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CEA 40th Annual Meetings Friday, May 26 - Sunday, May 28, 2006 Concordia University, Montréal (Québec) PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Current as of Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - Please watch for updates Programme is updated once a day at 20:30 PDT. |
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Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Thursday, May 25, 2006 |
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| Thu 08:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG I: Theory of Competition Among Jurisdictions | |
| Chair | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Presentations | Preventing Public Input Competition | |
| Sam Bucovetsky (York University) | ||
| Interjurisdictional Competition for Higher Education and Firms | ||
| Fernando Ruiz (Facultés univ. cath. de Mons) | ||
| Tax Competition with Parasitic Tax Havens | ||
| John D. Wilson (Michigan State University) | ||
| Joel Slemrod (University of Michigan) | ||
| Discussants | Arianna Degan (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Marcel Gerard (Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons) | ||
| Thu 08:30 - 08:35 | Loc. TBA |
| 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) | |
| Ging Wong (Heritage Canada) | ||
| Thu 08:35 - 10:05 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | |
| Rene Houle (Statistics Canada/CRISP) | ||
| Ethno-Racial Origins, Social Capital, and Strength of Canadian Identity | ||
| Reza Nakhaie (University of Windsor) | ||
| Arshia Zaidi (University of Windsor) | ||
| Social Capital as a Public Policy Tool: Conclusions from the PRI Project | ||
| Jean-Pierre Voyer (Policy Research Initiative (PRI)) | ||
| Discussants | Keith Banting (Queen's University) | |
| Charles M. Beach (Queen's University) | ||
| Thu 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES Executive Meeting
Réunion de l'exécutif du CAES |
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| Thu 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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) | |
| Tony Fang (University of Northen British Columbia) | ||
| John Heywood (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) | ||
| Cultural Diversity and Socialization: Voices of Internationally Educated Nurses | ||
| Anne Sochan (York University) | ||
| Mina Singh (York University) | ||
| Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants and Native Born Canadians by Occupation and Industry: Evidence from the 2001 Census | ||
| Jean-Philippe Tabet (Human Resources and Social Development) | ||
| Discussants | Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) | |
| Bert Waslander (Informetrica) | ||
| Thu 14:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG II: Finance Canada Sponsored Session on Empirical Aspects of Decentralized Government | |
| Chair | Sam Bucovetsky (York University) | |
| Presentations | Invited Lecture: The Effects of Corporate Taxes on Business Location and Behavior | |
| James R. Hines (University of Michigan) | ||
| Do Fiscal Transfers alleviate business tax competition? Evidence from Germany | ||
| Marko Kothenburger (CES, University of Munich and CESifo) | ||
| Peter Egger (University of Munich) | ||
| Michael G. Smart (University of Toronto) | ||
| Municipal Infrastructure Expenditures in Canada: 1988-2003: Do transfers matter? | ||
| Francois Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Fabio Bojorquez (University of Montreal) | ||
| Discussants | Nicolas Marceau (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | |
| Jeffrey Reitz (University of Toronto) | ||
| Revisiting Visible Minorities and Immigrant Adjustment in Canada's Labour Markets | ||
| Wayne Simpson (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Derek Hum (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Two Decades of Change in Employment and Earnings of Visible Minorities in Public and Private Sectors | ||
| Feng Hou (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Simon Coulombe (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Occupational and Skill Parity of Aboriginal Canadians | ||
| Constantine Kapsalis (Data Probe Economic Consulting & HRSD) | ||
| Discussants | Kevin Lang (Boston University) | |
| Garnett Picot (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Principal Paper Session: Structural Change and Learning in Technical Efficiency Measurement | |
| Chair | Bruno Larue (Université Laval) | |
| Presentations | Threshold Effect versus Smooth Structural Change in the Estimation of Technical Efficiency | |
| Kien C. Tran (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Efthymios G. Tsionas (Athens University of Economics and Business) | ||
| Bayesian versus Classical Approaches for Efficiency Frontiers Estimation and Endogenous Entry and Exit | ||
| Bruno Larue (Université Laval) | ||
| Clément Yélou (Laval University) | ||
| Mohamed Seddik (Laval University) | ||
| Robert Romain (Université Laval) | ||
| Semiparametric Estimation of Stochastic Frontier with a Non-Parametric Inefficiency Decomposition | ||
| Kien C. Tran (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Efthymios G. Tsionas (Athens University of Economics and Business) | ||
| Uncovering Evidence of Learning using Stochastic Dominance Tests | ||
| Bruno Larue (Université Laval) | ||
| Jean-Yves Duclos (Université Laval) | ||
| Mohamed Seddik (Laval University) | ||
| Clément Yélou (Laval University) | ||
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Principal Paper Session: CAIRN Session on Trade and Innovation | |
| Chair | William H. Furtan (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Presentations | IPRs and Trade Flows | |
| James Gaisford (University of Calgary) | ||
| Olena Ivus (University of Calgary) | ||
| FDI and Innovation Performance: Case of Biotech Industry | ||
| Pascal Ghazalian (Laval University) | ||
| William H. Furtan (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Hold-Up Problems in Ag Innovation and Public Secotr Research | ||
| Richard Gray (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Stavroula Malla (University of Saskatchwean) | ||
| Thu 15:00 - 17:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CEA Executive Council Meeting 1
Conseil exécutif de l'ACE 1 |
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| Thu 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| 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? | |
| Chantal Grondin (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Foreign Education, Language and Social Networks on Economics Attainments of Immigrants | ||
| Eric Fong (University of Toronto) | ||
| The Return to English in a Non-English Speaking Country: Russian Immigrants and Native Israelis in Israel | ||
| Kevin Lang (Boston University) | ||
| Erez Siniver (College of Management, Israel) | ||
| Discussants | Meyer Burstein (Metropolis) | |
| Hubert Lussier (Canadian Heritage) | ||
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Valuing Food Attributes | |
| 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 | |
| Vic Adamowicz (University of Alberta) | ||
| Lorie Srivastava (Kwantlen University College) | ||
| Michele M. Veeman (University of Alberta) | ||
| The role of sensory attributes and information on the WTP for organic wheat bread | ||
| Vijay Muralidharan (University of Alberta) | ||
| Lisa E. Annett (University of Alberta) | ||
| Peter C. Boxall (University of Alberta) | ||
| Sean B. Cash (University of Alberta) | ||
| Wendy V. Wismer (University of Alberta) | ||
| Assessing consumer perceptions towards attributes of food quality: The case of consumption of tetra-packed fresh milk in Sri Lanka | ||
| Jeevika Weerahewa (University of Guelph) | ||
| Sumudu Kariyawasam (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) | ||
| Udith Jayasinghe-Mudalige (Wayamba University of Sri Lanka) | ||
| Consumer acceptance of functional food productions | ||
| Andreas Boecker (University of Guelph) | ||
| Getu Hailu (University of Guelph) | ||
| Joanne Ryks (University of Guelph) | ||
| Spencer Henson (University of Guelph) | ||
| John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) | ||
| Rotimi Aluko (University of Manitota) | ||
| Deepananda Herath (University of Guelph) | ||
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Industrial Organization I: Price Transmission in the Value Chain | |
| Chair | David Sparling (University of Guelph) | |
| Presentations | Two-part tariffs versus linear pricing between manufacturers and retailers | |
| Céline Bonnet (University of Toulouse (INRA)) | ||
| Pierre Dubois (Université de Toulouse (INRA, IDEI)) | ||
| Michel Simioni (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique) | ||
| Modelling asymmetries in farm-to-retail price transmission | ||
| Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) | ||
| Barry Goodwin (North Carolina State University) | ||
| Price transmission in Canadian beef and poultry sectors: The role of market power and the impact of food scares | ||
| Verna Mitura (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Bishnu P. Saha (University of Guelph) | ||
| Andy Baldwin (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Trade, Aid and Growth | |
| 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 | |
| Krishan K. Kaushik (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Lawrence Arbenser (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| The effects of WTO export measures on the composition and disposition of food aid | ||
| Ryan Cardwell (University of Manitoba) | ||
| European Union Enlargement: The Common Agricultural Policy and the Bargaining Power of Entrant Countries | ||
| Florentina N. Uzea (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Meeting Future Water Needs | |
| 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 | |
| Akssell Leiva (GlobalAgRisk) | ||
| Jerry Skees (University of Kentucky) | ||
| Optimal allocation of water in a rural Ontario watershed | ||
| Alfons J. Weersink (University of Guelph) | ||
| Justin H. To (University of Guelph) | ||
| Thu 17:30 - 19:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF Board Meeting
Réunion de l’exécutif du CERF |
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| Thu 18:30 - 22:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES Banquet (Pre-Registration Required) | |
| Friday, May 26, 2006 |
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG III: Social Policy | |
| Chair | Steeve Mongrain (Simon Fraser University) | |
| Presentations | Incorporating behavioural effects in the valuation of medical research and improvements to public safety | |
| Michael Hoy (University of Guelph) | ||
| Mattias K. Polborn (University of Illinois) | ||
| Elderly Wealth and Welfare: Evidence from Old Age Assistance | ||
| Andreea Balan (Harvard University) | ||
| Discussants | Stefan Dodds (Carleton University) | |
| Francois Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Alena Kimakova (York University) | ||
| Ranking the Health System Efficiency Among Canadian Provinces and American States [abstract] | ||
| Chunping Liu (University of Guelph) | ||
| Brian Ferguson (University of Guelph) | ||
