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| Programme du congrès |
Current as of Thursday, May 31, 2007 - Please watch for updates
Programme is updated once a day at 20:30 PDT.
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Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Thursday, May 31, 2007 |
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| Thu 08:20 - 08:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF Welcome
Bienvenue au FCRSE |
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| Chair | Miles Corak (Statistics Canada) | |
| Thu 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF I: Changes in Time Use and Time Stress
Changements de l'emploi du temps et du stress lié à l’emploi du temps |
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| Organizer | Shelley A Phipps (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Miles Corak (Statistics Canada) | |
| Presentations | Changes in the Gender Division of Labour among Adults and Teens | |
| Katherine Marshall (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Changes in Time Related Stress: 1992 - 2005 | ||
| Alex Grey (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Benoit-Paul Hebert (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Andrew Harvey (St. Mary's University) | |
| Martha MacDonald (St. Mary's University) | ||
| Thu 08:30 - 11:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG I: Political Economy
Économie politique |
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| Organizer | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Chair | Stefan Dodds (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | A Model of Bicameral Bargaining Over Regional Policies | |
| Ross Hickey (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Dynamic Legislative Bargaining with Reconsideration | ||
| Pohan Fong (Concordia University) | ||
| Daniel Diermeier (Northwestern University) | ||
| Would Letting People Vote for Several Candidates Yield Policy Moderation? | ||
| Arnaud Dellis (Universite Laval/University of Hawai'i) | ||
| Discussants | Sam Bucovetsky (York University) | |
| Yukihiro Nishimura (Yokohama National University and Queen's University) | ||
| Stanley Winer (Carleton University) | ||
| Thu 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF II: Employment Consequences of Care-Giving
Conséquences de la prestation de soins sur l’emploi |
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| Organizer | Shelley A Phipps (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | F.R. Woolley (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Exploring Work/Family Conflict and Job Costs Among Nova Scotia Caregivers | |
| Janice Keefe (Mount Saint Vincent University) | ||
| Susan Kirkland (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sheva Medjuck (NS Advisory Council Status of Women) | ||
| Child Health and Parental Paid Work | ||
| Shelley A Phipps (Dalhousie University) | ||
| L. Lethbridge (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Peter Burton (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Perinatal Family Labour Supply: Historical Trends and the Modern Experience | ||
| Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Discussants | Lori Curtis (University of Waterloo) | |
| Katherine Marshall (Statistics Canada) | ||
| François Weldon (Human Resources Social Development Canada) | ||
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF III: Gender, Motherhood and Earnings
Sexe, maternité et salaire |
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| Organizer | Shelley A Phipps (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Sarah MacPhee (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Marriage, Child-Bearing and Women's Earnings: Evidence Based on Complete Longitudinal Profiles [abstract] | |
| Ross Finnie (Queen's University) | ||
| Motherhood Earnings Losses in Canada: Evidence froma Large Longitudinal Administrative Database | ||
| Xuelin Zhang (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Sex and Salaries at the University of Manitoba: Systemic Discrimination in a Canadian University | ||
| Laura Brown (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Susan Prentice (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Elizabeth Troutt (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Discussants | Teresa Cyrus (Dalhousie University) | |
| Yulia A Kotlyarova (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Thu 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG II: Research, Development and Government Policy
Recherche et développement et politique gouvernementale |
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| Sponsored by | Finance Canada | |
| Chair | Robin Boadway (Queens University) | |
| Presentations | The In-State, Out-of-State, and Aggregate Effects of R&D Tax Credits | |
| Daniel Wilson (Rederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) | ||
| Thu 14:30 - 16:30 | 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: Workplace Practices Employment Outcomes
Pratiques en milieu de travail et caractéristiques des emplois |
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| Organizer | Shelley A Phipps (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Brigitte Neumann (Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women) | |
| Presentations | Family-Friendly Benefits and Employee Labour Market Outcomes | |
| Tony Fang (York University) | ||
| Byron Lee (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Workplace Family Support Programs and Employment in Voluntary and Involuntary Part-Time House: Exploring Gender Differences | ||
