Todd Sandler (University of Southern California) |
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Extremism And Power [abstract] |
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Ronald S Wintrobe (University of Western Ontario) |
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Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets [abstract] |
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Sanghoon Lee (City College of New York, CUNY) |
| Discussants |
David Robinson (Laurentian University) |
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Dane Rowlands (Carleton University) |
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Jeffrey S. Smith (Air Force Institute of Technology) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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| CAES: Modeling Consumer Behaviour
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| Chair |
John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Modeling the demand for soft drinks away from home and socio-economic and demographic factors of households in Alberta, Canada |
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George Danso (University of Alberta) |
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Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) |
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Comparing elasticity estimates in flexible demand systems |
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Getu Hailu (University of Guelph) |
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John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) |
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Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) |
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Estimation of the Theil/Nelson decomposition formula under a logistic normal distribution |
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J. Stephen Clark (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) |
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John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) |
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Endogenous price dispersion |
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Timothy K.M. Beatty (University of British Columbia) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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| CAES: Industrial Organization II: That's the Sound of the Economists Working on the Supply Chain
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| Chair |
James Nolan (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Presentations |
Evolution of market opportunities and supply chain structure for the biocontrol industry in Canada |
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K. Sanderson (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Assessing traceability and process verification systems in the cattle industry |
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K. Sanderson (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Jill E. Hobbs (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Formal beef alliances and alignment challenges in the Canadian beef industry |
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Kevin (Xin) Lan (University of Alberta) |
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Bodo Steiner (University of Alberta) |
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James R. Unterschultz (University of Alberta) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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| CAES: Agriculture and Trade
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| Chair |
Kathy Baylis (University of British Columbia) |
| Presentations |
The effects of exchange rate changes and its variability on trade of fresh pork between Canada and the United States |
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Rakhal Sarker (University of Guelph) |
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Oscar Menjivar (University of Guelph) |
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Economies of scale in the Canadian food processing industry |
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Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) |
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Steve Couture (Laval University) |
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Olivier Bonroy (Université Laval) |
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Rémy Lambert (Université Laval) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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PEF I: New Developments in Monetary Policy
Nouveaux développements en politique monétaire
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| Chair |
John Smithin (York University) |
| Presentations |
Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy and Income Distribution |
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John Smithin (York University) |
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The Bank of Canada and the Modern View of Central Banking |
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Marc Lavoie (University of Ottawa) |
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Mario Seccareccia (University of Ottawa) |
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Interest Rates, Income Distribution and Monetary Policy Dominance: Post-Keynesians and the 'Fair Rate' of Interest |
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Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian University) |
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Mark Setterfield (Trinity College, Connecticut) |
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Inflation, Wages and Capacity Utilization: A Horizontal Phillips Curve? |
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Jung Hoon Kim (University of Ottawa) |
| Discussants |
Jung Hoon Kim (University of Ottawa) |
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Marc Lavoie (University of Ottawa) |
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Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian University) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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PRI I: Living with the Dragon: Canada-China Trade and Investment Relations
Vivre avec le Dragon: les relations commerciales et d’investissement sino-canadiennes
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| Chair |
Jean-Pierre Voyer (Policy Research Initiative (PRI)) |
| Presentations |
Do Economic Size and Growth Matter for FDI and Exports? A Comparison of the Canada and US Experiences with Special Reference to China and India [abstract] |
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Madanmohan Ghosh (Industry Canada) |
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Weimin Wang (Industry Canada) |
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How is China impacting Canadian business in the Canadian Marketplace? [abstract] |
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David Yerger (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) |
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Gary Sawchuk (Policy Research Initiative and Government of Canada) |
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China Goes Global: The Implications of Chinese Outward Direct Investment for Canada [abstract] |
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Kang Qing (Kenny) Zhang (Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada) |
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Yuen Pau Woo (Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada) |
| Discussants |
Jean Kunz (Policy Research Initiative) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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The Location of Innovation
La localisation de l’innovation
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| Chair |
Megan MacGarvie (Boston University) |
| Presentations |
Birds of a Feather - Better Together? How Co-Ethnicity and Co-Location Influence Knowledge Flow Patterns [abstract] |
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Ajay Agrawal (University of Toronto) |
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Devesh Kapur (University of Texas at Austin) |
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John McHale (Queen's University) |
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Early Academic Science and the Birth of Industrial Research Laboratories in the US Pharmaceutical Industry [abstract] |
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Megan MacGarvie (Boston University) |
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Jeffrey Furman (Boston University) |
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The Arrival Of Electric Technology And Overall Inventive Activity During The Second Industrial Revolution [abstract] |
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Dhanoos Sutthiphisal (McGill University) |
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Shih-tse Lo (Concordia University) |
| Discussants |
Leonard Dudley (Université de Montréal) |
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Petr Hanel (Université de Sherbrooke) |
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Mark D. Partridge (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Economics of Art and Collecting
Économie des oeuvres d’art et des collections
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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CDH I: Immigration Policy
Politique d'immigration
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| Chair |
William Robson (C.D. Howe Institute) |
| Presentations |
Alleviating the Effects of Population Aging: Don't Count on Immigration [abstract] |
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Yvan Guillemette (C.D. Howe Institute) |
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William Robson (C.D. Howe Institute) |
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Cognitive Skills and Immigrant Adjustment: Evidence from the International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey [abstract] |
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W. Craig Riddell (University of British Columbia) |
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Aneta Bonikowska (University of British Columbia) |
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David Green (University of British Colombia) |
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Visa Category and the Short-term Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Canada [abstract] |
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Abdurrahman Aydemir (Statistics Canada) |
| Discussants |
Patrick Grady (Global Economics Ltd.) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Water Resources
Ressources en eau
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| Chair |
Jean-Daniel Saphores (University of California Irvine) |
| Presentations |
The Value of Water in Desert Agriculture [abstract] |
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Nicholas Sisto (Monterrey Institute of Technology) |
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A Little Knowledge . . . Household Water Quality Investment in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada [abstract] |
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John Janmaat (Acadia University) |
| Discussants |
John Janmaat (Acadia University) |
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Nicholas Sisto (Monterrey Institute of Technology) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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CMSG I: Business Cycles and Productivity
Cycles économiques et productivité
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| Chair |
Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) |
| Presentations |
Firm Size Dynamics and Productivity |
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Yaz Terajima (Bank of Canada) |
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Danny Leung (University of Western Ontario) |
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Cesaire A. Meh (Bank of Canada) |
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The Power of Print |
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Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) |
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Business Cycles Without Exogenous Productivity Shocks |
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Alok Johri (McMaster University) |
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Andrew Clarke (Melbourne University) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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| CAES: Environmental Dimensions of Agricultural Production
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| Chair |
Dick Schoney (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Presentations |
Economic Analysis of Crop Rotation Systems During the Transition to Organic Agriculture |
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Emmanuel K. Yiridoe (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) |
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John Henning (McGill University) |
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Ralph C. Martin (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) |
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C. Andres Riofrio (McGill University) |
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Profitability and environmental effects of nitrogen application on winter wheat |
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Alfons J. Weersink (University of Guelph) |
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Susantha Jayasundara (University of Guelph) |
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Sunil Thrikawala (University of Guelph) |
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Modeling economic, biophysical, and environmental dynamics of potato production system |
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Mohammad Khakbazan (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) |
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Cliff Hamilton (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Ken Belcher (University of Saskatchewan) |
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An innovative approach for modeling crop yield response to fertilizer nutrients |
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Elwin G. Smith (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) |
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Bharat Mani Upadhyay (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) |
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M. Lucila Favret ( ) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Auctions I
Enchères I
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| Chair |
Georgia Kosmopoulou (University of Oklahoma) |
| Presentations |
An Empirical Study of the Linkage Principle [abstract] |
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Artyom Shneyerov (University of British Columbia) |
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A Simple Approach to Analyzing Asymmetric First Price Auctions [abstract] |
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Rene Kirkegaard (Brock University) |
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Efficiency in Optimal Auctions with Common Uncertainty [abstract] |
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Lester M.K. Kwong (Brock University) |
| Discussants |
James Chapman (University of Iowa) |
| |
Yuri Khoroshilov (University of Ottawa) |