| Audrey Laporte (University of Toronto) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 09:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Kevin Siqueira (Clarkson University) | ||
| Todd Sandler (University of Southern California) | ||
| Extremism And Power [abstract] | ||
| Ronald S Wintrobe (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Defending Multiple Terrorist Targets [abstract] | ||
| Sanghoon Lee (City College of New York, CUNY) | ||
| Discussants | David Robinson (Laurentian University) | |
| Dane Rowlands (Carleton University) | ||
| Jeffrey S. Smith (Air Force Institute of Technology) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Modeling Consumer Behaviour | |
| 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 | |
| George Danso (University of Alberta) | ||
| Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) | ||
| Comparing elasticity estimates in flexible demand systems | ||
| Getu Hailu (University of Guelph) | ||
| John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) | ||
| Ellen Goddard (University of Alberta) | ||
| Estimation of the Theil/Nelson decomposition formula under a logistic normal distribution | ||
| J. Stephen Clark (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) | ||
| John A.L. Cranfield (University of Guelph) | ||
| Endogenous price dispersion | ||
| Timothy K.M. Beatty (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Industrial Organization II: That's the Sound of the Economists Working on the Supply Chain | |
| Chair | James Nolan (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Presentations | Evolution of market opportunities and supply chain structure for the biocontrol industry in Canada | |
| K. Sanderson (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Assessing traceability and process verification systems in the cattle industry | ||
| K. Sanderson (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Jill E. Hobbs (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Formal beef alliances and alignment challenges in the Canadian beef industry | ||
| Kevin (Xin) Lan (University of Alberta) | ||
| Bodo Steiner (University of Alberta) | ||
| James R. Unterschultz (University of Alberta) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Agriculture and Trade | |
| 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 | |
| Rakhal Sarker (University of Guelph) | ||
| Oscar Menjivar (University of Guelph) | ||
| Economies of scale in the Canadian food processing industry | ||
| Jean-Philippe Gervais (Laval University) | ||
| Steve Couture (Laval University) | ||
| Olivier Bonroy (Université Laval) | ||
| Rémy Lambert (Université Laval) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | |
| John Smithin (York University) | ||
| The Bank of Canada and the Modern View of Central Banking | ||
| Marc Lavoie (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Mario Seccareccia (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Interest Rates, Income Distribution and Monetary Policy Dominance: Post-Keynesians and the 'Fair Rate' of Interest | ||
| Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian University) | ||
| Mark Setterfield (Trinity College, Connecticut) | ||
| Inflation, Wages and Capacity Utilization: A Horizontal Phillips Curve? | ||
| Jung Hoon Kim (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Discussants | Jung Hoon Kim (University of Ottawa) | |
| Marc Lavoie (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Louis-Philippe Rochon (Laurentian University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Madanmohan Ghosh (Industry Canada) | ||
| Weimin Wang (Industry Canada) | ||
| How is China impacting Canadian business in the Canadian Marketplace? [abstract] | ||
| David Yerger (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) | ||
| Gary Sawchuk (Policy Research Initiative and Government of Canada) | ||
| China Goes Global: The Implications of Chinese Outward Direct Investment for Canada [abstract] | ||
| Kang Qing (Kenny) Zhang (Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada) | ||
| Yuen Pau Woo (Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Jean Kunz (Policy Research Initiative) | |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Ajay Agrawal (University of Toronto) | ||
| Devesh Kapur (University of Texas at Austin) | ||
| John McHale (Queen's University) | ||
| Early Academic Science and the Birth of Industrial Research Laboratories in the US Pharmaceutical Industry [abstract] | ||
| Megan MacGarvie (Boston University) | ||
| Jeffrey Furman (Boston University) | ||
| The Arrival Of Electric Technology And Overall Inventive Activity During The Second Industrial Revolution [abstract] | ||
| Dhanoos Sutthiphisal (McGill University) | ||
| Shih-tse Lo (Concordia University) | ||
| Discussants | Leonard Dudley (Université de Montréal) | |
| Petr Hanel (Université de Sherbrooke) | ||
| Mark D. Partridge (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Economics of Art and Collecting
Économie des oeuvres d’art et des collections |
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| Chair | Mak Arvin (Trent University) | |
| Presentations | Age-Price Profiles For Canadian Painters At Auction [abstract] | |
| Douglas Hodgson (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Art as an Investment under High Inflation: An Empirical Study on Turkish Paintings [abstract] | ||
| Aylin Seckin (Istanbul Bilgi University) | ||
| Erdal Atukeren (KOF / ETH Zurich) | ||
| Rising Stars, Superstars and Dying Stars: Hedonic Explorations of Autograph Prices [abstract] | ||
| Martin Snell (University of Portsmouth) | ||
| Alan Collins (University of Portsmouth) | ||
| Richard O'Doherty (University of West of England) | ||
| Discussants | Douglas Hodgson (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Nguyen Van Quyen (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Tim Worrall (Keele University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Yvan Guillemette (C.D. Howe Institute) | ||
| William Robson (C.D. Howe Institute) | ||
| Cognitive Skills and Immigrant Adjustment: Evidence from the International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey [abstract] | ||
| W. Craig Riddell (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Aneta Bonikowska (University of British Columbia) | ||
| David Green (University of British Colombia) | ||
| Visa Category and the Short-term Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Abdurrahman Aydemir (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Patrick Grady (Global Economics Ltd.) | |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Nicholas Sisto (Monterrey Institute of Technology) | ||
| A Little Knowledge . . . Household Water Quality Investment in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada [abstract] | ||
| John Janmaat (Acadia University) | ||
| Discussants | John Janmaat (Acadia University) | |
| Nicholas Sisto (Monterrey Institute of Technology) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | |
| Yaz Terajima (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Danny Leung (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Cesaire A. Meh (Bank of Canada) | ||
| The Power of Print | ||
| Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | ||
| Business Cycles Without Exogenous Productivity Shocks | ||
| Alok Johri (McMaster University) | ||
| Andrew Clarke (Melbourne University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CAES: Environmental Dimensions of Agricultural Production | |
| Chair | Dick Schoney (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Presentations | Economic Analysis of Crop Rotation Systems During the Transition to Organic Agriculture | |
| Emmanuel K. Yiridoe (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) | ||
| John Henning (McGill University) | ||
| Ralph C. Martin (Nova Scotia Agricultural College) | ||
| C. Andres Riofrio (McGill University) | ||
| Profitability and environmental effects of nitrogen application on winter wheat | ||
| Alfons J. Weersink (University of Guelph) | ||
| Susantha Jayasundara (University of Guelph) | ||
| Sunil Thrikawala (University of Guelph) | ||
| Modeling economic, biophysical, and environmental dynamics of potato production system | ||
| Mohammad Khakbazan (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) | ||
| Cliff Hamilton (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Ken Belcher (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| An innovative approach for modeling crop yield response to fertilizer nutrients | ||
| Elwin G. Smith (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) | ||
| Bharat Mani Upadhyay (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) | ||
| M. Lucila Favret ( ) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Auctions I
Enchères I |
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| Chair | Georgia Kosmopoulou (University of Oklahoma) | |
| Presentations | An Empirical Study of the Linkage Principle [abstract] | |
| Artyom Shneyerov (University of British Columbia) | ||
| A Simple Approach to Analyzing Asymmetric First Price Auctions [abstract] | ||
| Rene Kirkegaard (Brock University) | ||
| Efficiency in Optimal Auctions with Common Uncertainty [abstract] | ||
| Lester M.K. Kwong (Brock University) | ||
| Discussants | James Chapman (University of Iowa) | |
| Yuri Khoroshilov (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Takashi Kunimoto (McGill University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | |
| Tomasz Gluszynski (Government of Canada) | ||
| Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Enclaves, Peer Effects and Student learning Outcomes in British Columbia | ||
| Brian Krauth (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Discussants | Scott Murray (UNESCO Institute for Statistics) | |
| Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | 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] | |
| Jesse Bull (Florida International University) | ||
| Richard Chisik (Florida International University) | ||
| Joel Watson (University of California, San Diego) | ||
| Attitude Toward Risk and Self-Employment [abstract] | ||
| Taehyun Ahn (Ohio State University) | ||
| Working hours for sale! [abstract] | ||
| Etienne Campens (Universite Paris) | ||
| 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 | Loc. TBA |
| Economics of the Work Force
Économie de l’organisation du travail |
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| Chair | René Morissette (Statistics Canada) | |
| Presentations | Workplace organization and innovation [abstract] | |
| Robert Mohr (University of New Hampshire) | ||
| Cindy Zoghi (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) | ||
| Peter Meyer (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) | ||
| Learning: What and How? An Empirical Study of Adjustments in Human Resource Systems [abstract] | ||
| Stephanie Lluis (University of Minnesota) | ||
| Avner Ben-Ner (University of Minnesota) | ||
| Choosing How to Downsize: Determinants of Mass Layoffs [abstract] | ||
| Kevin McKinney (Bureau of the Census) | ||
| Lars Vilhuber (Cornell University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Finance I
Finance empirique I |
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| Chair | Benoit Perron (University of Montreal) | |