| Isik Zeytinoglu (McMaster University) | ||
| G. B. Cooke (Memorial University of New Brunswick) | ||
| S.L. Mann (McMaster University) | ||
| Employer- Support for Volunteer Activities and Time Constraints in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Fiona MacPhail (University of Northern British Columbia) | ||
| Paul Bowles (University of Northern British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Vera Brusentsev (Swarthmore College) | |
| Fiona MacPhail (University of Northern British Columbia) | ||
| Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Thu 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG III: Empirical Analysis of Taxation
Analyse empirique de la taxation |
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| Organizer | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Chair | John A. Weymark (Vanderbilt University) | |
| Presentations | An Empirical Analysis of Capital Taxation: Equity Versus Tax Compliance | |
| Alejandro Esteller Moré (Universitat Barcelona) | ||
| José Maria Duran Cabré (Universitat Barcelona) | ||
| Do Agglomeration Economies Reduce the Sensitivity of Firm Location to Local Taxes | ||
| Mario Jametti (York University) | ||
| Marius Brulhard (University of Lausanne) | ||
| Kurt Schmidheiny (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) | ||
| Discussants | Kazuko Miyamoto (Queen's University) | |
| Jean-Francois Wen (University of Calgary) | ||
| Thu 16:30 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CEA Annual General Meeting
Assemblée générale annuelle de l'ACE |
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| Thu 17:30 - 19:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF Board Meeting
Assemblée exécutive du CERF |
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| Thu 18:30 - 21:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CEA Past President Dinner
Souper des anciens présidents |
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| Sponsored by | Export Development Canada | |
| Friday, June 1, 2007 |
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| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Economic Growth: Theory and Measurement
Croissance économique: Théorie et mesure |
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| Chair | Merwan Engineer (University of Victoria) | |
| Presentations | Gender Role in Production, Demographic Transition and Economic Takeoff [abstract] | |
| Henry Tam (York University) | ||
| Measuring the Stock of the Aggregate R&D capital in the Growth Accounting Framework [abstract] | ||
| Ning Huang (The University of British Columbia) | ||
| Manufacturing Productivity in China and India: The Role of Institutional Changes [abstract] | ||
| Manish Pandey (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Xiao-yuan Dong (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Discussants | Cristina Echevarria (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Rubina Verma (University of Southern California) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CWEN I: Gender and Work Issues Outside Canada
Enjeux liés au sexe des individus et au travail ailleurs qu'au Canada |
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| Chair | Teresa Cyrus (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Would We Really be Better Off in the U.S.? [abstract] | |
| Lori Curtis (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Who Bears the Burden? An Appraisal of the Socio-economic Impact of the Indonesian Crisis [abstract] | ||
| Brenda Spotton Visano (York University) | ||
| Beatriz Cid (York University) | ||
| Wage, Employment, and Gender Effects of Vietnam's Transition to a Market Economy [abstract] | ||
| Teresa Cyrus (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Discussants | Kathy Moscou (York University) | |
| Brenda Spotton Visano (York University) | ||
| Leo Wah Teng (St. Francis Xavier University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF I: Taxation and Social Democracy
Taxation et social-démocratie |
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| Organizer | Erin Weir (Canadian Labour Congress) | |
| Chair | Erin Weir (Canadian Labour Congress) | |
| Presentations | Competitiveness and Corporate Taxes: A Reappraisal [abstract] | |
| Erin Weir (Canadian Labour Congress) | ||
| Taxation and Social Democracy [abstract] | ||
| Andrew Jackson (Canadian Labour Congress) | ||
| Some Implications of Tax Forgiveness on Rollover for Rental Housing [abstract] | ||
| Marion Steele (University of Guelph) | ||
| Doing it by the (Text)Book: The Nordic Approach to Financing the Welfare State [abstract] | ||
| Stephen Gordon (Université Laval) | ||
| Discussants | Marc Lee (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) | |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Oligopoly
Oligopole |
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| Chair | Patrick de Lamirande (Cape Breton University) | |
| Presentations | A Markov-Switching Model of Refining Margins and Inventories [abstract] | |
| Olusegun Oladunjoye (University of Guelph) | ||
| Henry Thille (University of Guelph) | ||
| The Competitive Effects of Outside Directors in Oligopoly [abstract] | ||
| Norikoo Ozawa (University of British Columbia, Okanagan) | ||
| Mixed Duopoly with Two Production Periods and Demand Uncertainty [abstract] | ||
| Syed A. Basher (York University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CESG I: Testing
Test |