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Takashi Kunimoto (McGill University) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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CERF V: Diversity, Learning Outcomes and Skills Devopment
Diversité, résultats de l’apprentissage et perfectionnement professionnel
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| Chair |
Michael C. McCracken (Informetricia Limited) |
| Presentations |
Reading Skills of Young canadian Immigrants: The Efffects of length of Residency, Home Language Exposure and Schools |
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Tomasz Gluszynski (Government of Canada) |
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Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
| |
Enclaves, Peer Effects and Student learning Outcomes in British Columbia |
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Brian Krauth (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
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Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) |
| Discussants |
Scott Murray (UNESCO Institute for Statistics) |
| |
Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
|
Labour Economics I
Économie du travail I
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| Chair |
Padma Rao Sahib (University of Groningen) |
| Presentations |
Tenure, Turnover and Age Discrimination [abstract] |
| |
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Jesse Bull (Florida International University) |
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Richard Chisik (Florida International University) |
| |
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Joel Watson (University of California, San Diego) |
| |
Attitude Toward Risk and Self-Employment [abstract] |
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Taehyun Ahn (Ohio State University) |
| |
Working hours for sale! [abstract] |
| |
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Etienne Campens (Universite Paris) |
| |
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Florent Pratlong (ERASME & CES) |
| Discussants |
Ruud Koning (University of Groningen) |
| |
Huju Liu (University of Western Ontario) |
| |
Felice Martinello (Brock University) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Economics of the Work Force
Économie de l’organisation du travail
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Empirical Finance I
Finance empirique I
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
|
CREE I: Trade and the Environment I
Commerce et environnement I
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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International Trade I
Commerce international I
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
|
Topics in Development Economics I
Sujets en développement économiques I
|
| Chair |
Atul Dar (Saint Mary's University) |
| Presentations |
Contracting Institutions and Product Quality: An Empirical Investigation [abstract] |
| |
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Azim Essaji (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| |
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Kinya Fujiwara (Morgan Stanley) |
| |
Subsidies and financial performances of the microfinance institutions: [abstract] |
| |
|
Marek Hudon (Harvard / FNRS- ULB) |
| |
The Evolution of Social Capital [abstract] |
| |
|
Ken Jackson (University of British Columbia) |
| Discussants |
Vinh Dang (Saint Mary's University) |
| |
Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) |
| |
Peter Wylie (University of British Columbia - Okanagan) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
|
Theoretical Industrial Organization I
Organisation industrielle théorique I
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| Chair |
Patrick de Lamirande (Competition Bureau) |
| Presentations |
Hierarchies, intra-firm competition and mergers [abstract] |
| |
|
Steffen Ziss (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| |
Trade Liberalization and Endogenous Mergers: A Dynamic Model [abstract] |
| |
|
Amrita Ray Chaudhuri (McGill University) |
| Discussants |
Leonardo Basso (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Abraham Hollander (Université de Montréal) |
| |
Sébastien Mitraille (Toulouse Business School) |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Applied Game Theory
Théorie des jeux appliquée
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Income Distribution
Distribution des revenus
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
|
CWEN: Gender, Work, and Family Issues
Sexe, marché du travail et famille
|
| Chair |
Linda A. Welling (University of Victoria) |
| Presentations |
The Incidence of Family Friendly Workplace Practices in Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
Lynda Gagne (University of Victoria) |
| |
|
Ana Ferrer (University of Calgary) |
| |
The Influence of Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status on Child Obesity [abstract] |
| |
|
Claire de Oliveira (McMaster University) |
| |
Investigation of gender differences in early career progression [abstract] |
| |
|
Yulia Kotlyarova (Dalhousie University) |
| Discussants |
Janice Compton (University of Manitoba) |
| |
Shelley Phipps (Dalhousie University) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
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| CPEG IV: Political Economy
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| Chair |
Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) |
| Presentations |
Racing to the Middle: Minimum Wage Setting and Standards of Fairness |
| |
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David Green (University of British Colombia) |
| |
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Kathryn Harrison (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Policy Positions, Information Acquisition and Turnout |
| |
|
Arianna Degan (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| Discussants |
Sam Bucovetsky (York University) |
| |
Maria E. Gallego (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Theoretical Modeling of Health Issues
Modélisation théorique en économie de la santé
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| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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IDRM II: Economics of Defence: Information and Measurement Issues
Économie de la Défense: Questions d'information et de mesure
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| Chair |
Peter Dunnett (Royal Military College of Canada) |
| Presentations |
Intelligence Failures: Top-Down [abstract] |
| |
|
Michael McKee (University of Calgary) |
| |
Private Benefits of peacekeeping [abstract] |
| |
|
Binyam Solomon (National Defence) |
| |
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Elgin Ross Fetterly (Department of National Defence) |
| |
Does Defense Spending Really Promote Aggregate Output in the US? [abstract] |
| |
|
Jeffrey S. Smith (Air Force Institute of Technology) |
| Discussants |
Torben Drewes (Trent University) |
| |
Lawrence McDonough (Royal Military College of Canada) |
| |
Craig Stone (Canadian Forces College) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Consumers, Diet and Health
|
| Chair |
Sean B. Cash (University of Alberta) |
| Presentations |
Advertizing and kidfluence: The effect of the advertizing ban in Quebec |
| |
|
Kathy Baylis (University of British Columbia) |
| |
|
Tirtha Dhar (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Demand for food products promoting health and wellness |
| |
|
John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Getu Hailu (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Andreas Boecker (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Spencer Henson (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Mamane Annou (University of Guelph) |
| |
Fat taxes in a comprehensive food demand system |
| |
|
J. Stephen Clark (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) |
| |
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Petr Prochazka (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) |
| |
Demand for natural sweeteners and prevalence of obesity in Canada |
| |
|
Rawlin Thangaraj (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Getu Hailu (University of Guelph) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Industrial Organization III: Power and Structure
|
| Chair |
Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) |
| Presentations |
The Role of co-operatives in competition: The case of Dairyworld |
| |
|
Lampros Lamprinakis (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Estimating games in elevation charges in the wheat and canola handling markets in Saskatchewan |
| |
|
Jing Zhang (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Mel Lerohl (University of Alberta) |
| |
Modelling market structure and competition in consumer loan rates: An analysis of the power structure among Canadian credit unions and banks |
| |
|
Henry Dakurah (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Allocation and Value of Agricultural Resources
|
| Chair |
Al Mussell (George Morris Centre) |
| Presentations |
Farmland markets and auctions in agent based simulation models |
| |
|
James Nolan (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Tyler Freeman (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Dick Schoney (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
The farm income - land price conundrum in Canada: Fact or fiction |
| |
|
Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Richard Barichello (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Historic Residual Returns to Farm, Labour, and Management, Saskatchewan 1918-2000 |
| |
|
Dick Schoney (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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PEF II: Themes in Social Policy
Thèmes en politique sociale
|
| Chair |
Eric Kam (Ryerson University) |
| Presentations |
Gimme Shelter: Homelessness and Canada's Social Housing Crisis |
| |
|
Nick Falvo (Street Health) |
| |
With Friends Like These: The Corporate Response to Fair Trade |
| |
|
Mara Fridell (University of Oregon) |
| |
|
Ian Hudson (University of Manitoba) |
| |
|
Mark Hudson (University of Oregon) |
| Discussants |
Marc-Andre Pigeon (Carleton University) |
| |
Mario Seccareccia (University of Ottawa) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
PRI II: North-American Integration: Policy Research Perspectives on Challenges and Prospects
L’intégration nord-américaine: les perspectives de recherche et les défis
|
| Chair |
André Downs (Policy Research Initiative - Government of Canada) |
| Presentations |
The Emergence of Cross-Border Regions [abstract] |
| |
|
Gary Sawchuk (Policy Research Initiative and Government of Canada) |
| |
Moving Toward a Customs Union: Evidence, Issues and Beyond NAFTA [abstract] |
| |
|
Robert (Bob) Kunimoto (Policy Research Initiative) |
| |
A Forward-Looking Examination of North American Regulatory Co-Operation [abstract] |
| |
|
Doug Blair (Policy Research Initiative) |
| |
|
Fidele Ndaysenga (Policy Research Initiative) |
| Discussants |
Marc Duhamel (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Francois Poitras (Canada Economic Development) |
| |
Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Innovation Performance and Productivity Growth
Industrie Canada: Innovation et croissance de la productivité
|
| Chair |
James Brox (University of Waterloo) |
| Presentations |
Evaluating Canada's Innovation Performance: A Systems Perspective [abstract] |
| |
|
Surendra Gera (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
François Rimbaud (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Kellie Fong (Industry Canada) |
| |
Assessing Canada's Innovation Performance: Pros and Cons of Using Patents Data [abstract] |
| |
|
Mohammed Rafiquzzaman (Industry Canada) |
| |
Research and Development Composition and Labour Productivity Growth in 16 OECD Countries [abstract] |
| |
|
Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Serge Coulombe (University of Ottawa) |
| Discussants |
Ajay Agrawal (University of Toronto) |
| |
Tobias Schmidt (Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim) |
| |
Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
SRI/IRC: Adjustments to Labour Market Conditions: Occupation and Field of Study
Ajustements aux conditions du marché du travail: occupations et champs d’étude
|
| Chair |
Daniel Boothby (Industry Canada) |
| Presentations |
How do Students Choose University Fields of Study? [abstract] |
| |
|
Brahim Boudarbat (Université de Montréal) |
| |
|
Claude Montmarquette (Université de Montréal) |
| |
Enrollment Responses to Labour Market Conditions: A Study of the Canadian Market [abstract] |
| |
|
Katsumi Shimotsu (Queen's University) |
| |
|
Sumon Majumdar (Queen's University) |
| |
Accreditation Requirements and the Speed of Labour Market Adjustment for 8 Building Trades in 20 Canadian Cities, 1971-2004 [abstract] |
| |
|
Patrick Coe (Carleton University) |
| |
|
Herb Emery (University of Calgary) |
| Discussants |
W. Craig Riddell (University of British Columbia) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
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CDH II: Improving the Scientific Foundations of Public Policy
Vers une amélioration des fondements scientifiques des politiques publiques
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| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
|
Environmental Valuation
Évaluation environnementale
|
| Chair |
Robert Mohr (University of New Hampshire) |
| Presentations |
Land Preservation in British Columbia [abstract] |
| |
|
Robert Androkovich (Thompson Rivers University) |
| |
|
Ivan Desjardins (Thompson Rivers University) |
| |
|
Gordon Tarzwell (Thompson Rivers University) |
| |
|
Peter Tsigaris (Thompson Rivers University) |
| |
Economic Cost of the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire [abstract] |
| |
|
Peter Wylie (University of British Columbia - Okanagan) |
| |
Use of a Vickrey Auction with Hidden Reserve Price to Discover the Value of Conservation Easements [abstract] |
| |
|
Elizabeth Troutt (University of Manitoba) |
| |
|
Wanjing Hu (University of Manitoba) |
| |
|
Brian Gray (Ducks Unlimited Canada) |
| |
|
Laura Brown (University of Manitoba) |
| |
|
Cynthia Edwards (Ducks Unlimited Canada) |
| Discussants |
Laura Brown (University of Manitoba) |
| |
Alan Collins (University of Portsmouth) |
| |
John Janmaat (Acadia University) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Environmental Policy and Management
|
| Chair |
Glenn Fox (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Managing Nutrients with Property Rights: An Evaluation of Nutrient Management under Central Planning and the Market |
| |
|
Maria Klimas (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Glenn Fox (University of Guelph) |
| |
The Effectiveness and Enforcement of Agro-Environmental Policies |
| |
|
Shannon Hall (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Green management and the nature of technical innovation |
| |
|
Donna Ramirez Harrington (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
George Deltas (University of Illinois) |
| |
|
Madhu Khanna (University of Illinois) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Auctions II
Enchères II
|
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Strategic Behaviour of Firms
Comportements stratégiques des firmes
|
| Chair |
Robin Lindsey (University of Alberta) |
| Presentations |
Direct and Indirect Strategic Effects: A Taxonomy of Investment Strategies [abstract] |
| |
|
Lavinia Moldovan (University of Calgary) |
| |
|
Jeffrey Church (University of Calgary) |
| |
Optimal Mechanism for Selling Substitutes [abstract] |