| Presentations | References in Aggregate Household Portfolios [abstract] | |
| Pascal St-Amour (HEC University of Lausanne) | ||
| Empirical Resolution of the Asset Allocation Puzzle [abstract] | ||
| Oussama Chakroun (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Georges Dionne (HEC Montreal) | ||
| Amélie Dugas-Sampara (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Underconfidence and Stock-Market Participation [abstract] | ||
| Yiwei Dou (York University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CREE I: Trade and the Environment I
Commerce et environnement I |
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| Chair | Sumeet Gulati (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Product Standards in International Trade [abstract] | |
| Sumeet Gulati (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Gulati Roy (Intl. Food Policy Research Institute) | ||
| Inferring Treatment Status When Treatment Assignment is Unkown [abstract] | ||
| John List (University of Chicago) | ||
| Daniel Millimet (Southern Methodist University) | ||
| Michael Price (University of Nevada-Reno) | ||
| Regulatory Takings and Environmental Regulation in NAFTA's Chapter 11 [abstract] | ||
| Carol McAusland (University of Maryland) | ||
| Emma Aisbett (University of California at Berkeley) | ||
| Larry Karp (University of California at Berkeley) | ||
| Discussants | Abeerrahmane Sokri (HEC Montreal) | |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| International Trade I
Commerce international I |
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| Chair | Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | Input Specificity and Global Sourcing [abstract] | |
| Ari Van Assche (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Galina Schwartz (University of California - Berkeley) | ||
| Random versus conscious selection into export markets -- theory and empirical evidence [abstract] | ||
| Ricardo Lopez (Indiana University) | ||
| Julian Emami Namini (University of Duisburg-Essen) | ||
| Trade Reform in Colombia: Assessing its Impact on Productivity and Employment [abstract] | ||
| Alberto Isgut (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity) | ||
| Discussants | James Gaisford (University of Calgary) | |
| Alberto Isgut (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity) | ||
| Nisha Malhotra (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | 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] | |
| Azim Essaji (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| 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 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Industrial Organization I
Organisation industrielle théorique I |
|
| 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 | Loc. TBA |
| Applied Game Theory
Théorie des jeux appliquée |
|
| Chair | Nicolas Sahuguet (HEC Montreal) | |
| Presentations | Corruption In Japanese Defense Procurement: A Game-Theoretic Analysis [abstract] | |
| Tetsuro Mizoguchi (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Nguyen Van Quyen (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Equity Participation and Investment Incentives of the Japanese Trading Groups [abstract] | ||
| Noriko Ozawa (University of British Columbia - Okanagan) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Income Distribution
Distribution des revenus |
|
| Chair | Laurence Jacquet (Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Belgian National Scientific Fund) | |
| Presentations | Canadian Income Mobility in a Cross-National Perspective [abstract] | |
| Wen-Hao Chen (Statistics Canada) | ||
| On the Decomposition of the Gini Coefficient: An Exact Approach, with an Illustration Using Cameroonian Data [abstract] | ||
| Abdelkrim Araar (CIRPEE, Université Laval) | ||
| Discussants | David Albouy (University of Califonia, Berkeley) | |
| Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | 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 |
| CPEG IV: Political Economy | |
| Chair | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Presentations | Racing to the Middle: Minimum Wage Setting and Standards of Fairness | |
| David Green (University of British Colombia) | ||
| 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 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Modeling of Health Issues
Modélisation théorique en économie de la santé |
|
| Chair | Pierre-Thomas Leger (HEC Montreal, CIRANO and CIRPE) | |
| Presentations | Patient and physician induced demands under direct to consumer advertising: what are Canada's options? [abstract] | |
| Bin Xie (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Another Side of Parallel Trade on Pharmaceuticals: Price, Supply and Social Welfare in the Exporting Country [abstract] | ||
| Hai Zhong (McMaster University) | ||
| Dynamic Stochastic Cancer Incidence [abstract] | ||
| Javier Gonzalez (University of Pennsylvania) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| IDRM II: Economics of Defence: Information and Measurement Issues
Économie de la Défense: Questions d'information et de mesure |
|
| 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) | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | 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 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 |
| CDH II: Improving the Scientific Foundations of Public Policy
Vers une amélioration des fondements scientifiques des politiques publiques |
|
| Chair | William Robson (C.D. Howe Institute) | |
| Presentations | The Case for Due Diligence When Empirical Research is Used in Policy Formation [abstract] | |
| Ross McKitrick (University of Guelph) | ||
| Bruce McCullough (Drexell University) | ||
| Discussants | Cliff Halliwell (Human Resources Development Canada) | |
| James G. MacKinnon (Queen's University) | ||
| Gilles Paquet (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | 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 |
|
| Chair | Artyom Shneyerov (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Bounding Best-Response Violations in Discriminatory Auctions with Private Values [abstract] | |
| James Chapman (University of Iowa) | ||
| Harry Paarsch (University of Iowa) | ||
| David McAdams (MIT Sloan School of Management) | ||
| The Effect of Shill Bidding Upon Prices: Experimental Evidence [abstract] | ||
| Georgia Kosmopoulou (University of Oklahoma) | ||
| Dakshina De Silva (Texas Tech University) | ||
| Behavioral Biases in Auctions: An Experimental Study [abstract] | ||
| Anna Dodonova (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Yuri Khoroshilov (University of Ottawa) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Michael Hatfield (Knowledge and Research Branch, Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Promise of Social Mobility and Underinvestment In Human Capital [abstract] | |
| Chris Bidner (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Interaction between Human Capital Accumulation and Job Search: Implications on Lifecycle Wage Growth [abstract] | ||
| Huju Liu (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| The Effects of Technological Change on Schooling and Training Human Capital [abstract] | ||
| Xueda Song (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Ruth Forsdyke (Dalhousie University) | |
| Joe Huang (University of Alberta) | ||
| Joerg Stoye (New York University) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Finance II
Finance empirique II |
|
| Chair | Christopher Graham (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | A Hybrid and Aggregate Contingent Claim Approach to Default Risk in the Canadian Economy [abstract] | |
| Sadok Laajimi (École des Hautes Études Commerciales) | ||
| Georges Dionne (HEC Montreal) | ||
| Sofiene Mejri (HEC Montreal) | ||
| Madalina Petrescu (HEC Montreal) | ||
| Do Firms Adjust toward a Target Leverage Level? [abstract] | ||
| Zhaoxia Xu (University of Toronto) | ||
| Default Risk, Default Risk Premiums,and Corporate Yield Spreads [abstract] | ||
| Khemais Hammami (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Dionne Georges (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Simonato Jean-Guy (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Gauthier Geneviève (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Discussants | Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba) | |
| Céline Gauthier (Bank of Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Madanmohan Ghosh (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Impact of Trade on Wages: What If Countries Are Not Small? [abstract] | |
| Mika Saito (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Ichiro Tokutsu (Konan University) | ||
| Revisiting the Issues: Free Trade and Demographic Transition [abstract] | ||
| Guohan Zhu (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Marcel Mérette (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Multi-Lateral Trade Liberalization and Export-Led Growth in the World Economy: Some Post-War Evidence [abstract] | ||
| Vinh Dang (Saint Mary's University) | ||
| Kenneth S. Chan (City University of Hong Kong) | ||
| Discussants | Henrique do Livramento (Industry Canada) | |
| Ricardo Lopez (Indiana University) | ||
| Ari Van Assche (HEC Montréal) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Kisalaya Basu (Health Canada) | |
| Presentations | Inequality, health, and omitted variables [abstract] | |
| Brian Krauth (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Global income related health inequalities [abstract] | ||
| Jalil Safaei (University of Northern British Columbia) | ||
| Explaining the Sources of Income-Related Inequality in Health Care Utilization in Denmark [abstract] | ||
| Jens Gundgaard (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Jørgen Lauridsen (University of Southern Denmark) | ||
| Discussants | Xiaochuan (Sherry) Wang (Health Canada) | |
| Caroline Yung (Health Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Paul Anglin (University of Guelph) | |
| Presentations | Urban Spatial Interactions and Population Growth: Does the New Economic Geography Explain Existing Urban System Dynamics? [abstract] | |
| Mark D. Partridge (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Dan Rickman (Oklahoma State University) | ||
| Kamar Ali (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| M. Rose Olfert (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Population Uncertainty and the Timing of an Urban Transportation Infrastructure Investment [abstract] | ||
| Jean-Daniel Saphores (University of California Irvine) | ||
| Unveiling Hidden Districts: Describing and Assessing the Adoption Patterns of Business Improvement Districts in California [abstract] | ||
| Leah Brooks (McGill University) | ||
| Discussants | Robert Martin (Federal Reserve Board) | |
| Almos Tassonyi (Ontario Ministry of Finance) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Issues in Environmental Economics
Problèmes d’économie environnementale |
|
| Chair | Joshua Anyangah (University of Lethbridge) | |
| Presentations | Recreation Demand Analysis under Truncation, Overdispersion, and Endogenous Stratification: An Application to Gros Morne National Park [abstract] | |