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| Chair | John W. Galbraith (McGill University) | |
| Presentations | Testing Parameter Constancy Across Many Groups [abstract] | |
| Shinichi Sakata (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Testing for Restricted Stochastic Dominance: Some Further Results [abstract] | ||
| Russell Davidson (McGill University) | ||
| Minimax Detection of Structural Change Using Large Deviations [abstract] | ||
| Chuan Goh (University of Toronto) | ||
| Testing for Singularities [abstract] | ||
| Victoria Zinde-Walsh (McGill University) | ||
| John W. Galbraith (McGill University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Health, Labour and Housing
Analyse empirique de la santé, du travail et du logement |
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| Chair | Sudeshna Maitra (York University) | |
| Presentations | Health Services Use Among Older Canadians In Rural And Urban Areas [abstract] | |
| Heather Conde (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| On the Relationship between Unemployment Duration and Limited Job Opportunities for Older Workers [abstract] | ||
| Natalya Dygalo (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Factors Underlying Metropolitan House Price changes: Evidence from a Panel Data Model [abstract] | ||
| Richard Watuwa (Cape Breton University) | ||
| Harvey Johnstone (Cape Breton University) | ||
| Discussants | Logan McLeod (McMaster University) | |
| Lise Pichette (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Industry Canada I: Competition Intensity
Intensité de la compétition |
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| Organizer | Marc Duhamel (Industry Canada) | |
| Chair | Marc Duhamel (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Robustness of International Benchmarks of Competition Intensity: The Case of Mark-ups [abstract] | |
| Stéphane Crépeau (Industry Canada) | ||
| Jeffrey Peter (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Explorations into the Quality of Venture Capital Financing in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Jeffrey Peter (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Marc Duhamel (Industry Canada) | ||
| Productivity and Concentration: Empirical Evidence from the Canadian Manufacturing Sector [abstract] | ||
| Anindya Sen (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Determinants of Fiscal Policies
Déterminants des politiques fiscales |
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| Chair | Martin Altemeyer-Bartscher (Chemnitz University of Technology) | |
| Presentations | Impact of Increased Use of Supplementary Estimates on Lapses [abstract] | |
| Joshua Dempsey (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) | ||
| Dagmar Dyck (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) | ||
| Annette Ryan (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat ) | ||
| Does Tax Competition Tame the Leviathan? [abstract] | ||
| Mario Jametti (York University) | ||
| Marius Brülhart (University of Lausanne) | ||
| Strategic Local Tax Setting in British Columbia [abstract] | ||
| Ross Hickey (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Discussants | James Chapman (Bank of Canada) | |
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Consumption, Addiction, and Health
Consommation, toxicomanie et santé |
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| Chair | Maximilian Schmeiser (Cornell University) | |
| Presentations | Food Consumption and Obesity in France [abstract] | |
| Celine Bonnet (University of toulouse) | ||
| Pierre Dubois (University of Toulouse) | ||
| Valérie Orozco (University of Toulouse) | ||
| Expanding Waistlines and Wallets: The Impact of Income on the BMI of Women Eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit [abstract] | ||
| Maximilian Schmeiser (Cornell University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Trade and the Environment
Commerce et environnement |
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| Chair | Chokri Dridi (University of Alberta) | |
| Presentations | Foreign Direct Investment and the Choice of Environmental Policy [abstract] | |
| Paul Missios (Ryerson University) | ||
| Ida Ferrara (York University) | ||
| Halis Murat Yildiz (Ryerson University) | ||
| Production Externalities, Environmental Taxes, and the Gains from Trade [abstract] | ||
| Michael Benarroch (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Soham Baksi (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Discussants | Souvik Datta (University of British Columbia) | |
| John Janmaat (Acadia University) | ||
| Walid Marrouch (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Bayesian Estimation and Kalman Filtering
Estimation bayesienne et filtrage de Kalman |
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| Chair | Vadim Marmer (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Accounting For The Decline In Volatility Of US Residential Investment With A Bayesian Estimation [abstract] | |
| Haifang Huang (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Another Approach to Drawing States in State Space Models [abstract] | ||
| Shirley Miller (Université de Montréal) | ||
| William McCausland (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Denis Pelletier (North Carolina State University) | ||
| Bayesian analysis via MCMC scheme for the Normal Inverse Gaussian Stochastic Volatility model. [abstract] | ||
| Sid Ali Amedah (Laval University) | ||
| Stephen Gordon (Université Laval) | ||