| |
|
Gregory Pavlov (Boston University) |
| |
Strategic Delay When Actions are Strategic Substitutes [abstract] |
| |
|
Hikmet Gunay (University of Manitoba) |
| Discussants |
Hikmet Gunay (University of Manitoba) |
| |
Lavinia Moldovan (University of Calgary) |
| |
Gregory Pavlov (Boston University) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CERF VI: Cultural Capital and Well-Being: Policy Research Panel
Capital culturel et mieux-être: Groupe d'experts sur la recherche stratégique
|
| Chair |
Ging Wong (Heritage Canada) |
| Panelists |
John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Jeffrey Reitz (University of Toronto) |
| |
Eileen Sarkar (Canadian Heritage & University of Ottawa) |
| |
Pablo Sobrino (Canadian Heritage) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
State of the Art Lecture: Narayana Kocherlakota
Conférence sur l'état des connaissances: Narayana Kocherlakota
|
| Sponsored by |
CIREQ |
| Chair |
Thorsten Koeppl (Queen's University) |
| Speaker |
Narayana Kocherlakota (University of Minnesota) |
| |
Recent Advances in Dynamic Optimal Taxation |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Labour Economics II
Économie du travail II
|
| Chair |
Audra Bowlus (University of Western Ontario) |
| Presentations |
The Econometric Evaluation of the New Deal for Lone Parents [abstract] |
| |
|
Jeffrey Smith (University of Michigan) |
| |
|
Peter Dolton (Royal Holloway - University of London) |
| |
|
Joao Pedro de Azevedo (University of Newcastle) |
| |
Household consumption choices in the presence of several decision makers [abstract] |
| |
|
Bernard Fortin (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Anyck Dauphin (Université du Québec en Outaouais) |
| |
|
Abdel-Rahmen El-Lahga (Institut supérieur de gestion de Tunis) |
| |
|
Guy Lacroix (Université Laval) |
| |
Keeping in Touch - A Benefit of Public Holidays [abstract] |
| |
|
Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) |
| |
|
Joachim Merz (University of Lüneburg) |
| Discussants |
C. Burc Kayahan (University of Guelph) |
| |
Carrie Lee (Queen's University) |
| |
Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Human Capital
Capital humain
|
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Empirical Finance II
Finance empirique II
|
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CREE II: Trade and the Environment II
Commerce et environnement II
|
| Chair |
Carol McAusland (University of Maryland) |
| Presentations |
Dynamic Tariff War on Exhaustible Resource [abstract] |
| |
|
Jui-Hsien Stephen Chou (McGill University) |
| |
|
Ngo Van Long (McGill University) |
| |
Bio-Prospecting And Biological Diversity Under Free Trade [abstract] |
| |
|
Rafat Alam (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Nguyen Van Quyen (University of Ottawa) |
| |
Asymmetries in a Common Pool Natural Resource Oligopoly [abstract] |
| |
|
Hervé Lohoues (Université de Montréal & Analysis Group, Inc.) |
| Discussants |
Sumeet Gulati (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Carol McAusland (University of Maryland) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Trade II
Commerce international II
|
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CDSG I: Development in an International Setting
Le développement dans un contexte international
|
| Chair |
Mak Arvin (Trent University) |
| Presentations |
The Analsis of Catalysis: The IMF and Private Capital Flows [abstract] |
| |
|
Dane Rowlands (Carleton University) |
| |
|
Graham Bird (University of Surrey) |
| |
Foreign Aid, the Incentive Regime, and Environmental Preservation in Developing Countries [abstract] |
| |
|
Mak Arvin (Trent University) |
| |
|
Byron Lew (Trent University) |
| |
A political-economic analysis of trade, pollution and poverty [abstract] |
| |
|
Louis Hotte (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Stanley Winer (Carleton University) |
| Discussants |
Atul Dar (Saint Mary's University) |
| |
Azim Essaji (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| |
Bryan Paterson (Queen's University) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Theoretical Industrial Organization II
Organisation industrielle théorique II
|
| Chair |
Gamal Atallah (University of Ottawa) |
| Presentations |
Cost Differentials Intensify Quality Competition [abstract] |
| |
|
Mihkel Tombak (University of Toronto) |
| |
|
Sergio Meza (University of Toronto) |
| |
Cournot Meets the Chicago School [abstract] |
| |
|
Mikko Packalen (University of Waterloo) |
| |
Revisiting the Role of Information and Political Risks on the Decisions of a Multinational Firm [abstract] |
| |
|
Simin Seury (York University) |
| Discussants |
Anthony Creane (Michigan State University) |
| |
Amrita Ray Chaudhuri (McGill University) |
| |
Steffen Ziss (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Charitable Giving and Voluntary Work
Dons de charité et bénévolat
|
| Chair |
Minh Dao (Eastern Illinois University) |
| Presentations |
Fund-Raising, The Power of Asking, and Charitable Giving [abstract] |
| |
|
Baris Yoruk (Boston College) |
| |
"Getting the Foot in the Door": On the Role of Volunteer Hiring and Sorting in the Nonprofit Sector [abstract] |
| |
|
Michael Vlassopoulos (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Sweet and Not-so-Sweet Charity: A Case for Treating Contributions to Different Charities Differently [abstract] |
| |
|
Calum Carmichael (Carleton University) |
| Discussants |
Leah Brooks (McGill University) |
| |
Pohan Fong (Concordia University) |
| Fri 10:30 - 11:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CWEN Lecture
Conférence CWEN
|
| Sponsored by |
IRPP |
| Chair |
Lynda Gagne (University of Victoria) |
| Speaker |
Jane Waldfogel (Columbia University) |
| |
Families, Work Arrangements, and Child Development |
| Fri 12:00 - 14:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CWEN Luncheon and AGM
Déjeuner et assemblée générale
|
| Sponsored by |
IRPP |
| Chair |
Linda A. Welling (University of Victoria) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CPEG V: Tournaments and Bargaining
|
| Chair |
Michael G. Smart (University of Toronto) |
| Presentations |
Deterrence in Rank-Order Tournaments |
| |
|
Steeve Mongrain (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
|
Phillip A. Curry (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
The Nash Bargaining Solution, the Kalai-Smorodinsky Solution and Intrafamily Distribution in Efficient Marriage |
| |
|
Elisabeth Gugl (University of Victoria) |
| Discussants |
Joanne Roberts (University of Toronto) |
| |
Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Income and Health
Revenu et santé
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
New Uses of Information Technology in Teaching Economics
Nouvelles utilisations des technologies de l'information dans l'enseignement de l'économie
|
| Chair |
Jeremiah Allen (University of Lethbridge) |
| Presentations |
A Learning Object for Macroeconomics Principles [abstract] |
| |
|
Marilyn Cottrell (Brock University) |
| |
Active Learning with MyEconLab [abstract] |
| |
|
Michael Parkin (University of Western Ontario) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Bank of Canada: Inflation Dynamics I
Banque du Canada: Dynamique de l’inflation I
|
| Chair |
Sharon Kozicki (Bank of Canada) |
| Presentations |
The Macroeconomic Effects of Non-Zero Trend Inflation [abstract] |
| |
|
Nooman Rebei (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Robert Amano (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Steven Ambler (University of Quebec at Montreal, CIRPEE) |
| |
DSGE Models in a Data-Rich Environment [abstract] |
| |
|
Jean Boivin (Columbia University) |
| |
|
Marc Giannoni (Columbia University) |
| |
Structural Estimation and Evaluation of Calvo-Style Inflation Models [abstract] |
| |
|
Maral Kichian (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal) |
| |
|
Lynda Khalaf (Université Laval) |
| Discussants |
Allen Head (Queen's University) |
| |
Sharon Kozicki (Bank of Canada) |
| |
Marc-Andre Letendre (McMaster University) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
PEF III: Collective Bargaining's Dubious Future
L'avenir incertain de la négociation collective
|
| Chair |
Roy J. Adams (McMaster University) |
| Presentations |
The Decline of Free Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector |
| |
|
Derek Fudge (NUPGE) |
| |
The Decline of Collective Bargaining in the Private Sector |
| |
|
Roy J. Adams (McMaster University) |
| |
Have Canadian Workers Lost Their Voice? |
| |
|
Rafael Gomez (London School of Economics & Political Science) |
| |
|
Morley Gunderson (University of Toronto) |
| |
The Decline of Collective Bargaining: Economic and Social Implications |
| |
|
Andrew Jackson (Canadian Labour Congress) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
PRI III: Population Aging
Le vieillissement de la population
|
| Chair |
Terrance Hunsley (Policy Research Initiative) |
| Presentations |
Provincial Variation in the Economic Impact of Population Aging [abstract] |
| |
|
Jeff Carr (Policy Research Initiative) |
| |
Work-Life Balance in the Context of Aging [abstract] |
| |
|
Terrance Hunsley (Policy Research Initiative) |
| |
|
Carolyn MacLeod (Policy Research Initiative) |
| |
Population Aging, Fiscal Sustainability and Inter-Generational Equity [abstract] |
| |
|
Yang Zou (University of New Brunswick) |
| |
|
Joe Ruggeri (University of New Brunswick) |
| Discussants |
Maxime Fougère (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
| |
Lynda Gagne (University of Victoria) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Law and Economics
Économie et droit
|
| Chair |
Azim Essaji (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Presentations |
An Overlapping Generations Model of Crime [abstract] |
| |
|
David Scoones (University of Victoria) |
| |
|
Yehuda Kotowitz (University of Victoria) |
| |
Courts' Decision Making without Commitment: A Comparative Analysis [abstract] |
| |
|
Alessandro Riboni (Université de Montréal) |
| Discussants |
Alessandro Riboni (Université de Montréal) |
| |
David Scoones (University of Victoria) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Urban and Spatial Economics
Économie urbaine et spatiale
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Issues in Environmental Economics
Problèmes d’économie environnementale
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CMSG II: Business Cycles
Cycles économiques
|
| Chair |
Andre Kurmann (Université du Québec à Montréal, CIRPEE) |
| Presentations |
Matching with Precautionary Savings |
| |
|
Toshihiko Mukoyama (Concordia University) |
| |
|
Per Krusell (Princeton University) |
| |
|
Aysegul Sahin (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) |
| |
Credit Market Frictions with Costly Capital Reallocation as a Propagation Mechanism |
| |
|
Andre Kurmann (Université du Québec à Montréal, CIRPEE) |
| |
|
Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES Presidential and Fellows Addresses
|
| Chair |
Alfons J. Weersink (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Values, Choices and Enviromental Policy in Canada |
| |
|
Vic Adamowicz (University of Alberta) |
| |
Developing an Appropriate Policy Environment for Canada's Commercial Agri-Food Sector |
| |
|
Larry J. Martin (George Morris Centre) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Information Theory
Théorie de l’information
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Financial Econometrics
Économétrie de la finance
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CREE III: Game Theory in Resource and Environmental Economics
Théorie des jeux en économie des ressources et de l'environnement
|
| Chair |
Hassan Benchekroun (McGill University) |
| Presentations |
Auctioning New Oil to Oligopolistic Extractive Firms [abstract] |
| |
|
John Hartwick (Queen's University) |
| |
|
Andrei Bazhanov (Far Eastern National University) |
| |
Recycling with Endogenous Consumer Participation [abstract] |
| |
|
Soham Baksi (University of Winnipeg) |
| |
|
Ngo Van Long (McGill University) |
| Discussants |
Jui-Hsien Stephen Chou (McGill University) |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CDSG II: Basic Needs: Water and Electricity in Development Countries
Besoins de base: L'eau et l'electricité dans les pays en développement
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Theoretical Industrial Organization III
Organisation industrielle théorique III
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CSLS I: Productivity Puzzles Facing the Canadian Economy
Les énigmes de productivité qui attendent l’économie canadienne
|
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Public Sector Investment
Investissements du secteur publique
|
| Fri 16:00 - 18:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| PEF Annual General Meeting / Wine and Cheese Reception
|
| Speaker |
Gilles Dostaler (University of Quebec at Montreal) |
| |
Keynes and His Battles: What They Mean for Canada Today |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CPEG VI: Public Goods
|
| Chair |
Stefan Dodds (Carleton University) |
| Presentations |
Commitment and Matching Contributions to Public Goods |
| |
|
Jean-François Tremblay (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Robin Boadway (Queen's University ) |
| |
|
Zhen Song (Queen's University) |
| |
Political Campaigns as Coordinating Devises in Parliamentary Systems |
| |
|
Maria Gallego (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Discussants |
Elisabeth Gugl (University of Victoria) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economic Effects of Poor Health
Effets économiques de la mauvaise santé
|
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
New Ideas About Conventional Approaches in Teaching Economics
Nouvelles idées sur les approches conventionnelles de l'enseignement de l'économie
|
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
PEF Annual General Meeting
Assemblée générale annuelle du PEF
|
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
SRI/IRC: International Mobility of Highly Skilled Workers
Mobilité internationale des travailleurs hautement qualifiés
|
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CMSG III: Monetary Policy
Politique monétaire
|
| Chair |
Francisco Ruge-Murcia (Université de Montréal) |
| Presentations |
Optimal Monetary Policy and the Role of Forward-Looking Policy Statements |
| |
|
Rhys Mendes (University of Toronto) |
| |
Central Bank Communication |
| |
|
Nurlan Turdaliev (McGill University) |
| |
Money, Taxes, Audits and the Underground Economy |
| |
|
Stephen Ahiabu (University of Toronto) |
| |
The Dynamic (In)efficiency of Monetary Policy by Committee |
| |
|
Francisco Ruge-Murcia (Université de Montréal) |
| |
|
Alessandro Riboni (Université de Montréal) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Issues in Macroeconomics
Problèmes en macroéconomie
|
| Chair |
Ron Kneebone (University of Calgary) |
| Presentations |
Revisions in Canadian National Accounts Data [abstract] |
| |
|
Bryan Campbell (Concordia University, CIREQ, and CIRANO) |
| |
|
Steve Murphy (University of Toronto) |
| |
|
Florian Pelgrin (Université de Lausanne-HEC) |
| |
Can A Medium-Term Target Improve Canada's Fiscal Policy? [abstract] |
| |
|
Stephen Tapp (Queen's University) |
| |
Do the Rich Save More in Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
Kadir Atalay (McMaster University) |
| |
|
Thomas Crossley (McMaster University) |
| |
|
Sule Alan (York University) |
| Discussants |
Peter Harrison (Finance Canada) |
| |
Robert Lavigne (Bank of Canada) |
| |
Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Exchange Rates Dynamics
Dynamique des taux de change
|
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES Business Meeting