| Roberto Martinez-Espineira (St Francis Xavier University) | ||
| Joe Amoako-Tuffour (St Francis Xavier University) | ||
| Parametric Estimation of the Environmental Efficiencies and Shadow Prices of Pollution: Cross-Country Approach [abstract] | ||
| Mykhaylo Salnykov (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Valentin Zelenyuk (Economic Education & Research Consortium) | ||
| Discussants | Skander Benabdallah (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Hasnat Dewan (Thompson Rivers University) | ||
| Andrea Podhorsky (York University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Irene Valsecchi (University of Milano-Bicocca) | |
| Presentations | A Role for Instructions [abstract] | |
| Irene Valsecchi (University of Milano-Bicocca) | ||
| Information Disclosure in Multistage Tournaments [abstract] | ||
| Maria Goltsman (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Arijit Mukherjee (Bates White LLC) | ||
| Discussants | Chris Bidner (University of British Columbia) | |
| Jennifer Steele (University of Texas at Austin) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Financial Econometrics
Économétrie de la finance |
|
| Chair | Chuan Goh (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | Dependence Structure between the Equity Market and the Foreign Exchange Market--A Copula Approach [abstract] | |
| Cathy Ning (Ryerson University) | ||
| Option Pricing with Modular Neural Networks [abstract] | ||
| Nikola Gradojevic (Lakehead University) | ||
| Ramazan Gençay (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Dragan Kukolj (University of Novi Sad) | ||
| Higher Moments as Risk Instruments to Discard Errors in Variables: The Case of the Fama and French Model [abstract] | ||
| François-Éric Racicot (University of Quebec, Outaouais) | ||
| Raymond Théoret (University of Quebec, Montreal) | ||
| Alain Coën (University of Quebec, Montreal) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Luc Savard (Université de Sherbrooke) | |
| Presentations | Electrification and the Household [abstract] | |
| Asha Sadanand (University of Guelph) | ||
| Louise Grogan (University of Guelph) | ||
| Water Reforms In Senegal:a Distributional Impact Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Luc Savard (Université de Sherbrooke) | ||
| Dorothée Boccanfuso (Université de Sherbrooke) | ||
| Antonio Estache (World Bank) | ||
| Fetching Water in India - Causes and Implications of Time Use [abstract] | ||
| Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Discussants | Benoit Dostie (HEC Montréal) | |
| Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Luc Savard (Université de Sherbrooke) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Industrial Organization III
Organisation industrielle théorique III |
|
| Chair | Achim I. Czerny (Berlin University of Technology) | |
| Presentations | Monopoly and Competitive Storage [abstract] | |
| Henry Thille (University of Guelph) | ||
| Sébastien Mitraille (Toulouse Business School) | ||
| Inventories and Endogenous Stackelberg Hierarchy in Two-period Cournot Oligopolistic Competition [abstract] | ||
| Sébastien Mitraille (Toulouse Business School) | ||
| Michel Moreaux (Université de Toulouse 1, IUF-IDEI-LERNA) | ||
| Slot constraints vs. congestion pricing to airport networks [abstract] | ||
| Achim I. Czerny (Berlin University of Technology) | ||
| Discussants | Heng Ju (University of British Columbia) | |
| Simin Seury (York University) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CSLS I: Productivity Puzzles Facing the Canadian Economy
Les énigmes de productivité qui attendent l’économie canadienne |
|
| Chair | Ian Stewart (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) | |
| Presentations | Can Measurement Error Explain the Stagnation of Productivity Growth in the Canadian Construction Sector? | |
| Peter Harrison (Finance Canada) | ||
| What Explains Canada-U.S. Differences in Hours Worked? [abstract] | ||
| Alberto Isgut (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity) | ||
| Lance Bialas (Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity) | ||
| James Milway (Institute for Competitiveness And Prosperity) | ||
| Where Did Canada's Productivity Growth Go in the Early 2000s: An Industry Perspective? | ||
| Benoît Robidoux (Department of Finance) | ||
| Tony Fisher (Finance Canada) | ||
| Frank Lee (Finance Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Pierre Fortin (University of Quebec at Montreal) | |
| Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada) | ||
| Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Public Sector Investment
Investissements du secteur publique |
|
| Chair | Randall Wigle (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| Presentations | Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Road Pricing? [abstract] | |
| Robin Lindsey (University of Alberta) | ||
| Risk-adjusted Discount Rates for Public Sector Investments [abstract] | ||
| Donald Brean (University of Toronto) | ||
| David Burgess (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Discussants | Donald Brean (University of Toronto) | |
| Robin Lindsey (University of Alberta) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Brian Krauth (Simon Fraser University) | |
| Presentations | The Impact of Poor Health on Education: New Evidence Using Genetic Markers [abstract] | |
| Steven Lehrer (Queen's University) | ||
| Weili Ding (Queen's University) | ||
| J. Niels Rosenquist (University of Pennsylvania and Massachus) | ||
| Janet Audrain-McGovern (University of Pennsylvania) | ||
| The Health Behaviors of Immigrants and Native-Born People in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Jeremiah Allen (University of Lethbridge) | |
| Presentations | Why Public Goods Are a Pedagogical Bad [abstract] | |
| Frances Woolley (Carleton University) | ||
| A Comparison of Online and Face-to-face Learning in Undergraduate Finance and Economic Policy Courses [abstract] | ||
| Jacques Raynauld (Hautes Études Commerciales) | ||
| Marie-Pierre Pelletier (Hautes Études Commerciales) | ||
| Microeconomics: Adding a non-analytical component to Graduate Theory [abstract] | ||
| Laura Brown (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Discussants | Melvin Cross (Dalhousie University) | |
| Dan Otchere (Concordia University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Richard Roy (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | Self-Selection in Migration and Returns to Skills [abstract] | |
| Pierre-Thomas Leger (HEC Montreal, CIRANO and CIRPE) | ||
| Dostie Benoit (HEC Montréal, CIRANO and CIRPÉE) | ||
| Migration, Human Capital, and Skills Redistribution Across the Canadian Provinces [abstract] | ||
| Serge Coulombe (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Jean-François Tremblay (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Highly Skilled Workers: Build, Share or Buy? [abstract] | ||
| John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Which Stars Should You Reach For? Firm Innovation and the Mobility of Scientific Stars [abstract] | ||
| Alexander Oettl (University of Toronto) | ||
| Discussants | Ajay Agrawal (University of Toronto) | |
| Charles M. Beach (Queen's University) | ||
| David Green (University of British Colombia) | ||
| Thitima Songsakul (Industry Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Douglas Hodgson (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Real variables and the real exchange rate: An inquiry into the transmission mechanism [abstract] | |
| Maxym Chaban (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Imperfect Information, Learning, And Exchange Rate Dynamics [abstract] | ||
| Hafedh Bouakez (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Takashi Kano (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Juanyi Xu (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Real Exchange Rate Dynamics With Endogenous Distribution Services [abstract] | ||
| Millan Mulraine (University of Toronto) | ||
| Discussants | Niloufar Entekhabi (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Constance Smith (University of Alberta) | ||
| Albert Touna Mama (Université de Montréal) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Daniel de Munnik (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Completion and Abandonment of Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence from the Newspaper Industry [abstract] | |
| Padma Rao Sahib (University of Groningen) | ||
| Katrin Muehlfeld (University of Groningen) | ||
| Arjen Witteloostuijn (University of Groningen ) | ||
| Are Sports Teams Multi-Product Firms? [abstract] | ||
| Ken Stewart (University of Victoria) | ||
| J.C.H. Jones (University of Victoria) | ||
| What's in the box: does brand matter in the demand for personal computers? [abstract] | ||
| Landon Kleis (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Daniel de Munnik (Bank of Canada) | |
| Noriko Ozawa (University of British Columbia - Okanagan) | ||
| Aylin Seckin (Istanbul Bilgi University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Saturday, May 27, 2006 |
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| 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 |
|
| Chair | Alfredo Cuecuecha (Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico) | |
| Presentations | School choice and student achievement: An Ontario analysis using NLSCY and EQAO data [abstract] | |
| Ping Ching Winnie Chan (University of Toronto) | ||
| Differences in the Distribution of High School Achievement: The role of class size and time in term [abstract] | ||
| Miles Corak (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Darren Lauzon (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Educational Attainment of Three Generations of Immigrants in Canada: Initial Evidence from the Ethnic Diversity Survey [abstract] | ||
| Aneta Bonikowska (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Aneta Bonikowska (University of British Columbia) | |
| Ping Ching Winnie Chan (University of Toronto) | ||
| Marc Frenette (Statistics Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Christian Zimmermann (University of Connecticut) | |
| Presentations | Price Setting under Low and High Inflation: Evidence from Mexico [abstract] | |
| Etienne Gagnon (Northwestern University) | ||
| Micro Foundations of Price-setting Behaviour: Evidence from Canadian Firms [abstract] | ||
| Daniel de Munnik (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Kuan Xu (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Discussants | Daniel de Munnik (Bank of Canada) | |
| Etienne Gagnon (Northwestern University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| International Finance I
Finance internationale I |
|
| Chair | Nikola Gradojevic (Lakehead University) | |
| Presentations | The IMF's Balance Sheet and Credit Risk [abstract] | |
| Eric Santor (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Ryan Felushko (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Integration of the Mexican Stock Market [abstract] | ||
| Alonso Gomez (University of Toronto) | ||
| Endogenous Probability of Financial Crises, Lender of Last Resort, and the Accumulation of International Reserves [abstract] | ||