| Discussants | Sid Ali Amedah (Laval University) | |
| Haifang Huang (University of British Columbia) | ||
| William McCausland (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Labour Economics
Économie du travail théorique |
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| Chair | Tony Fang (York University) | |
| Presentations | Productivity, Inequality, and Social Interactions [abstract] | |
| Kendra McLeish (University of Calgary) | ||
| Pourquoi a-t-on laissé tomber les régimes à Prestations Déterminées? L'exercice d'une option réelle. [abstract] | ||
| Louise Lavoie (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Pierre Lasserre (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| On the Optimal Combination of Promotion Tournaments and Individual Performance Pay [abstract] | ||
| Veikko Thiele (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Anja Schöttner (Humboldt University Berlin) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Macroeconometrics
Macroéconométrie |
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| Chair | Maxym Chaban (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Presentations | The Feldstein-Horioka Puzzle: a Panel Smooth Transition Regression Approach [abstract] | |
| Julien Fouquau (Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orleans) | ||
| Christophe Hurlin (Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orleans) | ||
| Isabelle Rabaud (Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orleans) | ||
| Log versus Level in VAR Forecasting: 16 Million Empirical Answers - Expect the Unexpected [abstract] | ||
| Johannes Mayr (ifo Institute for Economic Research) | ||
| Dirk Ulbricht (ifo Institute for Economic Research) | ||
| Discussants | Denise Côté (Banque du Canada) | |
| Firmin Doko (Université de Montréal, CIREQ) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Information and Competition
Information et compétition |
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| Chair | Ingela Alger (Boston College) | |
| Presentations | Quality Signals, Competition and Consumer Fraud [abstract] | |
| Silvia Martinez Gorricho (University of Toronto) | ||
| Competing Through Information Provision [abstract] | ||
| Jean Guillaume Forand (University of Toronto) | ||
| Bilateral Matching and Bargaining with Private Information [abstract] | ||
| Chi Leung (Adam) Wong (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Artyom Shneyerov (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Sumon Majumdar (Queen's University) | |
| Maxim Sinitsyn (McGill University) | ||
| Satoru Takahashi (Harvard University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG IV: Redistributive Policy
Politique de redistribution |
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| Organizer | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Chair | Leah Brooks (McGill University) | |
| Presentations | Optimal Disability Assistance when Fraud and Stigma Matter | |
| Laurence Jacquet (Université cathol. de Louvain, Belgian National Scientific Fund) | ||
| Redistributive Taxation with Heterogeneous Relative-Consumption Concerns | ||
| Stefan Dodds (Carleton University) | ||
| Discussants | Katherine L Cuff (McMaster University) | |
| John A. Weymark (Vanderbilt University) | ||
| Fri 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF V: The Family Context of Labour Market Decisions
Contexte familial des décisions liées au marché du travail |
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| Organizer | Shelley A Phipps (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) | |
| Presentations | Understanding Single and Dual Earner Families in Canada, 1993-2004 [abstract] | |
| Sameer Mawji (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Stéphane Gascon (Human Resources Social Development Canada) | ||
| Immigrant and Canadian-born Family Migration and the Employment Outcomes of Women and Men [abstract] | ||
| Hongchen Yue (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Compensating for Birth and Adoption | ||
| Vera Brusentsev (Swarthmore College) | ||
| Wayne Vroman (Urban Institute) | ||
| Discussants | Abdurrahman Aydemir (Statistics Canada) | |
| Janice Compton (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Lihui Zhang (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CREE I: Resources and Sustainability
Ressources et durabilité |
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| Organizer | Andrew Leach (University of Alberta) | |
| Chair | John Janmaat (Acadia University) | |
| Presentations | Strategic Extraction of Non-Renewable Resources in the Presence of Learning-By-Doing in Alternative Energy Sources [abstract] | |
| Andrew Leach (University of Alberta) | ||
| Ujjayant Chakravorty (University of Central Florida) | ||
| Michel Moreaux (Universite Toulouse I) | ||
| Constant Consumption with Exhaustible Resources: New Scenarios [abstract] | ||
| John Hartwick (Queen's University) | ||
| Do Energy Efficient Appliances Generate Energy Savings? Some Evidence from Canada [abstract] | ||
| Denise Young (University of Alberta) | ||
| Discussants | John Hartwick (Queen's University) | |
| John Janmaat (Acadia University) | ||
| Brooks A. Kaiser (Gettysburg College) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CWEN II: Women, Know Your Place! A Girl's Guide to Being an Economist
Mesdames, sachez où vous devriez être! Un guide féminin pour être économiste |
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| Chair | Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | |
| Panelists | Claire de Oliveira (McMaster University) | |
| Lilani Kumaranayake (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Mary Mackinnon (McGill University) | ||
| Shannon Seitz (Boston College) | ||
| Carolyn Wilkins (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF II: Prospects for the Atlantic Regional Economy
Perspectives d’avenir pour l’économie de la région de l’Atlantique |
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| Organizer | David Pringle (Statistics Canada) | |
| Chair | David Pringle (Statistics Canada) | |
| Panelists | Michael Bradfield (Dalhousie Universtiy) | |
| David Chaundy (Atlantic Provinces Economic Council) | ||
| Douglas May (Memorial University) | ||
| Rob Moir (University of New Brunswick, Saint John) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Foreign Direct Investment I
Investissement direct étranger I |
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| Chair | Ali Dib (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Foreign Direct Investment and Host Country Policies: A Rationale for Using Ownership Restrictions [abstract] | |
| Bilgehan Karabay (Central Bank of Turkey) | ||
| FDI, Exports & Aggregate Productivity [abstract] | ||
| Joel Rodrigue (Queen's University) | ||
| Discussants | Wissem Ajili (University of Paris Dauphine) | |
| Wei Dong (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CESG II: Econometrics
Économétrie |
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| Chair | Huntley Schaller (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Price Level Convergence, Purchasing Power Parity and Multiple Structural Breaks: An Application to U.S. Cities [abstract] | |
| Syed A. Basher (York University) | ||
| Josep Lluis Carrion-i-Silvestre (University of Barcelona) | ||
| Hybrid Choice Modeling of New Technologies for Car Use in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Ricardo Alvarez-Daziano (Université Laval) | ||
| Denis Bolduc (Laval University) | ||
| Panel Cointegration Estimates of the Effect of Interest Rates, Capital Goods Prices, and Taxes on the Capital Stock [abstract] | ||
| Huntley Schaller (Carleton University) | ||
| Marcel Voia (Carleton University) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Development and China
Développement et Chine |
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| Chair | Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | The Evolution of Family Planning Policy in Rural China from 1980 to 2002 [abstract] | |
| Yiu-fai Lee (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) | ||
| China's Upgrading Trajectory in the Global Electronics Industry [abstract] | ||
| Ari Van Assche (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Byron Gangnes (University of Hawaii at Manoa) | ||
| Poverty, Credit Constraint and Trade [abstract] | ||
| Wenhui Fan (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Oligopoly Theory
Théorie des oligopoles |
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| Chair | Can Erutku (York University, Glendon Campus) | |
| Presentations | Participation and Tacit Collusion [abstract] | |
| Patrick de Lamirande (Cape Breton University) | ||
| Jean-Daniel Guigou (Université du Luxembourg) | ||
| Bruno Lovat (Université de Nancy 2 ) | ||
| Horizontal Mergers, Quality Choice, and Welfare [abstract] | ||
| Thierno Diallo (Universite du Québec a Chicoutimi and CRDT) | ||
| Merging with a Buyer Group Member [abstract] | ||
| Can Erutku (York University, Glendon Campus) | ||
| Patrick de Lamirande (Cape Breton University) | ||
| Discussants | Can Erutku (York University, Glendon Campus) | |
| Mikko Packalen (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Steffen Ziss (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 11:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy
Dynamique de l’inflation et politique monétaire |
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| Organizer | Thomas Lubik (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) | |
| Chair | Thomas Lubik (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) | |
| Presentations | Investment Adjustment Costs: An Empirical Assessment [abstract] | |
| Hashmat Khan (Carleton University) | ||
| Charlotta Groth (Bank of England) | ||
| Inflation Dynamics with Search Frictions: A Structural Econometric Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Thomas Lubik (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) | ||
| Michael Krause (Deutsche Bundesbank) | ||
| David Lopez-Salido (Board of Governors) | ||
| Structural Multi-Equation Macroeconomic Models: A System-Based Estimation and Evaluation Approach [abstract] | ||
| Lynda Khalaf (Carleton University) | ||
| Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal, CIREQ, CIRANO,..) | ||
| Maral Kichian (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Health Economics I
Économie de la santé I |
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| Chair | Martin Dooley (McMaster University) | |
| Presentations | Taking Account of Context: How Important are Family Characteristics in Explaining Individual Health Seeking Behavior? The Case of Vietnam [abstract] | |
| Ardeshir Sepehri (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Saeed Moshiri (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Sisira Sarma (Health Canada) | ||
| Wayne Simpson (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Looking for Private Information in Self-Assessed Health [abstract] | ||
| Simo Goshev (McMaster University) | ||
| James Banks (University College London, IFS and SEDAP) | ||