|
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Bank of Canada Fellowship Lecture
Conférence des boursiers de la Banque du Canada
|
| Chair |
John Murray (Bank of Canada ) |
| Speaker |
Michael Devereux (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Expectations and Exchange Rate Policy |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Labour Economics III
Économie du travail III
|
| Chair |
Tim Worrall (Keele University) |
| Presentations |
Earnings Losses of Canadian Displaced Workers [abstract] |
| |
|
René Morissette (Statistics Canada) |
| |
|
Xuelin Zhang (Government of Canada) |
| |
Empirical Analysis of Occupational Retention of Science and Engineering Doctorates [abstract] |
| |
|
Natalia Mishagina (Queen's University) |
| |
Identifying the Potential of Work-Sharing as a Job-Creation Strategy [abstract] |
| |
|
Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo) |
| Discussants |
Thomas Lemieux (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Stéphane Robin (University of Strasbourg 1) |
| |
Jeffrey Smith (University of Michigan) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Returns to Education
Rendement de l’éducation
|
| Chair |
Abdurrahman Aydemir (Statistics Canada) |
| Presentations |
Measuring the Returns to Education Nonparametrically [abstract] |
| |
|
Shawn Ulrick (Federal Trade Commission) |
| |
Private Returns to Training in Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
C. Burc Kayahan (University of Guelph) |
| Discussants |
C. Burc Kayahan (University of Guelph) |
| |
Ben Sand (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Shawn Ulrick (Federal Trade Commission) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
History of Financial Economics
Histoire de l’économie de la finance
|
| Chair |
Geoffrey Poitras (Simon Fraser University) |
| Presentations |
Frederick Macaulay, Frank Redington and the Emergence of Modern Fixed Income Analysis [abstract] |
| |
|
Geoffrey Poitras (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
Louis Bachelier and the Origins of Mathematical Finance [abstract] |
| |
|
Robert Dimand (Brock University) |
| |
|
Hichem Ben-El-Mechaiekh (Brock University) |
| |
The role of the CAPM, Modigliani-Miller's article and Efficient market theory in the rise of a scientific discipline [abstract] |
| |
|
Franck Jovanovic (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| |
Hume and Endogenous Money [abstract] |
| |
|
Thomas Velk (McGill University) |
| |
|
Eugene Rotwein (Deceased) |
| Discussants |
Robert Dimand (Brock University) |
| |
Camilla Josephson (London School of Economics) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CREE IV: Political Economy Models in Resource and Environmental Economics
Modèles d’économie politique en économie des ressources et de l’environnement
|
| Chair |
Hassan Benchekroun (McGill University) |
| Presentations |
Optimal Emission Tax in the Presence of Lobbying [abstract] |
| |
|
Huilan Tian (University of Toronto at Scarborough) |
| |
Pollution Noncompliance When "Environmental Protection for Sale" Exists: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. [abstract] |
| |
|
Meng Sun (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Renewable Resource Management and the Political Economy of the Emergence of Resource Conflicts [abstract] |
| |
|
Horatiu Rus (University of British Columbia) |
| Discussants |
Soham Baksi (University of Winnipeg) |
| |
Ross McKitrick (University of Guelph) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Trade III
Commerce international III
|
| Chair |
Alberto Isgut (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity) |
| Presentations |
The Role of Trade in Income Convergence [abstract] |
| |
|
Teresa Cyrus (Dalhousie University) |
| |
The Evolution of World's Technology Frontier, 1973-2002 [abstract] |
| |
|
Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Wolfgang Keller (University of Colorado; NBER; CEPR) |
| |
Asymmetries in Exchange Rate Effects on Firm Survival in North America [abstract] |
| |
|
Loretta Fung (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Jen Baggs (University of Victoria) |
| |
|
Eugene Beaulieu (University of Calgary) |
| Discussants |
Werner Antweiler (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Teresa Cyrus (Dalhousie University) |
| |
Loretta Fung (University of Alberta) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Empirical Industrial Organization I
Organisation industrielle empirique I
|
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Decision Theory
Théorie de la décision
|
| Chair |
William McCausland (Université de Montréal) |
| Presentations |
Statistical Decisions Under Ambiguity [abstract] |
| |
|
Joerg Stoye (New York University) |
| |
Ambiguity and Compound Lotteries: Calibration [abstract] |
| |
|
Yoram Halevy (University of British Columbia) |
| |
|
Emre Ozdenoren (University of Michigan) |
| Discussants |
Larry Epstein (University of Rochester) |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
The Political Process
Le processus politique
|
| Chair |
Guillaume Cheikbossian (LASER Montpellier 1 and GREMAQ Toulouse) |
| Presentations |
Policy Positions, Information Acquisition, and Turnout [abstract] |
| |
|
Arianna Degan (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| |
Congruence Among the Voters and Contributions to Political Campaigns. [abstract] |
| |
|
Elena Panova ( Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| |
The Impact of Expenditure Ceilings on Election Outcomes [abstract] |
| |
|
Marie Rekkas (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
|
Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia) |
| Discussants |
Elena Panova ( Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| |
Nicolas Sahuguet (HEC Montreal) |
| Fri 17:45 - 19:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Innis Lecture
Conférence Innis
|
| Chair |
Russell Davidson (McGill University) |
| Speaker |
Jean-Yves Duclos (Université Laval) |
| |
Equity and Equality / Équité et égalité |
| Fri 19:00 - 20:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
University of Concordia Reception
Réception de l'Université Concordia
|
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Consumption and Production of Genetically Modified Food
|
| Chair |
Michele M. Veeman (University of Alberta) |
| Presentations |
Determinants of GM food purchase revisited |
| |
|
Andreas Boecker (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Giuseppe Nocella (University of Bologna) |
| |
Consumer resistance to GM products and innovative activity in the biotech industry |
| |
|
Viktoriya Galushko (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Impact of crop biotechnology on production structure: Evidence from Ontario farms |
| |
|
Bishnu P. Saha (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Rakhal Sarker (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Michael J. Trant (Statistics Canada) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Federal Reserve Board I: Trade Integration and Sectoral Composition in Open-Economy Macroeconomics
Intégration commerciale et composition sectorielle en macroéconomie ouverte
|
| Chair |
Brian Doyle (Federal Reserve Board) |
| Presentations |
Monetary Policy Rules in Economies with Traded and Non-Traded Goods [abstract] |
| |
|
Brian Doyle (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
|
Christopher Erceg (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
|
Andrew Levin (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
Trade Integration, Competition, and the Decline in Exchange-rate Pass-through [abstract] |
| |
|
Robert Vigfusson (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
|
Christopher Gust (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
|
Sylvain Leduc (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
Trade Adjustment and the Composition of Trade [abstract] |
| |
|
Christopher Gust (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
|
Christopher Erceg (Federal Reserve Board) |
| |
|
Luca Guerrieri (Federal Reserve Board) |
| Discussants |
Jeannine Bailliu (Bank of Canada) |
| |
Emanuela Cardia (Université de Montréal) |
| |
Juanyi Xu (Simon Fraser University) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Climate Change I: On the Farm
|
| Chair |
Mohammad Khakbazan (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) |
| Presentations |
The Impact of Climate Change on Canadian Prairie Agriculture: A Spatial Econometrics Approach |
| |
|
Afshin Amiraslany (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Ken Belcher (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Mark D. Partridge (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
The adoption of minimum tillage technology throughout the Prairie Provinces |
| |
|
Kelly Davey (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
William H. Furtan (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Liability and crediting period length: Implications for the value of carbon offset projects from agriculture |
| |
|
Paul J. Thomassin (McGill University ) |
| |
Does weather influence the demand for crop insurance? |
| |
|
Alfons J. Weersink (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Juan Cabas (University of Guelph) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Agricultural Production and Productivity
|
| Chair |
Getu Hailu (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Quantifying the Contribution of Area, Yield and Prices in the Variability of Total Supply of Lentils: Evidence from Saskatchewan |
| |
|
Krishan K. Kaushik (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Lawrence Arbenser (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
Causes of divergent productivity growth in the livestock and crop sectors: Prairie provinces 1940 - 2004 |
| |
|
Bryce Stewart (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Terrence S. Veeman (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
James R. Unterschultz (University of Alberta) |
| |
A technical efficiency analysis of the paddy farming systems in the dry zone of Sri Lanka: A case study |
| |
|
Pahan Prasada (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
A.D.D. Udayanganie (University of Maine) |
| |
|
K.A.S.S. Kodithuwakku (University of Peradeniya) |
| |
|
Jeevika Weerahewa (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
D.C. Little (Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling) |
| |
Impact of characteristics of the farmers and their enterprise on profitability in the Canadian hog industry |
| |
|
Véronique Maltais (Statistics Canada) |
| |
|
Verna Mitura (Statistics Canada) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| PEF IV: Financialization and Contemporary Capitalism
|
| Chair |
Eric Pineault (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| Presentations |
Financialization as Differential Accumulation: The Case of Pharmaceutical Sector |
| |
|
Marc-André Gagnon (York University) |
| |
Financialization as an Accumulation Regime: A Research Agenda on the Transformation of Canadian Capitalism |
| |
|
Eric Pineault (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
| |
|
Frédéric Hanin (Laval University) |
| |
Industrial Investment and Financialization: The Case of Large Canadian Corporations |
| |
|
Jim Stanford (Canadian Auto Workers) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Explaining Educational Achievement
Explications du succès scolaire
|
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Assessing and Understanding National Labour Productivity Differences
Évaluation et analyse des différences de niveaux nationaux de productivité du travail
|
| Chair |
Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) |
| Presentations |
What Explains Canada-U.S. Capital Intensity Gap? [abstract] |
| |
|
Weimin Wang (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) |
| |
Technology Adoption, Business Practices, and Productivity Performance [abstract] |
| |
|
Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Anik Dufour (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) |
| |
Cultural Capital, Productivity and Well Being [abstract] |
| |
|
Ging Wong (Heritage Canada) |
| |
Education and Labor-Market Discrimination [abstract] |
| |
|
Kevin Lang (Boston University) |
| |
|
Michael Manove (Boston University) |
| Discussants |
John Baldwin (Statistics Canada) |
| |
Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CNEH I: Understanding Technological Change
Pour comprendre le changement technologique
|
| Chair |
Ian Keay (Queen's University) |
| Presentations |
Cooperating to Innovate [abstract] |
| |
|
Leonard Dudley (Université de Montréal) |
| |
What Technical Change Really is in a Disaggregate Production Function [abstract] |
| |
|
Camilla Josephson (London School of Economics) |
| |
Predicting Patterns of Inter-War Wage Inequality in a Model of Ability-Biased Technological Change [abstract] |
| |
|
Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) |
| Discussants |
Herb Emery (University of Calgary) |
| |
Ian Keay (Queen's University) |
| |
Dhanoos Sutthiphisal (McGill University) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Evolutionary Behaviour
Comportements évolutionnaires
|
| Chair |
Ingela Alger (Boston College) |
| Presentations |
A Theory of a Hierarchy of Replicators: A Proposed Resolution to the Levels of Selection Debate [abstract] |
| |
|
Ruth Forsdyke (Dalhousie University) |
| |
Altruism, Climate, and Evolution [abstract] |
| |
|
Ingela Alger (Boston College) |
| |
|
Jörgen Weibull (Stockholm School of Economics) |
| Discussants |
Ingela Alger (Boston College) |
| |
Ken Jackson (University of British Columbia) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CDSG III: Gender and Development
Sexe et développement
|
| Chair |
Louise Grogan (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Gender Discrimination, Human Capital and Marriage [abstract] |
| |
|
Sylvain Dessy (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Stéphane Pallage (University of Quebec at Montreal) |
| |
Microfinance and Female Empowerment [abstract] |
| |
|
Ewoudou Jacques (Université de Montreal) |
| |
|
Dessy Sylvain Eloi (Université Laval) |
| |
Domestic Violence and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation [abstract] |
| |
|
Louise Grogan (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Julia Witt (Melbourne Institute, U. Melbourne) |
| Discussants |
Cristina Echevarria (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Bodhisattva Sengupta (McGill University) |
| |
Frances Woolley (Carleton University) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Monetary Economics I
Économie monétaire I
|
| Chair |
Aylin Seckin (Istanbul Bilgi University) |
| Presentations |
A Dynamic Model of Settlement [abstract] |
| |
|
Thorsten Koeppl (Queen's University) |
| |
|
Cyril Monnet (European Central Bank) |
| |
|
Ted Temzelides (University of Pittsburgh) |
| |
Financial Intermediaries, Collateral and Deposit Insurance [abstract] |
| |
|
Geoffrey Dunbar (Simon Fraser University) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Consumer Price Setting
Fixation des prix au consommateur
|
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Finance I
Finance internationale I
|
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
State of the Art Lecture: Pierre-André Chiappori
Conférence sur l'état des connaissances: Pierre André Chiappori
|
| Sponsored by |
TARGET |
| Chair |
Bernard Fortin (Université Laval) |
| Speaker |
Pierre-André Chiappori (Columbia University) |
| |
Recent Progresses in Aggregation Theory and Group Behaviour Modeling |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Earnings Distribution
La distribution des gains
|
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Social Policy Analysis