| Junfeng Qiu (Queen's University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Stephen Ferris (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Decomposing Wage Distributions using Influence Function Projections [abstract] | |
| Thomas Lemieux (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sergio Firpo (PUC Rio) | ||
| Nicole Fortin (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Labor Market Policies, Institutions, and Wage Dispersion [abstract] | ||
| Alok Kumar (University of Victoria) | ||
| On-the-Job Search and Precautionary Savings: Theory and Empirics of Earnings and Wealth Inequality [abstract] | ||
| Jeremy Lise (Queen's University) | ||
| Discussants | Maxime Fougère (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | |
| Thomas Lemieux (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Jeremy Lise (Queen's University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Xenia Matschke (University of Connecticut) | |
| Presentations | Effectiveness of the Canadian Antidumping Regime: Is Trade Restricted? [abstract] | |
| Nisha Malhotra (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Horatiu Rus (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Costly Revenue-Raising and the Case for Favoring Import-Competing Industries [abstract] | ||
| Xenia Matschke (University of Connecticut) | ||
| Protection for Sale or Surge Protection? [abstract] | ||
| Susumu Imai (Concordia University) | ||
| Hajime Katayama (University of Sydney) | ||
| Kala Krishna (Pennsylvania State University and NBER) | ||
| Discussants | Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | |
| Susumu Imai (Concordia University) | ||
| Xenia Matschke (University of Connecticut) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Nikolay Gospodinov (Concordia University) | |
| Presentations | Specification Test Based on the Hansen-Jagannathan Distance with Good Small Sample Properties [abstract] | |
| Yu Ren (Queen's University) | ||
| Katsumi Shimotsu (Queen's University) | ||
| Bootstrap Inference in a Linear equation Estimated by Instrumental Variables [abstract] | ||
| Russell Davidson (McGill University) | ||
| James G. MacKinnon (Queen's University) | ||
| Exact Split-Sample Permutation Tests of Orthogonality and Random Walk in the Presence of a Drift Parameter [abstract] | ||
| Richard Luger (Emory University) | ||
| Discussants | Masayuki Hirukawa (Concordia University) | |
| Lynda Khalaf (Université Laval) | ||
| Alex Maynard (University of Toronto) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Pierre-Pascal Gendron (Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning) | |
| Presentations | Simulated Marginal Tax Rates for Canadian Firms [abstract] | |
| Joe Huang (University of Alberta) | ||
| Tax Noncompliance and Corporate Governance: A Comparative Study [abstract] | ||
| Lindsay Tedds (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Yardstick Competition and Tax Base Competition in Local Tax Setting in New Brunswick [abstract] | ||
| Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | ||
| Christina Tardif (Mount Allison University) | ||
| Discussants | Marcel Gerard (Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons) | |
| Glenn Jenkins (Queen's University) | ||
| Almos Tassonyi (Ontario Ministry of Finance) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Brian Doyle (Federal Reserve Board) | |
| Presentations | Assessing Structural VARs [abstract] | |
| Robert Vigfusson (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| Lawrence J. Christiano (Northwestern University) | ||
| Martin Eichenbaum (Northwestern University) | ||
| Real-Time Model Uncertainty in the United States: Robust Policies Put to the Test [abstract] | ||
| Robert Tetlow (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| The Effects of Oil Shocks on the Global Economy [abstract] | ||
| Luca Guerrieri (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| Discussants | Steven Ambler (University of Quebec at Montreal, CIRPEE) | |
| Jean Boivin (Columbia University) | ||
| Gino Cateau (Bank of Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Nicholas Sisto (Monterrey Institute of Technology) | |
| Presentations | The ARET Challenge: Evaluating Canada's First Environmental Voluntary Challenge Program [abstract] | |
| Werner Antweiler (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Kathryn Harrison (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Environmental Labeling [abstract] | ||
| Andrea Podhorsky (York University) | ||
| Empricical Analysis of Sequestered Carbon Trading Between Large Final Emitters and Sequesterers [abstract] | ||
| Adeyemi Esuola (University of Guelph) | ||
| Alfons J. Weersink (University of Guelph) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Thorsten Koeppl (Queen's University) | |
| Presentations | Oil Currency and the Dollar Standard [abstract] | |
| Kang Shi (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Michael Devereux (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Juanyi Xu (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Temporal Distribution of Price Changes: Staggering in the Large and Synchronization in the Small. [abstract] | ||
| Jerzy Konieczny (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Emmanuel Dhyne (National Bank of Belgium) | ||
| Joining EMU: A Real Options Perspective [abstract] | ||
| Frank Strobel (University of Birmingham) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Macroeconomics and Labour
Macroéconomie et travail |
|
| Chair | Tony Fang (University of Northen British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Intertemporal Substitution in Macroeconomics: Evidence from a Two-Dimensional Labor Supply [abstract] | |
| Ali Dib (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Louis Phaneuf (University of Quebec at Montreal) | ||
| A sectoral analysis of labour's share of income in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Louis Morel (Bank of Canada) | ||
| How Aging of the Labor Force Affects Equilibrium Unemployment [abstract] | ||
| Carsten Ochsen (University of Rostock) | ||
| Pascal Hetze (University of Rostock) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Bryan Campbell (Concordia University, CIREQ, and CIRANO) | |
| Presentations | Credit Risk Transfer: To Sell or to Insure [abstract] | |
| James Thompson (Queen's University) | ||
| A Study of Systemic Bankruptcy in Global Games [abstract] | ||
| Mei Li (Queen's University) | ||
| A Dynamic Model of Diversification and Divestiture [abstract] | ||
| Yuri Khoroshilov (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Anna Dodonova (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Discussants | James Thompson (Queen's University) | |
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Antonia Swann (York University) | |
| Presentations | The effects of reference pricing of antihypertensives on health outcomes: evidence from BC Pharmacare [abstract] | |
| Paul Grootendorst (University of Toronto) | ||
| Can Health Insurance Coverage explain the Generic Competition Paradox? [abstract] | ||
| Ying Kong (York University) | ||
| Ida Ferrara (York University) | ||
| Is the price of cancer treatment falling? [abstract] | ||
| Alexandra Constant (Health Canada) | ||
| Marie-Chantal Benda (Health Canada) | ||
| Ruolz Ariste (Canadian Institute for Health Information) | ||
| Charles Mallory (Health Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Rose Anne Devlin (University of Ottawa) | |
| Javier Gonzalez (University of Pennsylvania) | ||
| Chunping Liu (University of Guelph) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Is the Value Added Tax Naturally Progressive? [abstract] | |
| Glenn Jenkins (Queen's University) | ||
| Hatice Jenkins (Eastern Mediterranean University) | ||
| Chun-Yan Kuo (Queen's University) | ||
| VAT Revisited: A New Look at the Value Added Tax in Developing and Transitional Countries [abstract] | ||
| Pierre-Pascal Gendron (Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning) | ||
| Richard M. Bird (University of Toronto) | ||
| The Institutional and Political Determinants of Fiscal Adjustment [abstract] | ||
| Robert Lavigne (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Pierre-Pascal Gendron (Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning) | |
| Glenn Jenkins (Queen's University) | ||
| Vamsi Vakulabharanam (Queens College, City University of New York) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Shawn Ulrick (Federal Trade Commission) | |
| Presentations | An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Patents and Secrecy on Knowledge Spillovers [abstract] | |
| Tobias Schmidt (Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim) | ||
| Research Joint Ventures with Asymmetric Spillovers and Symmetric Contributions [abstract] | ||
| Gamal Atallah (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Productivity information in vertical sharing agreements [abstract] | ||
| Anthony Creane (Michigan State University) | ||
| Discussants | Petr Hanel (Université de Sherbrooke) | |
| Asha Sadanand (University of Guelph) | ||
| Jennifer Steele (University of Texas at Austin) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Khondlo Mtshali (York University) | |
| Presentations | Do College-Bound High School Students Need an Extra Year? [abstract] | |
| Louis-Philippe Morin (University of Toronto) | ||
| International Differences in Education Mobility Across Generations [abstract] | ||
| Kelly Foley (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Pierre Brochu (University of British Columbia) | |
| Patrick Bussière (Government of Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Karine Gobert (University of Sherbrooke) | |
| Presentations | Incentive Contracts in a Cournot Duopoly [abstract] | |
| Paul Anglin (University of Guelph) | ||
| Yang Wang (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Self-Enforcing Contracts With Action Dynamics [abstract] | ||
| Tim Worrall (Keele University) | ||
| Jonathan P Thomas (Edinburgh University) | ||
| Non Linear Contracting and Engogenous Market Power Between Manufacturers and Retailers [abstract] | ||
| Pierre Dubois (Université de Toulouse (INRA, IDEI)) | ||
| Céline Bonnet (University of Toulouse (INRA)) | ||
| Discussants | Isabelle Akaffou (Université de Montréal) | |
| Pierre Dubois (Université de Toulouse (INRA, IDEI)) | ||
| Tim Worrall (Keele University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Oil Economics
Économie pétrolière |
|
| Chair | Nguyen Van Quyen (University of Ottawa) | |
| Presentations | Modeling of Asymmetry between Gasoline and Crude oil prices: A Monte Carlo Comparison [abstract] | |
| Afshin Honarvar (University of Calgary) | ||
| Crude oil price and aggregate economic activity: Asymmetric or Symmetric relationship "Evidence from Canada's Economy" [abstract] | ||
| Asgar Khademvatani (University of Calgary) | ||
| Discussants | Benjamin J. Atkinson (University of Alberta) | |
| 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 |
|
| Chair | George Waters (Illinois State University) | |
| Presentations | Short-Run and Long-Run Causality between Monetary Policy and Stock Prices [abstract] | |
| David Tessier (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Yield Curve Responses to Monetary Policy in the Presence of Asymmetric Information [abstract] | ||