| Thomas F Crossley (University of Cambridge) | ||
| The Impact of Physical and Sexual Abuse in Childhood on Adult Economic Outcomes: Evidence from the Ontario Child Health Study [abstract] | ||
| Martin Dooley (McMaster University) | ||
| Paul Contoyannis (McMaster University) | ||
| Discussants | Martin Dooley (McMaster University) | |
| Anindya Sen (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Ardeshir Sepehri (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Schooling Attainment in Canada
Niveau de scolarité au Canada |
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| Chair | Raphael Solomon (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | How Are the Descendants of the "Rabble" Doing? The Intergenerational Progress in the Educational Attainment of Franco-Americans vs. French-Speaking Quebeckers [abstract] | |
| Daniel Parent (McGill University) | ||
| Mary Mackinnon (McGill University) | ||
| Why Are Youth from Lower-income Families Less Likely to Attend University? Evidence from Academic Abilities, Parental Influences, and Financial Constraints [abstract] | ||
| Marc Frenette (Federal Government) | ||
| The Source of Declining Entry Wages for the Less Educated in Canada [abstract] | ||
| James Townsend (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| David Green (University of British Colombia) | ||
| Discussants | Alice Fabre (Université Aix-Marseille 2) | |
| Richard Mueller (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Miana Plesca (University of Guelph) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Issues on Monetary Policy
Enjeux liés à la politique monétaire |
|
| Chair | Brigitte Desroches (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Optimal Monetary Policy and Price Stability over the Long Run [abstract] | |
| Malik Shukayev (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Oleksiy Kryvtsov (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Alexander Ueberfeldt (Bank of Canada) | ||
| The Effects of Monetary Policy on Exchange Rates in Small Open Economies: A Structural Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Approach [abstract] | ||
| Rokon Bhuiyan (Queen's University) | ||
| Discussants | Mario Crucini (Vanderbilt University) | |
| Tamara Gomes (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Finance II
Théorie financière II |
|
| Chair | Andreas Park (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | Trade Volume, Price Variability and Information Quality [abstract] | |
| Katya Malinova (University of Toronto) | ||
| Andreas Park (University of Toronto) | ||
| Counterparty Risk in Insurance Contracts: Should the Insured Worry about the Insurer? [abstract] | ||
| James Thompson (Queen's University) | ||
| Bubbles and Crashes with Multidimensional Uncertainty [abstract] | ||
| Antonio Doblas-Madrid (Michigan State University) | ||
| Discussants | Ryan Davies (Babson College) | |
| Eric Jahn (Goethe University Frankfurt) | ||
| Andreas Park (University of Toronto) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Macroeconomic Labour Markets
Macroéconomie du marché du travai |
|
| Chair | Lilia Karnizova (University of Ottawa) | |
| Presentations | Labor Market Dynamics in DSGE Models with Nonlinear Transformation [abstract] | |
| Jean-Francois Nadeau (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Why a Fixed Workweek? [abstract] | ||
| Cristina Echevarria (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Antonia Diaz (Universidad Carlos III) | ||
| Discussants | Zuzana Janko (University of Calgary) | |
| Alok Kumar (University of Victoria) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Testing Hypotheses
Tests d’hypothèses |
|
| Chair | René Lalonde (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Impact of Instrument Endogeneity on some Test-Statistics [abstract] | |
| Firmin Doko (Université de Montréal, CIREQ) | ||
| Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal, CIREQ, CIRANO,..) | ||
| Consistent Tests for Infinite-Degree Stochastic Dominance [abstract] | ||
| Chris Bennett (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Stochastic Volatility Model under Discrete Mixtures of Normal Specification [abstract] | ||
| Dinghai Xu (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Applications of Decision Theory
Applications de la théorie de la décision |
|
| Chair | Matteo Triossi (Collegio Carlo Alberto) | |
| Presentations | Guilt Aversion and Insincerity-Induced Disutility [abstract] | |
| J. Atsu Amegashie (University of Guelph) | ||
| Integrating Illiquid Assets into the Portfolio Decision Process [abstract] | ||
| Paul Anglin (University of Guelph) | ||
| Two-stage Acts and Exponential Probability Capacities [abstract] | ||
| Nobuo Koida (Princeton University) | ||
| Discussants | Hikmet Gunay (University of Manitoba) | |
| Kuan Xu (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Bingyong Zheng (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| State of the Art Lecture
Conférences sur l'état des connaisance |
|
| Sponsored by | CIREQ | |
| Chair | Gillian Hamilton (University of Toronto) | |
| Speaker | Maristella Botticini (Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Torino, and Boston University) | |
| Contracts and Markets: When Mr. Economics Marries Ms. Clio | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG V: Health and Education
Santé et éducation |
|
| Organizer | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Chair | Sam Bucovetsky (York University) | |
| Presentations | Wait Times for Public Health Care: A Political Economy Analysis | |