Analyse de politiques sociales
|
| Chair |
Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) |
| Presentations |
Does tightening welfare reduce the high school drop out rate? [abstract] |
| |
|
Bill Warburton (University of British Columbia) |
| |
|
David Green (University of British Colombia) |
| |
|
Clyde Hertzman (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Income support policies for part-time workers: a stepping-stone to full employment for young unemployed women ? [abstract] |
| |
|
Stéphane Robin (University of Strasbourg 1) |
| |
|
Christian Goebel (Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)) |
| |
|
Bart Cockx (Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)) |
| |
Temporary Unemployment Insurance Coverage's Time-Varying Impacts on Reemployment Wages [abstract] |
| |
|
Kailing Shen (University of British Columbia) |
| Discussants |
Charles M. Beach (Queen's University) |
| |
Janice Compton (University of Manitoba) |
| |
Zhengxi Lin (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Financial Economics I
Économie de la finance I
|
| Chair |
Pascal St-Amour (HEC University of Lausanne) |
| Presentations |
Contribution Limits and Retirement Savings [abstract] |
| |
|
Ashraf Zaman (St. Mary's University) |
| |
Best Instruments for Market Discipline of Banks [abstract] |
| |
|
Greg Caldwell (Bank of Canada) |
| |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Portfolio's Performance: A theoretical Perspective [abstract] |
| |
|
Homayoon Shalchian (University of Moncton) |
| |
|
Bouchra M'Zali (University of Quebec at Montreal) |
| |
|
Alain Paquet (University of Quebec at Montreal) |
| Discussants |
Oussama Chakroun (HEC Montréal) |
| |
Badye Omar Essid (HEC Montréal) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CREE V: Climate Change Economics
Économie du changement climatique
|
| Chair |
Leslie Shiell (University of Ottawa) |
| Presentations |
Who Will Bear the Greenhouse Policy Cost [abstract] |
| |
|
Randall Wigle (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| |
|
Tracy Snoddon (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| |
Induced Innovation in a Decentralized Model of Climate Change [abstract] |
| |
|
Andrew Leach (HEC Montréal) |
| |
|
Jeremy Lucchetti (HEC Montréal) |
| |
The Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Industrial Sectors in Canada: A Political Economy Approach [abstract] |
| |
|
Brenda Tang (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Nguyen Van Quyen (University of Ottawa) |
| Discussants |
Yazid Dissou (University of Ottawa) |
| |
Jean-Daniel Saphores (University of California Irvine) |
| |
Leslie Shiell (University of Ottawa) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Trade Policy
Politique de commerce international
|
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Physicians' Behaviour
Comportement des médecins
|
| Presentations |
Physician Production of Primary Care in Ontario: Evidence from the 2004 National Physician Survey, Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
Rose Anne Devlin (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Sisira Sarma (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
William Hogg (University of Ottawa) |
| |
Compensation, Incentives and the Practice Patterns of Physicians: Theory and Evidence from Microdata [abstract] |
| |
|
Bruce Shearer (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Bernard Fortin (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Nicolas Jacquemet (CREST ) |
| Discussants |
Sisira Sarma (University of Ottawa) |
| |
Bruce Shearer (Université Laval) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CESG I: Statistical Inference
Inférence statistique
|
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Empirical Industrial Organization II
Organisation industrielle empirique II
|
| Chair |
Jean-François Houde (Queen's University) |
| Presentations |
Demand Fluctuations and Plant Turnover in the Ready-Mix Concrete Industry [abstract] |
| |
|
Allan Collard-Wexler (Northwestern University) |
| |
Firm entry and exit in Canadian Manufacturing [abstract] |
| |
|
Robert Petrunia (Lakehead University) |
| |
|
Kim Huynh (Indiana University) |
| |
Political Risk and Irreversible Investment [abstract] |
| |
|
Michel Demers (Carleton University) |
| |
|
Sumru Altug (Koc University) |
| |
|
Fanny Demers (Carleton University) |
| Discussants |
Eugene Choo (University of Toronto) |
| |
Robert Clark (HEC Montreal) |
| |
Toshihiko Mukoyama (Concordia University) |
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Taxation
Taxation
|
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Innovation, Research, and Development
|
| Chair |
Donna Ramirez Harrington (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
Financing functional foods and nutraceutical innovations in Canada |
| |
|
Deepananda Herath (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Spencer Henson (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
David Sparling (University of Guelph) |
| |
Private R&D Investment and Productivity Growth in a Panel of Canadian Food Manufacturing Industries |
| |
|
Richard Carew (Agriculture and Agri-food Canada) |
| |
Agricultural biotechnology: An application of real options to Canadian research policy |
| |
|
James R. Unterschultz (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Emmanuel Laate (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Desmond Ng (Texas A&M University) |
| |
Evaluating Preferences for Research Funding Allocations to Plant Molecular Funding |
| |
|
Michele M. Veeman (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Shiyi Tao (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Vic Adamowicz (University of Alberta) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Climate Change II: Market Mechanisms and Regulation
|
| Chair |
Paul J. Thomassin (McGill University ) |
| Presentations |
Explaining the variation in commitment to the Kyoto Protocol in Annex I countries |
| |
|
Nicholas Schneider (University of Guelph) |
| |
Trading and auditing choices under a producers' association structure in a carbon offset market |
| |
|
Daniela Mihal (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Implications of a Market for Carbon on Timber and Non-Timber Values: Joint Production of Timber, Carbon, and Wildlife Habitat in an Uncertain World |
| |
|
Vic Adamowicz (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Glen W. Armstrong (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Geoffrey R. McCarney (University of Alberta) |
| |
Environmental policy and adaption to climate change: A general equilibrium analysis |
| |
|
Afshin Amiraslany (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Ashkan Babaheydari (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Federal Reserve Board II: Evaluating Macroeconomic Shocks and Policies Using Estimated Models and VARs
Évaluation des chocs macroéconomiques à l’aide de modèles estimés et de VARs
|
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: New Ag & Resource Products (Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Pharmaforestry)
|
| Chair |
Richard S. Gray (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Presentations |
The Canadian bioproducts industry: Analysis of the bioproduct development survey - 2004 |
| |
|
David Sparling (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Spencer Henson (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Pamela Laughland (University of Guelph) |
| |
Farm produced biogas in Southern Alberta: An economic analysis |
| |
|
Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Danny G. Le Roy (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Krishan K. Kaushik (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
Impact of single vs. multiple policy options on the economic feasibility of biogas energy production for small and mid-size swine and dairy farms |
| |
|
Bettina B. Brown (Nova Scotia Agriculture) |
| |
|
Emmanuel K. Yiridoe (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) |
| |
|
Robert Gordon (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) |
| |
Drug farms: The potential for Canadian yew |
| |
|
Susan Robertson (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Glenn Fox (University of Guelph) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Trade and Industry Structure after BSE
|
| Chair |
Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) |
| Presentations |
Economy-wide impacts of BSE in Ontario: A CGE analysis |
| |
|
Jeevika Weerahewa (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Sudarma Samarajeewa (Universit of Guelph) |
| |
|
Maury Bredahl (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Randall Wigle (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| |
Determination of industry structure and market power in the Canadian cattle/beef industry |
| |
|
Gabriel John (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) |
| |
Impacts of BSE Crisis on the Canadian economy: An Input-Output Analysis |
| |
|
Sudarma Samarajeewa (Universit of Guelph) |
| |
|
Jeevika Weerahewa (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Maury Bredahl (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Randall Wigle (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| |
Exchange rates and border costs for under thirty month cattle: Two new challenges for Alberta beef producers |
| |
|
Danny G. Le Roy (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Allan Walburger (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Access to Post-Secondary Education
Accès à l’enseignement supérieure
|
| Chair |
Felice Martinello (Brock University) |
| Presentations |
If You Build It, Will They Come? University and College Participation Among Local Youth Following the Creation of a New University [abstract] |
| |
|
Marc Frenette (Statistics Canada) |
| |
Student loans and university attendance [abstract] |
| |
|
Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Discussants |
Ping Ching Winnie Chan (University of Toronto) |
| |
Yvan Guillemette (C.D. Howe Institute) |
| |
Louis-Philippe Morin (University of Toronto) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Assessing and Comparing National TFP Levels
Évaluation et comparaison des niveaux nationaux de productivité totale
|
| Chair |
Kevin Lang (Boston University) |
| Presentations |
What Factors Explain the Canada-U.S. TFP Level Gap? [abstract] |
| |
|
Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Weimin Wang (Industry Canada) |
| |
Depreciation Rates for the Productivity Accounts [abstract] |
| |
|
John Baldwin (Statistics Canada) |
| |
|
Marc Tanguay (Statistics Canada) |
| |
Measuring Aggregate Productivity Growth Using Plant-level Data [abstract] |
| |
|
Amil Petrin (University of Chicago) |
| |
|
James Levinsohn (University of Michigan) |
| Discussants |
Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) |
| |
Amil Petrin (University of Chicago) |
| |
Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CNEH II: Industry and Resources
Industrie et ressources
|
| Chair |
Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) |
| Presentations |
Size, Productivity, and Profitability: Canada's Natural Resource Industries in the 20th Century [abstract] |
| |
|
Ian Keay (Queen's University) |
| |
Trade Costs and the First Wave of Globalization [abstract] |
| |
|
David Jacks (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
|
Chris Meissner (University of Cambridge) |
| |
|
Dennis Novy (University of Cambridge) |
| |
The Hudson's Bay Company and Organizational Architecture. The Managerial Economics of the HBC at the end of the 18-th Century: A Series of Unfortunate Events. [abstract] |
| |
|
Joseph DaBoll-Lavoie (Nazareth College of Rochester) |
| Discussants |
Patrick Coe (Carleton University) |
| |
Leonard Dudley (Université de Montréal) |
| |
Frank Lewis (Queen's University) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Health and Welfare
Santé et bien-être
|
| Chair |
Don Van Wart (British Columbia Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance) |
| Presentations |
The Effect of Economic Conditions and Health Care Expenditures on Suicide Rates in Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
Emmanuelle Piérard (University of Waterloo) |
| |
|
Paul Grootendorst (University of Toronto) |
| |
Welfare to Work: Does it Pay? [abstract] |
| |
|
Lori Curtis (University of Waterloo) |
| |
Child Disability and Longer-Term Parental Health [abstract] |
| |
|
Shelley Phipps (Dalhousie University) |
| |
|
Peter Burton (Dalhousie University) |
| |
|
Lynn Lethbridge (Dalhousie University) |
| Discussants |
Brian Krauth (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
Jeffrey Smith (University of Michigan) |
| |
Bill Warburton (University of British Columbia) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Pollution Reducing Mechanisms
Mécanismes de réduction de la pollution
|
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CDSG IV: Reform in Developing Countries
Réformes dans les pays en développement
|
| Chair |
Matthieu Chemin (University of Quebec at Montreal) |
| Presentations |
Why Do People Go Home Again? Disappointment Theory and Target Saving Theory Revisited [abstract] |
| |
|
Alfredo Cuecuecha (Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico) |
| |
The Causal Impact of the Judiciary on Economic Activity: Evaluation of the "Access to Justice Program" in Pakistan. [abstract] |
| |
|
Matthieu Chemin (University of Quebec at Montreal) |
| |
Path-Dependency, Increasing Returns and Multiple-Equilibria in Transition: Modelling a Move From Plan to Clan [abstract] |
| |
|
Anna Klimina (St. Francis Xavier University) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CMSG IV: Search-Theoretic Models in Monetary Economics
Modèles de prospection en économie monétaire
|
| Chair |
Jonathan Chiu (Bank of Canada) |
| Presentations |
Sustained Social Benefit of Illiquid Bonds |
| |
|
Ling Sun (University of Toronto) |
| |
Banking, Inside Money and Outside Money |
| |
|
Hongfei Sun (University of Toronto) |
| |
Search, Market Power, and Inflation Dynamics |
| |
|
Allen Head (Queen's University) |
| |
|
Beverly Lapham (Queen's University) |
| |
Endogenously Segmented Market in a Search-Theoretic Model of Monetary Exchange |
| |
|
Jonathan Chiu (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Miguel Molico (University of Western Ontario) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Monetary Economics II
Économie monétaire II
|
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Macroeconomics and Labour
Macroéconomie et travail
|
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Finance II
Finance internationale II
|
| Chair |
Ken Stewart (University of Victoria) |
| Presentations |
Distribution Costs and International Business Cycles [abstract] |
| |
|
Rajesh Singh (Iowa State University) |
| |
|
Marcelo Oviedo (Iowa State University) |
| |
Vertical trade, Export Pricing, and the Exchange Rate Policy [abstract] |
| |
|
Juanyi Xu (Simon Fraser University) |
| |
|
Kang Shi (University of British Columbia) |
| |
International lending crisis, maturity mismatch and dynamic contracts [abstract] |
| |
|
Albert Touna Mama (Université de Montréal) |
| Discussants |
Carlos de Resende (Bank of Canada) |
| |
Millan Mulraine (University of Toronto) |
| |
Ke Pang (University of British Columbia) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
State of the Art Lecture: Yves Sprumont
Conférence sur l'état des connaissances: Yves Sprumont
|
| Sponsored by |
Bell Canada Chair in Industrial Economics/Chaire Bell Canada en économie industrielle |
| Chair |
Szilvia Papai (Concordia University) |
| Speaker |
Yves Sprumont (Université de Montréal) |
| |
Sharing Joint Costs: Recent Axiomatic Results |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Earnings Differentials