| Edda Claus (Australian National University) | ||
| Mardi Dungey (Cambridge University) | ||
| Bayesian Estimation of the Neutral Rate with a Structural Open-Economy Macroeconomic Model In a Moderately Rich Data Environment [abstract] | ||
| Paul Corrigan (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Calista Cheung (Bank of Canada) | |
| Ryan Macdonald (Bank of Canada) | ||
| George Waters (Illinois State University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Macroeconomic Shocks
Chocs macroéconomiques |
|
| Chair | Hafedh Bouakez (HEC Montréal) | |
| Presentations | What Happens After A Technology Shock? A Bayesian Perspective. [abstract] | |
| O. Mikhail (University of Central Florida) | ||
| Oil Price Shocks and Macroeconomic Dynamics: The Role of Inventories [abstract] | ||
| Ana María Herrera (Michigan State University) | ||
| Discussants | Susumu Imai (Concordia University) | |
| Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Lynda Gagne (University of Victoria) | |
| Presentations | Lifecycle Marriage Matching: Theory and Evidence [abstract] | |
| Eugene Choo (University of Toronto) | ||
| Aloysius Siow (University of Toronto) | ||
| Universal Childcare, Maternal Labor Supply and Family Well-Being [abstract] | ||
| Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Michael Baker (University of Toronto) | ||
| Jonathan Gruber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Jean-Francois Lamarche (Brock University) | |
| Presentations | Testing for Structural Breaks in a Nonstationary Linear Model [abstract] | |
| Oleg Glouchakov (York University) | ||
| Spurious Regression of Another Kind: Stationary Series Around Deterministic Trend with Structural Breaks [abstract] | ||
| Hong Seung Hyun (Concordia University) | ||
| A model selection method for S-estimation [abstract] | ||
| Shinichi Sakata (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Arie Preminger (Universite’ de Catholique, CORE) | ||
| Discussants | Prosper Dovonon (University of Montreal) | |
| Oleg Glouchakov (York University) | ||
| Katsumi Shimotsu (Queen's University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Vertical Market Structures
Structures de marché verticales |
|
| Chair | Jeffrey Church (University of Calgary) | |
| Presentations | Fair Trade: In or Out the Market? [abstract] | |
| Sylvaine Poret (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Claire Chambolle (INRA-LORIA) | ||
| On Input Markets Surplus and its Relation to the Downstream Market Game [abstract] | ||
| Leonardo Basso (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Leonardo Basso (University of British Columbia) | |
| Sylvaine Poret (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Government Debt
La dette gouvernementale |
|
| Chair | Patrick Coe (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Federal and Provincial Government Fiscal Balances in Canada's Major Cities [abstract] | |
| Ron Kneebone (University of Calgary) | ||
| Government Debt Spillovers in a Federation [abstract] | ||
| Constance Smith (University of Alberta) | ||
| Stuart Landon (University of Alberta) | ||
| A Positive Theory of Government Debt [abstract] | ||
| Fernando Martin (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Discussants | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Stephen Ferris (Carleton University) | ||
| Stephen Tapp (Queen's University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Issues in Optimal Taxation
Problèmes de taxation optimale |
|
| Chair | Simone Valente (ETH Zurich) | |
| Presentations | Envy, Leisure, and the Length of the Work Week [abstract] | |
| Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado (McGill University) | ||
| When Mirrlees Meets Rawls: Optimal Marginal and Average Income Taxation under Maxi-Min [abstract] | ||
| Laurence Jacquet (Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Belgian National Scientific Fund) | ||
| Robin Boadway (Queen's University ) | ||
| Discussants | Benjamin Dennis (University of the Pacific) | |
| Stefan Dodds (Carleton University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | Tying and Entry Decision in Telecommunication Markets [abstract] | |
| Xiaoting Wang (Brock University) | ||
| Bundling in Communication Markets [abstract] | ||
| Thierno Diallo (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi) | ||
| Competition, Proportional Return Rule and Settlement Rates in International Telephone Markets [abstract] | ||
| Heng Ju (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Guofu Tan (University of Southern California) | ||
| Discussants | Paul Anglin (University of Guelph) | |
| Gamal Atallah (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Jeffrey Smith (University of Michigan) | |
| Presentations | A Theory of Academic Tenure [abstract] | |
| Bruce Cater (Trent University) | ||
| University Faculty Salaries in Ontario: 1970/71-2003/04 [abstract] | ||
| Felice Martinello (Brock University) | ||
| Interjurisdictional Competition for Higher Education and Firms [abstract] | ||
| Marcel Gerard (Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons) | ||
| Fernando Ruiz (Facultés univ. cath. de Mons) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Leonard Dudley (Université de Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Macroeconomic Effects of Foreign Aid in Ghana and the Dutch Disease Effect: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis [abstract] | |
| Lawrence Arbenser (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Kurt K. Klein (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Krishan K. Kaushik (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Waltzing with the State: Quality of Government vs Institutions [abstract] | ||
| Hankook Kim (University of Toronto) | ||
| The Euro and Developing Country Finance [abstract] | ||
| Paul R. Masson (University of Toronto) | ||
| Discussants | Robert Lafrance (Bank of Canada) | |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Natural Resources and Growth
Ressources naturelles et croissance |
|
| Chair | Alan Collins (University of Portsmouth) | |
| Presentations | Is Natural Resource Abundance Beneficial or Detrimental to Income and Growth? [abstract] | |
| Chi-Yung (Eric) Ng (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| The Direction of Technical Change in Capital-Resource Economies [abstract] | ||
| Simone Valente (ETH Zurich) | ||
| Corrado Di Maria (CentER, Tilburg University) | ||
| Cursing the Blessings? Natural Resource Abundance, Institutions, and Economic Growth [abstract] | ||
| Christa Brunnschweiler (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich) | ||
| Discussants | Robert Mohr (University of New Hampshire) | |
| Chi-Yung (Eric) Ng (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Stephan Schott (Carleton University) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CDSG V: Topics in Development Economics II
Sujets en développement économique II |
|
| Chair | Sonia Laszlo (McGill University) | |
| Presentations | Sociopolitical Instability, Income Shocks and Savings of Households [abstract] | |
| Solomon Aklilu (State University of New York) | ||
| Structural Adjustment During Canada's Wheat Boom: 1900-1913 [abstract] | ||
| Emma Stephens (Cornell University) | ||
| Agrarian Organization and Economic Development: A Theoretical Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Vamsi Vakulabharanam (Queens College, City University of New York) | ||
| Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | ||
| The Effect of an Additional Alternative on Measured Risk Preferences in a Field Experiment [abstract] | ||
| Sonia Laszlo (McGill University) | ||
| Jim Engle-Warnick (McGill University) | ||
| Javier Escobal (Group for the Analysis of Development) | ||
| Discussants | Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba) | |
| Azim Essaji (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| George Grantham (McGill University) | ||
| Emma Stephens (Cornell University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Emanuela Cardia (Université de Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Long-term Inflation Outcomes after Hyperinflation: Theory and Evidence [abstract] | |
| Federico Guerrero (University of Nevada) | ||
| Money, Taxes, Audits and the Underground Economy [abstract] | ||
| Stephen Ahiabu (University of Toronto) | ||
| Real Exchange Rate and Economic Growth [abstract] | ||
| Yunfa Zhu (Universitry of Manitoba) | ||
| Adian Ashauni McFarlane (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Business Cycles and Growth
Cycles économiques et croissance |
|
| Chair | Talan Iscan (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Inflation and Economic Growth: Threshold Effects and Transmission Mechanisms [abstract] | |
| Min Li (University of Alberta) | ||
| The Canadian Business Cycle: A Comparison of Models [abstract] | ||
| Ryan Macdonald (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Frederick Demers (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Patrick Coe (Carleton University) | |
| Robert Vigfusson (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| Christian Zimmermann (University of Connecticut) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| International Finance IV
Finance internationale IV |
|
| Chair | John Smithin (York University) | |
| Presentations | Portfolio Choice Under Incomplete Financial Market [abstract] | |
| Ke Pang (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Dependence Structure and Extreme Comovements in International Equity and Bond Markets [abstract] | ||
| Georges Tsafack Kemassong (Université de Montréal) | ||
| A reappraisal of the evidence on PPP: A systematic investigation into MA roots in panel unit root tests and their implications [abstract] | ||
| Christoph Fischer (Deutsche Bundesbank) | ||
| Discussants | Christoph Fischer (Deutsche Bundesbank) | |
| Ke Pang (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Georges Tsafack Kemassong (Université de Montréal) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Mariana Spatareanu (Rutgers University) | |
| Presentations | Estimating Regional Trade Agreement Effects on FDI in an Interdependent World [abstract] | |
| Peter Egger (University of Munich) | ||
| Badi Baltagi (University of Syracuse) | ||
| Michael Pfaffermayr (University of Innsbruck) | ||
| Patterns of FDI in Mexico after NAFTA: The Role of Export Markets and Geographical Determinants [abstract] | ||
| Claudiu Tunea (Department of Finance, Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Susumu Imai (Concordia University) | |
| Alberto Isgut (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Allan Collard-Wexler (Northwestern University) | |
| Presentations | Retail Gasoline Price Cycles: Evidence from Guelph, Ontario Using Bi-Hourly, Station-Specific Retail Price Data [abstract] | |
| Benjamin J. Atkinson (University of Alberta) | ||
| Predatory Pricing: Domestic and International [abstract] | ||
| Nisha Malhotra (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Kathy Baylis (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Spatial Differentiation in Retail Markets for Gasoline [abstract] | ||
| Jean-François Houde (Queen's University) | ||