| Haizhen Mou (Carleton University) | ||
| School Competition with Publicly-Funded Catholic Schools: Evidence on Student Mobility and Achievement | ||
| A. Abigail Payne (McMaster University) | ||
| Martin Dooley (McMaster University) | ||
| David Card (University of California, Berkeley) | ||
| Discussants | Pohan Fong (Concordia University) | |
| Mario Jametti (York University) | ||
| Fri 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CERF VI: Workplaces and Well-Being
Milieu de travail et bien-être |
|
| Organizer | Shelley A Phipps (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | David Green (University of British Colombia) | |
| Presentations | Research in Subjective Well-Being: Results and Implications for Workplaces, Communities and Nations [abstract] | |
| John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Haifang Huang (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Fri 12:00 - 14:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CWEN Luncheon
Diner-causerie de CWEN |
|
| Speaker | Susan Collins (Georgetown University) | |
| Accounting for Growth: China and India After 25 Years | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CREE II: Environment and Industrial Organization
Environnement et organisation industrielle |
|
| Chair | Werner Antweiler (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Environmental Regulation and Mergers within the Eco-Industry [abstract] | |
| Joan Canton (Université Aix-Marseille II) | ||
| Maia David (AgroParisTech) | ||
| Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Environmental Policy and Mergers in Polluting Oligopolies [abstract] | ||
| Amrita Ray Chaudhuri (McGill University) | ||
| Hassan Benchekroun (McGill University) | ||
| Smart Emission Trading for Toxins [abstract] | ||
| Werner Antweiler (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Joan Canton (Université Aix-Marseille II) | |
| Amrita Ray Chaudhuri (McGill University) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Microeconomics Theory I
Théorie microéconomique I |
|
| Chair | Al Slivinski (University of Western Ontario) | |
| Presentations | Information Provision And Price Competition [abstract] | |
| Hao Li (University of Toronto) | ||
| Ettore Damiano (University of Toronto) | ||
| Unobservable Heterogeneity in Directed Search [abstract] | ||
| Michael Peters (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Community Enforecement when Players Observe Partners' Past Play [abstract] | ||
| Satoru Takahashi (Harvard University) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CDSG I: Health and Education in Development
Santé et éducation dans le développement |
|
| Organizer | Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba) | |
| Presentations | Long Run Health Effects of Early Childhood Socio-Economic Status on the Elderly in Mexico [abstract] | |
| Franque Grimard (McGill University) | ||
| Sonia Laszlo (McGill University) | ||
| Wilfredo Lim (McGill University) | ||
| Time for School? The Implications of Fetching Water for School Attendance in India [abstract] | ||
| Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Absenteeism and Separation from the Labour Force: What is the HIV Impact? [abstract] | ||
| Lilani Kumaranayake (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Discussants | Gustavo Bobonis (University of Toronto) | |
| Janice Compton (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Sudeshna Maitra (York University) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| HRSDC I: Pathways to Post-Secondary Education
Voies vers l’éducation post-secondaire |
|
| Organizer | Tomasz Gluszynski (Government of Canada) | |
| Chair | Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources And Social Development Canada) | |
| Presentations | What Accounts for Anomalous Educational Trajectories Among High and Low Reading Achievers? [abstract] | |
| Victor Thiessen (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Early Labour Market Outcomes and Post-Secondary Education [abstract] | ||
| Tomasz Gluszynski (Government of Canada) | ||
| Jorgen Hansen (Concordia University) | ||
| First Results from the Third Cycle of the Youth in Transition Survey: Educational and Labour Market Pathways [abstract] | ||
| Patrick Bussière (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Bagala Biswal (Human Resource and Social Development) | |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CESG III: Theory
Théorie |
|
| Chair | Vadim Marmer (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Quantile-Based Nonparametric Inference for First-Price Auctions [abstract] | |
| Vadim Marmer (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Artyom Shneyerov (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Evaluating the Regression Discontinuity Design Using Experimental Data [abstract] | ||
| Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan) | ||
| Don Black (Syracuse University) | ||
| Jose Galdo (Syracuse University) | ||
| Semiparametric Estimation of Fixed Effects Panel Data Models with Smooth Coefficients [abstract] | ||
| Yiguo Sun (University of Guelph) | ||
| Raymond Carroll (Texas A&M University (Statistics)) | ||
| Qi Li (Texas A&M University (Economics)) | ||
| Discussants | Chuan Goh (University of Toronto) | |
| Yulia A Kotlyarova (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Shinichi Sakata (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| SRDC I: Job Strategies for the Unemployed
Stratégies d’emploi pour les chômeurs |
|