Les écarts de gains
|
| Chair |
Vinh Dang (Saint Mary's University) |
| Presentations |
Trends in Gender Wage Differential and Selection Bias: 1975-2000 [abstract] |
| |
|
Zafrul Siddique (University of Western Ontario) |
| |
The Earnings Gap between Francophones and Anglophones: A Canadian Perspective, 1970 to 2000 [abstract] |
| |
|
David Albouy (University of Califonia, Berkeley) |
| |
The Evolution of Male-Female Wages Differentials in Canadian Universities [abstract] |
| |
|
Casey Warman (Queen's Unversity) |
| |
|
Frances Woolley (Carleton University) |
| |
|
Chris Worswick (Carleton University) |
| Discussants |
Lynda Gagne (University of Victoria) |
| |
Thomas Lemieux (University of British Columbia) |
| |
René Morissette (Statistics Canada) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economics of Immigration I
Économie de l’immigration I
|
| Chair |
Thitima Songsakul (Industry Canada) |
| Presentations |
Poverty Dynamics Among Recent Immigrants [abstract] |
| |
|
Garnett Picot (Statistics Canada) |
| |
|
Feng Hou (Statistics Canada) |
| |
|
Ross Finnie (Queen's University) |
| |
Intergenerational Transmission of Abilities and Self Selection of Mexican Immigrants [abstract] |
| |
|
Vincenzo Caponi (Ryerson University, IZA) |
| |
Environmental Regulation, Innovation, and the Migration of Skilled Workers [abstract] |
| |
|
Ida Ferrara (York University) |
| |
|
Paul Missios (Ryerson University) |
| Discussants |
Colleen Dempsey (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) |
| |
Pierre-Thomas Leger (HEC Montreal, CIRANO and CIRPE) |
| |
Alexander Oettl (University of Toronto) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Financial Economics II
Économie de la finance II
|
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Trade Agreements
Accords de commerce international
|
| Chair |
Richard Chisik (Florida International University) |
| Presentations |
Bilateral Trade Agreements and the Feasibility of Multilateral Free Trade [abstract] |
| |
|
Kamal Saggi (Southern Methodist University) |
| |
|
Halis Yildiz (Ryerson University) |
| |
Do Preferential Trade Agreements Created Under the GATT 1979 Enabling Clause Generate Economic Integration and Stability? [abstract] |
| |
|
Richard Chisik (Florida International University) |
| |
Prospects of a Canada-US Customs Union: a dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Assessment [abstract] |
| |
|
Evangelia Papadaki (International Trade Canada) |
| |
|
Marcel Merette (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Jorge Hernandez (International Trade Canada) |
| |
|
Yu Lan (Internationa Trade Canada) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Prices of Pharmaceuticals and of Medical Care
Prix des médicaments et des soins médicaux
|
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CESG II: Methods of Moments and Volatility
Méthodes des moments et volatilité
|
| Chair |
Shinichi Sakata (University of British Columbia) |
| Presentations |
Drawing Stochastic Volatility [abstract] |
| |
|
William McCausland (Université de Montréal) |
| |
|
Denis Pelletier (North Carolina State University) |
| |
Conditionally Heteroskedastic Factor Models with [abstract] |
| |
|
Prosper Dovonon (University of Montreal) |
| Discussants |
O. Mikhail (University of Central Florida) |
| |
Hong Seung Hyun (Concordia University) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
R&D Spillovers
Effets de débordement en R&D
|
| Chair |
Mohammed Rafiquzzaman (Industry Canada) |
| Presentations |
Modelling the Effects of Interindustry and International R&D Spillovers on Total Factor Productivity Growth [abstract] |
| |
|
Petr Hanel (Université de Sherbrooke) |
| |
|
Bilkis Khanam (Industry Canada) |
| |
Synergies and Spillovers: The Role of Implementation in the Innovation Process [abstract] |
| |
|
Bryan Paterson (Queen's University) |
| |
Estimation of R&D Capital Depreciation Rate for US Manufacturing and Four Knowledge Intensive Industries [abstract] |
| |
|
Ning Huang (University of British Columbia) |
| Discussants |
Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) |
| |
Petr Hanel (Université de Sherbrooke) |
| |
Tobias Schmidt (Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CSLS II: Measures of Well-Being for the Canadian Economy
Mesures de bien-être pour l’économie canadienne
|
| Chair |
Richard van Loon (Centre for the Study of Living Standards & Carleton University) |
| Presentations |
New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-Being in Canada |
| |
|
Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) |
| |
|
Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) |
| |
The Economic Domain of the Canadian Index of Well-Being |
| |
|
Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) |
| |
|
Jean-François Arsenault (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) |
| |
Temporal Dimensions of Well-Being: Towards a Composite Index |
| |
|
Andrew Harvey (Saint Mary's University) |
| |
|
Arun Mukhopadhyay (Saint Mary's University) |
| Discussants |
Keith Banting (Queen's University) |
| |
Paul Bernard (Université de Montréal) |
| |
John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Taxation in Developing Countries
Taxation dans les pays en développement
|
| Sat 12:00 - 14:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Purvis Luncheon
Déjeuner-conférence Purvis
|
| Sponsored by |
IAPR |
| Chair |
Andre Martens (Université de Montréal) |
| Speaker |
William Easterly (New York University) |
| |
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
The Determinants of Obesity
Les déterminants de l’obésité
|
| Chair |
Paul Grootendorst (University of Toronto) |
| Presentations |
Revisiting Assimilation in Body Mass - New Evidence Regarding the Healthy Immigrant Effect [abstract] |
| |
|
Catherine Deri Armstrong (University of Ottawa) |
| |
Determinants of Obesity in Canada: New Evidence from Panel Data [abstract] |
| |
|
Ehsan Latif (Thompson Rivers University) |
| |
An Empirical Investigation of Household Income and Income Policies on Obesity in Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
Xiaochuan (Sherry) Wang (Health Canada) |
| |
|
Vicky Barham (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Rose Anne Devlin (University of Ottawa) |
| Discussants |
Pierre K. Alexandre (Johns Hopkins University) |
| |
Emmanuelle Piérard (University of Waterloo) |
| |
Bruce Shearer (Université Laval) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Information Sharing and Spillovers
Partage et débordement d’information
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Bank of Canada: Inflation Dynamics II
Banque du Canada: Dynamique de l’inflation II
|
| Chair |
Stephen Murchison (Bank of Canada) |
| Presentations |
How Important is Forward-Looking Behavior in New-Keynesian Models? [abstract] |
| |
|
Giovanni Olivei (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) |
| |
|
Michelle Barnes (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) |
| |
|
Fabia Gumbau-Brisa (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) |
| |
Survey-Based Estimates of the Term Structure of U.S. Expected Inflation [abstract] |
| |
|
Sharon Kozicki (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Peter Tinsley (George Washington University) |
| |
Learning about Disinflations: Evidence for Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
Stephen Murchison (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Robert Amano (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Kevin Moran (University of Laval) |
| Discussants |
Kevin Moran (University of Laval) |
| |
Francisco Ruge-Murcia (Université de Montréal) |
| |
Robert Tetlow (Federal Reserve Board) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Principal Paper Session: Advances in International Agricultural Trade
|
| Chair |
Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
| Presentations |
Theoretical Foundations of Gravity-based Models of Agri-food Trade |
| |
|
Lota D. Tamini (Laval University) |
| |
|
Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) |
| |
|
Pascal Ghazalian (Laval University) |
| |
|
Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
| |
Evaluating Agri-food Trade Liberalization Scenarios Using a Gravity Model |
| |
|
Pascal Ghazalian (Laval University) |
| |
|
Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) |
| |
|
Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Lota D. Tamini (Laval University) |
| |
The Impact of Geographical and Jurisdictional Remoteness on the Volume of Trade and Market Power |
| |
|
Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) |
| |
|
Maxime Audet (Laval University) |
| |
|
Olivier Bonroy (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
| |
Concrete Results about the Deliberately Vague: An Analysis of the EU Anti-Dumping Law |
| |
|
Bruno Larue (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Hoang Vu Quang (Laval University) |
| |
|
Richard Oullett (Laval University) |
| |
|
Rémy Lambert (Université Laval) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Principal Paper Session: CAIRN Session on Regional Spillovers
|
| Chair |
Richard S. Gray (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Presentations |
Innovation and Human Capital in Agribusiness |
| |
|
Vahid Omidvar (University of Manitoba) |
| |
|
Derek G. Brewin (University of Manitoba) |
| |
The Elusive Inequality-Economic Growth Relationship: Are there Differences between Cities and the Countryside? |
| |
|
Belal Fallah (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Mark D. Partridge (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Innovative Activity in Rural Areas: The Roles of Local and Regional Characteristics |
| |
|
David Barkley (Clemson University) |
| |
|
Mark Henry (Clemson University) |
| |
|
Doohee Lee (Clemson University) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economic Benefits of Education
Bénéfices économiques de l’éducation
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CNEH III: Policy Matters
Questions de politique économique
|
| Chair |
Shih-tse Lo (Concordia University) |
| Presentations |
"Un-American" or Unnecessary? America's Rejection of Compulsory Government Health Insurance before 1930 [abstract] |
| |
|
Herb Emery (University of Calgary) |
| |
Canadian School Attendance in 1901: Laws, Costs, and Family Characteristics [abstract] |
| |
|
Mary MacKinnon (McGill University) |
| |
|
Chris Minns (Trinity College, Dublin) |
| |
Shared Tax Bases and Local Public Expenditure Decisions: Two Historical Episodes [abstract] |
| |
|
Almos Tassonyi (Ontario Ministry of Finance) |
| Discussants |
David Albouy (University of Califonia, Berkeley) |
| |
Michael Huberman (Université de Montréal) |
| |
Mary MacKinnon (McGill University) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Contract Theory
Théorie des contrats
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Oil Economics
Économie pétrolière
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CMSG V: Bankruptcy and Occupational Choices
Faillite et choix d'occupation
|
| Chair |
Igor Livshits (University of Western Ontario) |
| Presentations |
Exemptions: Limited Enforcement Encouraging Entrepreneurship? |
| |
|
Ahmet Akyol (York University) |
| |
|
Kartik Athreya (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) |
| |
Consumption Inequality and Occupational Mobility |
| |
|
Michio Suzuki (University of Western Ontario) |
| |
Timing Is Everything: Announcing a Policy Change |
| |
|
Igor Livshits (University of Western Ontario) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Monetary Economics III
Économie monétaire III
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Macroeconomic Shocks
Chocs macroéconomiques
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
State of the Art Lecture: John List
Conférence sur l'état des connaissances: John List
|
| Sponsored by |
CIRPÉE |
| Chair |
Michael McKee (University of Calgary) |
| Speaker |
John List (University of Chicago) |
| |
Field Experiments |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economics of the Family I
Économie de la famille I
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economics of Immigration II
Économie de l’immigration II
|
| Chair |
Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo) |
| Presentations |
The Assimilation of Immigrants in Canadian Labour Markets: A Stochastic Frontier Approach [abstract] |
| |
|
Atul Dar (Saint Mary's University) |
| |
|
Najma Sharif (Saint Mary's University) |
| |
Optimal Design of an Immigration Points System [abstract] |
| |
|
Keith Rogers (Queen's University) |
| |
|
John McHale (Queen's University) |
| Discussants |
Danny Leung (University of Western Ontario) |
| |
Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) |
| |
Mikko Packalen (University of Waterloo) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Financial Economics III
Économie de la finance III
|
| Chair |
Ashraf Zaman (St. Mary's University) |
| Presentations |
Évaluation des actifs financiers dans une économie de production à plusieurs pays [abstract] |
| |
|
Badye Omar Essid (HEC Montréal) |
| |
|
Michel Normandin (HEC Montréal) |
| |
Information Quality and Stock Returns Revisited [abstract] |
| |
|
Stefano d'Addona (University of Rome III) |
| |
|
Frode Brevik (University of St. Gallen) |
| Discussants |
Pascal St-Amour (HEC University of Lausanne) |
| |
Zhaoxia Xu (University of Toronto) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Trade and Growth
Commerce international et croissance
|
| Chair |
Ari Van Assche (HEC Montréal) |
| Presentations |
Should Countries Worry About Immiserizing Growth? [abstract] |
| |
|
Stephen Tokarick (International Monetary Fund) |
| |
Capital Flows, Financial Development, and Economic Growth [abstract] |
| |
|
George Georgopoulos (York University) |
| Discussants |
Peter Egger (University of Munich) |
| |
Loretta Fung (University of Alberta) |
| |
Min Li (University of Alberta) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
ICTs and Productivity I
TICs et productivité I
|
| Chair |
Stuart Landon (University of Alberta) |
| Presentations |
Cross-Country Differences in the Adoption and Diffusion of Information and Communications Technology (ICT): Patterns and Determinants [abstract] |
| |
|
Jean McCardle (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Mohammed Rafiquzzaman (Industry Canada) |
| |
ICTs, Skills and Productivity Performance: Firm-Level Evidence for Canadian Manufacturing [abstract] |
| |
|
Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Daniel Boothby (Industry Canada) |
| |
|
Anik Dufour (Industry Canada) |
| Discussants |
Ning Huang (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Alberto Isgut (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity) |
| |
Marc Tanguay (Statistics Canada) |
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CESG III: Structural Breaks and Outliers
Changements structurels et observations à l'écart
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Vertical Market Structures
Structures de marché verticales
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Government Debt
La dette gouvernementale
|
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Issues in Optimal Taxation
Problèmes de taxation optimale
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Trade and Policy
|
| Chair |
Ryan Cardwell (University of Manitoba) |
| Presentations |
Market Integration? An Empirical Study of Agricultural Trade in the EU |
| |
|
Crina Viju (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
William Kerr (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
James Nolan (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
The effect of choosing free trade on pollution policy and welfare |
| |
|