| Discussants | Jean-François Houde (Queen's University) | |
| David Krause (BCE Inc.) | ||
| Artyom Shneyerov (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Public Economics
Économie publique théorique |
|
| Chair | Elisabeth Gugl (University of Victoria) | |
| Presentations | Economics of public good provision: auditing, outsourcing and bribery [abstract] | |
| Gervan Fearon (York University) | ||
| Re-election incentives and the sustainability of international cooperation [abstract] | ||
| Nicolas Sahuguet (HEC Montreal) | ||
| Paola Conconi (Ecares) | ||
| Cycles and the House Allocation Problem [abstract] | ||
| Patrick de Lamirande (Competition Bureau) | ||
| Discussants | Georgia Kosmopoulou (University of Oklahoma) | |
| Sanghoon Lee (City College of New York, CUNY) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| The Economic Impact of Public Spending
L’impact économique des dépenses publiques |
|
| Chair | Muhammed Islam (Concordia University) | |
| Presentations | Political Competition and the Political Business Cycle [abstract] | |
| Stephen Ferris (Carleton University) | ||
| Stanley Winer (Carleton University) | ||
| Public Pensions, Income Security, and Consumption [abstract] | ||
| Jia-Zhueng Fan (Australian National University) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CESG Econometrics Poster Session
Séance d'affiches en économétrie |
|
| Chair | Jean-Francois Lamarche (Brock University) | |
| Presentations | Short and Long Run Causality Measures: Theory and Inference [abstract] | |
| Abderrahim Taamouti (Université de Montréal, CIREQ) | ||
| Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Modified Wald tests with Weak Identification [abstract] | ||
| Bertille Antoine (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Identification Robust Confidence Set Methods for Inference on Parameter Ratios with Application to Discrete Choice Models [abstract] | ||
| Clement Yelou (Université Laval) | ||
| Lynda Khalaf (Université Laval) | ||
| Denis Bolduc (Université Laval) | ||
| Evaluating Forecasts from Factor Models for Canadian GDP Growth and Core Inflation [abstract] | ||
| Calista Cheung (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Frederick Demers (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Testing For Sequential Logit Models Against Nested Logit Models [abstract] | ||
| Daisuke Nagakura (University of Washington) | ||
| Masahito Kobayashi (Yokohama National University) | ||
| Estimation of the Truncated Density Function at Its Unknown Truncation Point with an Application [abstract] | ||
| Pai Xu (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Estimate Conditional Quantile for Financial Time Series by Bootstrapping and Subsampling Methods [abstract] | ||
| Ling Yang (University of Guelph) | ||
| Thanasis Stengos (University of Guelph) | ||
| Asset Returns under State-Dependent Recursive Preferences [abstract] | ||
| Mohsen Bouaissa (Human Resources & Social Development Canada) | ||
| Nonlinear Models of Inflation Changes [abstract] | ||
| Fuchun Li (Bank of Canada) | ||
| 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 | |
| Sunday, May 28, 2006 |
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| 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 |
|
| Chair | John List (University of Chicago) | |
| Presentations | Who Gets the Last Word? An Experimental Study of the Expression of Social Norms [abstract] | |
| Jim Engle-Warnick (McGill University) | ||
| Andreas Leibbrandt (University of Zurich) | ||
| Tax Evasion and Social Interactions [abstract] | ||
| Guy Lacroix (Université Laval) | ||
| Bernard Fortin (Université Laval) | ||
| Marie-Claire Villeval (Université Lyon 2) | ||
| Online Communication and Information Disclosure in Common Pool Dilemmas [abstract] | ||
| Stephan Schott (Carleton University) | ||
| Coady Wing (Carleton University) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | |
| Presentations | Returns to College Education: Evidence from the National Graduates Surveys [abstract] | |
| Torben Drewes (Trent University) | ||
| Trends in Student Borrowing and Pathways: Evidences from the 1990, 1995 and 2000 classes [abstract] | ||
| Julie Dubois (Government of Canada) | ||
| Returns to university level education: Variations within disciplines, occupations and employment sectors [abstract] | ||
| Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Jorgen Hansen (Concordia University) | ||
| Who pursues postsecondary education, who leaves and why: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Youth in Transition Survey [abstract] | ||
| Patrick Bussière (Government of Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Chair | Andrew Leach (HEC Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Population, Impartiality and Sustainability in the Neoclassical Growth Model [abstract] | |
| Leslie Shiell (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Sustainability Index: An Economics Perspective [abstract] | ||
| Hasnat Dewan (Thompson Rivers University) | ||
| Natural Capital Index of Canada: A Brometer of the Stock of Natural Resources [abstract] | ||
| Kazi N. Islam (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Discussants | John Hartwick (Queen's University) | |
| Pierre Lasserre (Université du Québec à Montréal & Cirano) | ||
| Jeremy Lucchetti (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Monetary Policy
Politique monétaire |
|
| Chair | James Chapman (University of Iowa) | |
| Presentations | Heterogeneity and Optimal Monetary Policy [abstract] | |
| Michael Sampson (Concordia University) | ||
| Learning, Commitment and Monetary Policy: The Case for Partial Commitment [abstract] | ||
| George Waters (Illinois State University) | ||
| Discussants | Matthew Doyle (Iowa State University) | |
| Lilia Karnizova (University of Ottawa) | ||
| 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) | ||
| Samad Amirkhalkhali (Saint Mary's University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Economics of the Family III
Économie de la famille III |
|
| Chair | Claire de Oliveira (McMaster University) | |
| Presentations | Modelling Children in a Family Bargaining Model [abstract] | |
| Linda A. Welling (University of Victoria) | ||
| Elisabeth Gugl (University of Victoria) | ||
| Time Preference Assortative Mating [abstract] | ||
| Janice Compton (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Taxation, Intrafamily Distribution, and Dynamic Family Bargaining [abstract] | ||
| Elisabeth Gugl (University of Victoria) | ||
| Discussants | Catherine Deri Armstrong (University of Ottawa) | |
| Ruth Forsdyke (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Labour Force Participation of Older Workers
Activités de travail des personnes agées |
|
| 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] | |
| Tammy Schirle (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Canada's Income Security System and the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers [abstract] | ||
| Maxime Fougère (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Simon Harvey (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Bruno Rainville (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Andrea Wenham (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| What factors affect the labour market re-entry of retirees? [abstract] | ||
| Bruno Rainville (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| André Léonard (Human Resourcse Social Development Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Bob Baldwin (Informetrica Ltd.) | |
| Jeremy Lise (Queen's University) | ||
| Carolyn MacLeod (Policy Research Initiative) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Labour Market Dynamics
Dynamique du marché du travail |
|
| Chair | Alexander Ueberfeldt (Bank of Canada) | |
| Marcel Voia (Carleton University) | ||
| Presentations | Understanding Why Job Stability Increased in the 1990s [abstract] | |
| Pierre Brochu (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Analyzing Movements over Time in Employment Status and Welfare Participation while Controlling for Seam Bias using SIPP [abstract] | ||
| Xianghong Li (York University) | ||
| John Ham (University of Southern California) | ||
| Lara Shore-Sheppard (Williams College) | ||
| Measuring Changes in Aggregate Labor Quality over Time Using Production Functions [abstract] | ||
| Natalya Dygalo (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Wealth Shocks, Birth Cycles and Wage Trends: A Dynamic Equilibrium Model of Fertility, Wage and Labor Supply in the 20th Century [abstract] | ||
| Carrie Lee (Queen's University) | ||
| Discussants | Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | |
| Natalya Dygalo (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Shek-Wai Hui (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Xianghong Li (York University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Foreign Direct Investment II
Investissement direct étranger II |
|
| Chair | Yanling Wang (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | North-South Technology Diffusion: How Important are Trade, FDI and International Telecommunications? [abstract] | |
| Yanling Wang (Carleton University) | ||
| To Share or Not To Share: Does Local Participation Matter for Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment? [abstract] | ||
| Mariana Spatareanu (Rutgers University) | ||
| Beata Javorcik (World Bank) | ||
| FDI, Absorptive Capacity, and Productivity Growth: The Role of Inter-Industry Linkages | ||
| Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Yanling Wang (Carleton University) | ||
| Discussants | Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | |
| Richard Chisik (Florida International University) | ||
| Ricardo Lopez (Indiana University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Macroeconomics
Macroéconomie empirique |
|
| Chair | Alessandro Riboni (Université de Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Money, Interest Rate, and Output in the Open Economy: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation [abstract] | |
| Bekele Sinkie Gebregiorgis (McGill University) | ||
| The Credit Channel in a Small, Open Economy [abstract] | ||
| Sadaquat Junayed (Carleton University) | ||
| Huntley Schaller (Carleton University) | ||
| Discussants | Sadaquat Junayed (Carleton University) | |
| Bekele Sinkie Gebregiorgis (McGill University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| James Brox (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Derek Picard (University of Waterloo and Empirical Eco) | ||
| Productivity Growth in the Canadian Retail Trade Sector: Evidence from Micro Data [abstract] | ||
| Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) | ||
| John Baldwin (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Competition Policy and Innovation [abstract] | ||
| Aamir Hashmi (National University of Singapore and University of Toronto) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CESG IV: Nonstationarity and Causality
Non stationnarité et causalité |
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| Chair | Victoria Zinde-Walsh (McGill University) | |
| Presentations | Inference in Nearly Nonstationary SVAR Models with Long-Run Identifying Restrictions [abstract] | |