Sumeet Gulati (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Immigration wave effects on Canada's trade flows |
| |
|
Jamie Partridge (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Communications Markets
Marchés des communications
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Western Resources and Sustainability
|
| Chair |
Afshin Amiraslany (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Presentations |
Modeling oil and gas exploration and production in Alberta using systems approach |
| |
|
Michael Habteyonas (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Vic Adamowicz (University of Alberta) |
| |
Intertemporal development preferences: A case study in the southeast Yukon |
| |
|
Amanda Spyce (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Vic Adamowicz (University of Alberta) |
| |
|
Marian Weber (Alberta Research Council) |
| |
Comparing the economic value of hiking in New Mexico recreation sites using CV and TC methods |
| |
|
Mahasti Khakpour (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Afshin Amiraslany (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Hayley Hesseln (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Alberta's water for life strategy: Some early indicators of its acceptance by the irrigation industry in southern Alberta |
| |
|
Henning Bjornlund (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Lorraine Nicol (University of Lethbridge) |
| |
|
Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
| CAES: Research, Intellectual Property, and Property Rights
|
| Chair |
Derek G. Brewin (University of Manitoba) |
| Presentations |
Management of public intellectual property |
| |
|
Richard S. Gray (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Stavroula Malla (University of Saskatchwean) |
| |
|
Dan Holman (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
Public intellectual property rights and distribution of research benefits |
| |
|
Richard S. Gray (University of Saskatchewan) |
| |
|
Stavroula Malla (University of Saskatchwean) |
| |
An economic rationale for Canadian taxpayer-financed agricultural research |
| |
|
Claudia Schmidt (University of Guelph) |
| |
|
Glenn Fox (University of Guelph) |
| |
Five economic theories of property rights |
| |
|
Glenn Fox (University of Guelph) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economics of University Education
Économie de l’éducation universitaire
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CNEH IV: Crises and Stability
Crises et stabilité
|
| Chair |
Mary MacKinnon (McGill University) |
| Presentations |
Hours of Work in Old and New Worlds: The Long View, 1870-2000 [abstract] |
| |
|
Michael Huberman (Université de Montréal) |
| |
|
Chris Minns (Trinity College, Dublin) |
| |
Urban Property and the 1948 Palestinian Refugees: Assessing the Loss [abstract] |
| |
|
Frank Lewis (Queen's University) |
| |
|
Jacob Metzer (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) |
| Discussants |
Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) |
| |
Leah Brooks (McGill University) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Game Theory
Théorie des jeux
|
| Chair |
Asha Sadanand (University of Guelph) |
| Presentations |
On the Non-Robustness on Nash Implementation [abstract] |
| |
|
Takashi Kunimoto (McGill University) |
| |
Within-Group Cooperation and Between-Group Competition in Rent-seeking Contests [abstract] |
| |
|
Guillaume Cheikbossian (LASER Montpellier 1 and GREMAQ Toulouse) |
| |
Dynamic Processes of Endogenous Coalition Formation with Externalities [abstract] |
| |
|
Lingling Zhang (McGill University) |
| |
|
Licun Xue (McGill University) |
| Discussants |
Gregory Pavlov (Boston University) |
| |
Amy Peng (Ryerson University) |
| |
Mihkel Tombak (University of Toronto) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Trade IV
Commerce international IV
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Natural Resources and Growth
Ressources naturelles et croissance
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CDSG V: Topics in Development Economics II
Sujets en développement économique II
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CMSG VI: Labour
Travail
|
| Chair |
Oleksiy Kryvtsov (Bank of Canada) |
| Presentations |
Why Are Married Men Working So Much? |
| |
|
John Knowles (University of Pennsylavannia) |
| |
Working Time over the 20th Century |
| |
|
Alexander Ueberfeldt (Bank of Canada) |
| |
Skill Premium in General Equilibrium Framework |
| |
|
Oleksiy Kryvtsov (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Alexander Ueberfeldt (Bank of Canada) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Monetary Economics IV
Économie monétaire IV
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Business Cycles and Growth
Cycles économiques et croissance
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Finance IV
Finance internationale IV
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economics of the Family II
Économie de la famille II
|
| Chair |
Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Presentations |
Inequality within the Household: Expenditure Responses to Female Income [abstract] |
| |
|
Peter Burton (Dalhousie University) |
| |
|
Shelley Phipps (Dalhousie University) |
| |
|
Frances Woolley (Carleton University) |
| |
Have we come a long way, baby? Revisiting the `Pin Money' theory [abstract] |
| |
|
Linda DeRiviere (Statistics Canada) |
| |
Headship and Marital Status Effects of Canadian Welfare Legislation: From Dependence on the State to Dependence on a Mate [abstract] |
| |
|
Emily Hanna (University of Toronto) |
| |
Divorce And The Cognitive Achievement Of Children [abstract] |
| |
|
Melissa Tartari (University of Pennsylvania) |
| Discussants |
Claire de Oliveira (McMaster University) |
| |
Andrew Heisz (Business & Labour Market Analy Divis) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economics of Retirement
Économie de la retraite
|
| Chair |
Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia) |
| Presentations |
Home Cooking, Food Consumption and Food Production among the Unemployed and Retired Households. [abstract] |
| |
|
Matthew Brzozowski (University of Western Ontario) |
| |
|
Yuqian Lu (University of Toronto) |
| |
Housing Wealth and Retirement Timing: Evidence from the HRS [abstract] |
| |
|
Martin Farnham (University of Victoria) |
| |
|
Purvi Sevak (Hunter College) |
| |
Influence of Policy-Sensitive Factors in the Flexibility of Transitions to Retirement [abstract] |
| |
|
Leroy Stone (Statistics Canada and University of Montreal) |
| |
|
Hasheem Nouroz (Statistics Canada) |
| Discussants |
Janice Compton (University of Manitoba) |
| |
Tammy Schirle (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Michael Veall (McMaster University) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Foreign Direct Investment I
Investissement direct étranger I
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
International Trade Theory
Théorie du commerce international
|
| Chair |
Werner Antweiler (University of British Columbia) |
| Presentations |
Endogenous Trade Policies In A Developing Economy [abstract] |
| |
|
Nguyen Van Quyen (University of Ottawa) |
| |
|
Nguyen Manh Hung (Université Laval) |
| |
Kyoto in Question: a Four-Sector North-South-OPEC Model [abstract] |
| |
|
James Gaisford (University of Calgary) |
| |
|
Gyulnara (Julia) Sagidova (University of Calgary) |
| Discussants |
James Gaisford (University of Calgary) |
| |
Mykhaylo Salnykov (Simon Fraser University) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
ICTs and Productivity II
TICs et productivité II
|
| Chair |
Petr Hanel (Université de Sherbrooke) |
| Presentations |
L'impact des nouvelles technologies de l'information sur le taux d'utilisation de la capacité de chargement dans le secteur du camionnage au Québec [abstract] |
| |
|
Philippe Barla (GREEN, CDAT et Université Laval) |
| |
|
Denis Bolduc (Université Laval) |
| |
|
Nathalie Boucher (CDAT et Université Laval) |
| |
|
Jonthan Watters (CDAT et Université Laval) |
| |
Do Computers Need "Hidden Capital" in Order to Enhance Labor Productivity? [abstract] |
| |
|
Benoit Dostie (HEC Montréal) |
| |
|
Rajshri Jayaraman (University of Munich and CESifo) |
| |
Importance of knowledge networks within Canadian biotechnology clusters [abstract] |
| |
|
Catherine Beaudry (Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal) |
| |
|
Jean-Sébastien Beaucage (Ciment Saint-Laurent) |
| Discussants |
Catherine Beaudry (Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal) |
| |
Benoit Dostie (HEC Montréal) |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Empirical Industrial Organization III
Organisation industrielle empirique III
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Theoretical Public Economics
Économie publique théorique
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
The Economic Impact of Public Spending
L’impact économique des dépenses publiques
|
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
CESG Econometrics Poster Session
Séance d'affiches en économétrie
|
| Sat 17:45 - 19:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CEA Presidential Address
Discours du président de l'ACE
|
| Chair |
Barbara Spencer (University of British Columbia) |
| Speaker |
Gregor Smith (Queen's University) |
| |
The Spectre of Deflation |
| Sat 19:00 - 20:30
|
Loc. TBA
|
Analysis Group Reception
Réception du Groupe d'Analyse
|
| Sponsored by |
Analysis Group |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CEA Nominating Committee Meeting (for Nominating Committee Members)
Comité de nomination de l’ACE
|
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Topics in Health Economics
Sujets en économie de la santé
|
| Chair |
David Murrell (University of New Brunswick) |
| Presentations |
Physician Home Visit in Nova Scotia: A Case Study [abstract] |
| |
|
Kisalaya Basu (Health Canada) |
| |
|
Juan Wang (Student) |
| |
Why Has the Public-Health-Spending-to-Total-Health-Spending Ratio Across the Provinces Diverged Since 1997? [abstract] |
| |
|
David Murrell (University of New Brunswick) |
| |
|
Michael Farnworth (University of New Brunswick) |
| Discussants |
Jeff Carr (Policy Research Initiative) |
| |
David Murrell (University of New Brunswick) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Bank of Canada: New Developments in Modeling the Canadian Dollar
Banque du Canada: Nouveaux développements dans la modélisation du dollar canadien
|
| Chair |
Lawrence Schembri (Bank of Canada) |
| Presentations |
Commodity Currencies, Global Imbalances and Multilateral Adjustment [abstract] |
| |
|
Jeannine Bailliu (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Ali Dib (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Takashi Kano (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Lawrence Schembri (Bank of Canada) |
| |
The Turning Black Tide: Energy Prices and the Canadian Dollar [abstract] |
| |
|
Robert Lafrance (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
Ramzi Issa (Bank of Canada) |
| |
|
John Murray (Bank of Canada ) |
| |
A Fair Exchange? Theory and Practice of Calculating Equilibrium Exchange Rates [abstract] |
| |
|
Tamim Bayoumi (International Monetary Fund) |
| |
|
Hamid Faruqee (International Monetary Fund) |
| |
|
Jaewoo Lee (International Monetary Fund) |
| Discussants |
Vladimir Klyuev (International Monetary Fund) |
| |
Paul R. Masson (University of Toronto) |
| |
Robert Vigfusson (Federal Reserve Board) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Experimental Economics I
Économie expérimentale I
|
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Economic Growth I
Croissance économique I
|
| Chair |
Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado (McGill University) |
| Presentations |
Gradual Financial Reform, Sectoral Allocation of Credit, and Economic Growth [abstract] |
| |
|
Qichun He (University of British Columbia) |
| |
Does it Take a Revolution? An Empirical Study of Political Instability and Economic Growth in the Long Run [abstract] |
| |
|
Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba) |
| |
|
Noel Johnson (California State University Long Beach) |
| |
|
Dan Giedeman (Grand Valley State University) |
| |
Structural Change Associated with Economic Growth: Evidence from Two Centuries of US Data [abstract] |
| |
|
Talan Iscan (Dalhousie University) |
| |
|
Benjamin Dennis (University of the Pacific) |
| Discussants |
Daniel Brou (Columbia University) |
| |
Christa Brunnschweiler (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich) |
| |
Weichun Chen (University of Victoria) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
HRSDC: Economics of Post-Secondary Education
RHDCC: Économie de l’enseignement supérieur
|
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
CSGB I: Competition Policy
Politique de concurrence
|
| Chair |
Gwill Allen (Competition Bureau) |
| Presentations |
First degree price discrimination in a competitive setting:pricing and quality choice [abstract] |
| |
|
Abraham Hollander (Université de Montréal) |
| |
|
David Encaoua (Université de Paris 1- Sorbonne) |
| |
An Analysis of Price-Based Tests of Antitrust Market Delineation [abstract] |
| |
|
David Krause (BCE Inc.) |
| |
|
Patrick Coe (Carleton University) |
| |
Taxes and Collusion [abstract] |
| |
|
Anindya Sen (University of Waterloo) |
| Discussants |
Jeffrey Church (University of Calgary) |
| |
Robert Clark (HEC Montreal) |
| |
Henry Thille (University of Guelph) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Natural Resources, Growth and Sustainability
Ressources naturelles, croissance et durabilité
|
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Monetary Policy
Politique monétaire
|
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Theoretical Macroeconomics I
Macroéconomie théorique I
|
| Chair |
Steven Ambler (University of Quebec at Montreal, CIRPEE) |
| Presentations |
Unemployment Insurance: Isn't Marriage Enough? [abstract] |
| |
|
Christian Zimmermann (University of Connecticut) |
| |
|
Stéphane Pallage (University of Quebec at Montreal) |
| |
|
Michel Robe (American University) |
| |
IMF-Supported Adjustment Programs: Welfare Implications and the Catalytic Effect [abstract] |
| |
|
Carlos de Resende (Bank of Canada) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
|
Loc. TBA
|
Open Economy Macroeconomics I
Macroéconomie ouverte I
|
| Chair |
Sal Amirkhalkhali (Saint Mary's University) |
| Presentations |
Determination of the Equilibrium Exchange Rate in Canada: A General Equilibrium Analysis [abstract] |
| |
|
Hasan Imam (Brock University) |
| |
The Long-Run Current Account in Canada [abstract] |
| |
|
Rebecca Braeu (California State University, Long Beach) |
| |
On Saving -Investment Relationship and its Implications for the Current Account [abstract] |
| |
|
Sal Amirkhalkhali (Saint Mary's University) |
| |
|
Atul Dar (Saint Mary's University) |
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Samad Amirkhalkhali (Saint Mary's University) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Economics of the Family III
Économie de la famille III
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| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Labour Force Participation of Older Workers
Activités de travail des personnes agées
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| Chair |
Leroy Stone (Statistics Canada and University of Montreal) |
| Presentations |
Why Have Labour Force Participation Rates of Older Men Increased Since the Mid-1990s? [abstract] |
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Tammy Schirle (University of British Columbia) |
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Canada's Income Security System and the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers [abstract] |
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Maxime Fougère (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
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Simon Harvey (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
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Bruno Rainville (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
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Andrea Wenham (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
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What factors affect the labour market re-entry of retirees? [abstract] |
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Bruno Rainville (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) |
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André Léonard (Human Resourcse Social Development Canada) |
| Discussants |
Bob Baldwin (Informetrica Ltd.) |
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Jeremy Lise (Queen's University) |
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Carolyn MacLeod (Policy Research Initiative) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Labour Market Dynamics
Dynamique du marché du travail
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| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Foreign Direct Investment II
Investissement direct étranger II
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| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Empirical Macroeconomics
Macroéconomie empirique
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| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Technological Change and Productivity
Changement technologique et productivité
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| Chair |
Solomon Aklilu (State University of New York) |
| Presentations |
Local Infrastructure Investments and Manufacturing Productivity [abstract] |
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James Brox (University of Waterloo) |
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Derek Picard (University of Waterloo and Empirical Eco) |
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Productivity Growth in the Canadian Retail Trade Sector: Evidence from Micro Data [abstract] |
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Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) |
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John Baldwin (Statistics Canada) |
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Competition Policy and Innovation [abstract] |
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Aamir Hashmi (National University of Singapore and University of Toronto) |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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CESG IV: Nonstationarity and Causality
Non stationnarité et causalité
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| Sun 08:30 - 10:00
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Loc. TBA
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Public Spending
Dépenses publiques
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| Chair |
Francois Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal) |
| Presentations |
Provision of Public Good in a Federal Economy: The Role of Party Politics [abstract] |
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Bodhisattva Sengupta (McGill University) |
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Public Investment as Political Investment: Evidence from Road Spending in Québec [abstract] |
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Marcelin Joanis (University of Toronto) |
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Structure of Federal Government Expenditure under Different Political Regimes [abstract] |
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Muhammed Islam (Concordia University) |
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Corruption and the Provision of Public Education and Infrastructure [abstract] |
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Monika Cule (University of Regina) |
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Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Discussants |
Monika Cule (University of Regina) |
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Muhammed Islam (Concordia University) |
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Marcelin Joanis (University of Toronto) |
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Bodhisattva Sengupta (McGill University) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Bank of Canada: The Canadian Economy: The IMF Article IV Report
Banque du Canada: L’économie canadienne: Rapport aux termes de l’Article IV du FMI
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| Chair |
Lawrence Schembri (Bank of Canada) |
| Presentations |
Canada in the World Economy: An IMF View |
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Tamim Bayoumi (International Monetary Fund) |
| Panelists |
Mark Carney (Finance Canada) |
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Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada) |
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Chris Ragan (McGill University) |
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William Robson (C.D. Howe Institute) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Experimental Economics II
Économie expérimentale II
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| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Economic Growth II
Croissance économique II
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| Chair |
Louis Hotte (University of Ottawa) |
| Presentations |
Political Integration, Rent Seeking and Growth [abstract] |
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Daniel Brou (Columbia University) |
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Michele Ruta (European University Institute) |
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Contract Chronology and Economic Growth [abstract] |
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Amy Peng (Ryerson University) |
| Discussants |
Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado (McGill University) |
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Louis Hotte (University of Ottawa) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Housing Prices
Le prix du logement
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| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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CSGB II: Deregulation in Local Telecommunications Markets
La déréglementation des marchés locaux de télécommunication
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| Chair |
Ralph Winter (University of British Columbia) |
| Panelists |
Tim Brennan (Competition Bureau) |
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Jeffrey Church (University of Calgary) |
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Don McFetridge (Carleton) |
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Tom Ross (University of British Columbia) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Theoretical Resource and Environmental Economics
Économie des ressources naturelles et de l’environnement théorique
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| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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CMSG-VII: International
International
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| Chair |
Tasso Adamopoulos (York University) |
| Presentations |
Technology Choice and Barriers to Capital Accumulation Across Countries |
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Manish Pandey (University of Winnipeg) |
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Convergence in Stochastic Dynamic Heckscher-Ohlin Model |
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Malik Shukayev (Bank of Canada) |
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Partha Chatterjee (National University of Singapore) |
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Relative Stagnation Alla Turca |
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Tasso Adamopoulos (York University) |
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Ahmet Akyol (York University) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Money and Banking
Monnaie et banque
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| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Theoretical Macroeconomics II
Macroéconomie théorique II
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| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Open Economy Macroeconomics II
Macroéconomie ouverte II
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| Chair |
Federico Guerrero (University of Nevada) |
| Presentations |
Macroeconomic Fundamentals and the Forward Discount Anomaly [abstract] |
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Adrian Ma (Trent University) |
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Investment in an Open Economy: Aggregate and Sector-Level Estimates [abstract] |
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Stuart Landon (University of Alberta) |
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Constance Smith (University of Alberta) |
| Discussants |
Maxym Chaban (University of Saskatchewan) |
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Paul Corrigan (Bank of Canada) |
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Adrian Ma (Trent University) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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State of the Art Lecture: Larry Epstein
Conférence sur l'état des connaissances: Larry Epstein
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| Sponsored by |
Bank of Canada/Banque du Canada |
| Chair |
Yoram Halevy (University of British Columbia) |
| Speaker |
Larry Epstein (University of Rochester) |
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Standard Models of Nonstandard Agents |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Economics of Welfare
Économie du bien-être
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| Chair |
Catherine Deri Armstrong (University of Ottawa) |
| Presentations |
Working Hours Among Canadian Families With Children [abstract] |
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Andrew Heisz (Business & Labour Market Analy Divis) |
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Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté (Statistique Canada) |
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The Impact of the Child Care Allowance on Female Labour Force Participation and Income Redistribution [abstract] |
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Don Van Wart (British Columbia Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance) |
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Immigrant Earnings and Income Distributions: Family Outcomes [abstract] |
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Colleen Dempsey (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) |
| Discussants |
Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
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Casey Warman (Queen's Unversity) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Foreign Direct Investment III
Investissement direct étranger III
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| Chair |
Abraham Hollander (Université de Montréal) |
| Presentations |
Export, foreign direct investment, and joint ventures: strategic learning and strateigc correlation [abstract] |
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Kaz Miyagiwa (Emory University) |
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Anthony Creane (Michigan State University) |
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The Effect of Foreign Productivity on FDI Decisions [abstract] |
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Jennifer Steele (University of Texas at Austin) |
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Property rights, Tax Incentives and Bogus FDI [abstract] |
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Haozhen Zhang (University of Alberta) |
| Discussants |
Thierno Diallo (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi) |
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Yanling Wang (Carleton University) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Cross-Countries Macroeconomic Synchronization
Synchronisation macroéconomique inter-pays
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| Chair |
Etienne Gagnon (Northwestern University) |
| Presentations |
Tracking the Output Correlations: Are We on the Right Track? [abstract] |
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Mehmet S. Dalkir (University of New Brunswick) |
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Do Countries of the Same Development Degree Move on the Same Wavelength? [abstract] |
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Rosmy Jean Louis (Malaspina University) |
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Daniel Simons (Malaspina University ) |
| Discussants |
Brian Doyle (Federal Reserve Board) |
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Andre Kurmann (Université du Québec à Montréal, CIRPEE) |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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Productivity and Growth
Productivité et croissance
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| Sun 10:30 - 12:00
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Loc. TBA
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CESG V: Nonparametric Methods
Méthodes non paramétriques
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| Chair |
Russell Davidson (McGill University) |
| Presentations |
Finite sample Nonparametric Inference for Inequality Measures [abstract] |
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Mame Astou Diouf (Université de Montréal) |
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Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal) |
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Non and Semiparametric Estimation in Models with Unknown Smoothness [abstract] |
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Victoria Zinde-Walsh (McGill University) |
| |
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Yulia Kotlyarova (Dalhousie University) |
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Nonparametric Inferences on Conditional Quantile Processes [abstract] |
| |
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Chuan Goh (University of Toronto) |
| Sun 12:00 - 13:30
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Loc. TBA
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Canadian Journal of Economics Editorial Board Lunch
Déjeuner du Comité de rédaction de la revue canadienne d'économique
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| Sun 12:00 - 13:30
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Loc. TBA
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Canadian Public Policy Editorial Board Lunch
Déjeuner du Comité de rédaction de la revue Analyse de Politiques
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| Sun 13:30 - 14:30
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Loc. TBA
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CEA Annual General Meeting
Assemblée générale annuelle de l'ACE
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| Sun 14:30 - 16:30
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Loc. TBA
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CEA Executive Council Meeting 2
Conseil exécutif de l'ACE 2
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