| Nikolay Gospodinov (Concordia University) | ||
| MA Sieve Bootstrap Unit Root Tests [abstract] | ||
| Patrick Richard (McGill University, Université de Sherbrooke) | ||
| Robust Granger Causality Tests in the VARX Framework [abstract] | ||
| Alex Maynard (University of Toronto) | ||
| Dietmar Bauer (Arsenal Research, Vienna, Austria) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Bodhisattva Sengupta (McGill University) | ||
| Public Investment as Political Investment: Evidence from Road Spending in Québec [abstract] | ||
| Marcelin Joanis (University of Toronto) | ||
| Structure of Federal Government Expenditure under Different Political Regimes [abstract] | ||
| Muhammed Islam (Concordia University) | ||
| Corruption and the Provision of Public Education and Infrastructure [abstract] | ||
| Monika Cule (University of Regina) | ||
| Murray E. Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Discussants | Monika Cule (University of Regina) | |
| Muhammed Islam (Concordia University) | ||
| Marcelin Joanis (University of Toronto) | ||
| Bodhisattva Sengupta (McGill University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | |
| Tamim Bayoumi (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Panelists | Mark Carney (Finance Canada) | |
| Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Chris Ragan (McGill University) | ||
| William Robson (C.D. Howe Institute) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Experimental Economics II
Économie expérimentale II |
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| Chair | John List (University of Chicago) | |
| Presentations | Testing if the Heterogeneity Distribution of a Randomized Experiment Changes During the Experimental Period [abstract] | |
| Marcel Voia (Carleton University) | ||
| Ricardas Zitikis (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Actions and Beliefs: Estimating Distribution-Based Preferences Using a Large Scale Experiment with Probability Questions on Expectations [abstract] | ||
| Charles Bellemare (Université Laval) | ||
| Sabine Kröger (Université Laval) | ||
| Arthur van Soest (Tilburg University) | ||
| Price formation in a sequential selling mechanism [abstract] | ||
| Sabine Kröger (Université Laval) | ||
| Radosveta Ivanova-Stenzel (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Economic Growth II
Croissance économique II |
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| Chair | Louis Hotte (University of Ottawa) | |
| Presentations | Political Integration, Rent Seeking and Growth [abstract] | |
| Daniel Brou (Columbia University) | ||
| Michele Ruta (European University Institute) | ||
| Contract Chronology and Economic Growth [abstract] | ||
| Amy Peng (Ryerson University) | ||
| Discussants | Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado (McGill University) | |
| Louis Hotte (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Housing Prices
Le prix du logement |
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| Chair | Robert Martin (Federal Reserve Board) | |
| Presentations | A Comparative Study of Hedonic Regression Techniques: The Case of Resale Houses [abstract] | |
| Kam Yu (Lakehead University) | ||
| Wenzheng Li (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Marc Prud'homme (Statistics Canada) | ||
| The Baby Boom: Predictability in House Prices and Interest Rates [abstract] | ||
| Robert Martin (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| Canadian Housing Prices and Urban Market Segmentation [abstract] | ||
| David Byrne (Queen's University) | ||
| Jason Allen (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Robert Amano (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Allan Gregory (Queen's University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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) | |
| Jeffrey Church (University of Calgary) | ||
| Don McFetridge (Carleton) | ||
| Tom Ross (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Resource and Environmental Economics
Économie des ressources naturelles et de l’environnement théorique |
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| Chair | Mykhaylo Salnykov (Simon Fraser University) | |
| Presentations | Computing Business-as-Usual with a Representative Agent and a Pollution Externality [abstract] | |
| Nikita Lyssenko (Carleton University) | ||
| Leslie Shiell (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Irreversible Investment in Alternative Projects [abstract] | ||
| Skander Benabdallah (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Pierre Lasserre (Université du Québec à Montréal & Cirano) | ||
| Debt vs Foreign Direct Investment: The Impact of International Capital Flows on Investment in Environmentally Sound Technologies [abstract] | ||
| Joshua Anyangah (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Discussants | Andrew Leach (HEC Montréal) | |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG-VII: International
International |
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| Chair | Tasso Adamopoulos (York University) | |
| Presentations | Technology Choice and Barriers to Capital Accumulation Across Countries | |
| Manish Pandey (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Convergence in Stochastic Dynamic Heckscher-Ohlin Model | ||
| Malik Shukayev (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Partha Chatterjee (National University of Singapore) | ||
| Relative Stagnation Alla Turca | ||
| Tasso Adamopoulos (York University) | ||
| Ahmet Akyol (York University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Money and Banking
Monnaie et banque |
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| Chair | Lilia Karnizova (University of Ottawa) | |
| Presentations | China's Incomplete Banking Reforms [abstract] | |
| Wendy Dobson (University of Toronto) | ||
| Anil Kashyap (University of Chicago) | ||
| Do Asymmetric Central Bank Preferences Help Explain Observed Inflation Outcomes? [abstract] | ||
| Matthew Doyle (Iowa State University) | ||
| Barry Falk (Iowa State University) | ||
| Corporate Balance Sheets in Developed Economies: Implications for Investment and Financial Stability [abstract] | ||
| Denise Côté (Banque du Canada) | ||
| Christopher Graham (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Qichun He (University of British Columbia) | |
| Francisco Ruge-Murcia (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Macroeconomics II
Macroéconomie théorique II |
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| Chair | Kevin Moran (University of Laval) | |
| Presentations | Defaultable Debt, Fiscal Policy and the Underground Economy [abstract] | |
| Baran Doda (University of Toronto) | ||
| The Economic Consequences of Sudden Stops with Underemployment and Subsistence Consumption [abstract] | ||
| Benjamin Dennis (University of the Pacific) | ||
| Talan Iscan (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Market Share Considerations and Price Dynamics [abstract] | ||
| Nicolas Vincent (Northwestern University) | ||
| Isaac Kleshchelski (Kellogg School of Management) | ||
| Choosing Longevity with Overlapping Generations [abstract] | ||
| Weichun Chen (University of Victoria) | ||
| Merwan Engineer (University of Victoria) | ||
| Ian King (University of Otago) | ||
| Discussants | Carlos de Resende (Bank of Canada) | |
| Baran Doda (University of Toronto) | ||
| Nooman Rebei (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Christian Zimmermann (University of Connecticut) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Adrian Ma (Trent University) | ||
| Investment in an Open Economy: Aggregate and Sector-Level Estimates [abstract] | ||
| Stuart Landon (University of Alberta) | ||
| Constance Smith (University of Alberta) | ||
| Discussants | Maxym Chaban (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Paul Corrigan (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Adrian Ma (Trent University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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) | |
| Standard Models of Nonstandard Agents | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Andrew Heisz (Business & Labour Market Analy Divis) | ||
| Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté (Statistique Canada) | ||
| The Impact of the Child Care Allowance on Female Labour Force Participation and Income Redistribution [abstract] | ||
| Don Van Wart (British Columbia Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance) | ||
| Immigrant Earnings and Income Distributions: Family Outcomes [abstract] | ||
| Colleen Dempsey (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| Casey Warman (Queen's Unversity) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Kaz Miyagiwa (Emory University) | ||
| Anthony Creane (Michigan State University) | ||
| The Effect of Foreign Productivity on FDI Decisions [abstract] | ||
| Jennifer Steele (University of Texas at Austin) | ||
| Property rights, Tax Incentives and Bogus FDI [abstract] | ||
| Haozhen Zhang (University of Alberta) | ||
| Discussants | Thierno Diallo (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi) | |
| Yanling Wang (Carleton University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Mehmet S. Dalkir (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| Do Countries of the Same Development Degree Move on the Same Wavelength? [abstract] | ||
| Rosmy Jean Louis (Malaspina University) | ||
| Daniel Simons (Malaspina University ) | ||
| Discussants | Brian Doyle (Federal Reserve Board) | |
| Andre Kurmann (Université du Québec à Montréal, CIRPEE) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Productivity and Growth
Productivité et croissance |
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| Chair | Robert Dimand (Brock University) | |
| Presentations | A Model of Economic Growth with Multiple GPTs [abstract] | |
| Richard Lipsey (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Kenneth Carlaw (University of British Columbia, Kelowna) | ||
| Human Capital, Productivity and Growth [abstract] | ||
| Audra Bowlus (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chris Robinson (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Competition and Growth: The Key Role of R&D Duplication Behind the 'Inverted U' Relationship [abstract] | ||
| Antonia Swann (York University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| 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] | |
| Mame Astou Diouf (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Non and Semiparametric Estimation in Models with Unknown Smoothness [abstract] | ||
| Victoria Zinde-Walsh (McGill University) | ||
| Yulia Kotlyarova (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Nonparametric Inferences on Conditional Quantile Processes [abstract] | ||
| Chuan Goh (University of Toronto) | ||
| Sun 12:00 - 13:30 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | Loc. TBA |
| 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 | Loc. TBA |
| CEA Annual General Meeting
Assemblée générale annuelle de l'ACE |
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| Sun 14:30 - 16:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CEA Executive Council Meeting 2
Conseil exécutif de l'ACE 2 |
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