| Chair | Neil Bouwer (Human Resources and Social Development) | |
| Presentations | A Community-Based Jobs Strategy for the Unemployed: Impacts of CEIP after 3-Years of Eligibility [abstract] | |
| David Gyarmati (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Shawn de Raaf (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Shek-Wai Hui (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Claudia Nicholson (SRDC) | ||
| Community Employment Innovation Project: Interim Results and Lessons Learned from the Study of Community Effects [abstract] | ||
| Shawn de Raaf (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| David Gyarmati (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Claudia Nicholson (SRDC) | ||
| Shek-Wai Hui (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Discussants | John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) | |
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Labour Market Dynamics
Analyse empirique de la dynamique du marché du travail |
|
| Chair | Thitima Songsakul (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Effects of Short-Term Training Measures on Individual Unemployment Duration in Western Germany [abstract] | |
| Stephan Thomsen (Centre for European Economic Research) | ||
| Reinhard Hujer (University Frankfurt/Main) | ||
| Christopher Zeiss (University Frankfurt/Main) | ||
| Using Semiparametric Methods in an Analysis of Earnings Mobility [abstract] | ||
| Shawn Ulrick (Federal Trade Commission) | ||
| Discussants | Wen-Hao Chen (Statistics Canada) | |
| Natalya Dygalo (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Thitima Songsakul (Industry Canada) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Economic Theory I: Political Economy
Théorie économique I: Économie politique |
|
| Sponsored by | CETC | |
| Chair | Pohan Fong (Concordia University) | |
| Presentations | Redistributive Politics with Distortinary Taxation [abstract] | |
| Nicolas Sahuguet (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Benoit Crutzen (Erasmus University of Rotterdam) | ||
| Policy Dynamics and Inefficiency in a Parliamentary Democracy with Proportional Representation [abstract] | ||
| Pohan Fong (Concordia University) | ||
| David P. Baron (Stanford University) | ||
| Daniel Diermeier (Northwestern University) | ||
| Indifferent Public, Passionate Advocates, and Strategic Media [abstract] | ||
| Ming Li (Concordia University) | ||
| Tymofiy Mylovanov (University of Bonn) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Industrial Organization I
Organisation industrielle empirique I |
|
| Chair | James Chapman (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Motives for Innovation Co-operation - Evidence from the Canadian Survey of Innovation [abstract] | |
| Tobias Schmidt (Center for European Economic Research) | ||
| On Retail Gasoline Pricing Websites: Potential Sample Selection Biases and Their Implications for Empirical Research [abstract] | ||
| Benjamin Atkinson (Competition Bureau) | ||
| The Determinants of Partial Equity Stakes [abstract] | ||
| Ran Jing (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirics of Exchange Rates and Soft Budget Constraints
Analyse empirique des taux de change et des contraintes budgétaires molles |
|
| Chair | Marc-Andre Letendre (McMaster/Queen's University) | |
| Presentations | Microeconomic Sources of Real Exchange Rate Variation [abstract] | |
| Mario Crucini (Vanderbilt University) | ||
| Chris Telmer (Carnegie Mellon University) | ||
| Measuring the Impact of Intervention on Exchange Market Pressure [abstract] | ||
| Diana Weymark (Vanderbilt University) | ||
| Pierre Siklos (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| An Empirical Analysis of the Soft Budget Constraint : The Case of Japan [abstract] | ||
| Kazuko Miyamoto (Queen's University) | ||
| Discussants | Hashmat Khan (Carleton University) | |
| Marc-Andre Letendre (McMaster/Queen's University) | ||
| Hajime Tomura (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Canadian Business Cycles
Cycles économiques canadiens |
|
| Chair | Dalibor Stevanovic (Université de Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Real GDP and the Purchasing Power of Provinicial Output [abstract] | |
| Ryan Macdonald (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Welfare Costs of Border Delays: Numerical Calculations From a Canadian Regional Trade Model [abstract] | ||
| Trien Nguyen (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Randall W. Wigle (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| The Transmission of U.S. Business Cycles to the Canadian Economy [abstract] | ||
| Koichi Yoshimine (Ryerson University) | ||
| Discussants | Gabriel Bruneau (Industry Canada) | |
| Ghosh Madamohan (Department of Finance) | ||
| Zuzana Janko (University of Calgary) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Development Theory
Théorie du développement |
|
| Chair | Dane Rowlands (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Humanitarian Relief and Civil Conflict [abstract] | |
| Max Blouin (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Stephane Pallage (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Liberalization and Corruption in Developing Countries: Is there a non-monotonic relationship? [abstract] | ||
| Soham Baksi (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Pinaki Bose (University of Memphis) | ||
| Manish Pandey (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| The Distributional Gains from Regulating an Open Access Resource: The Case for Communal Management [abstract] | ||
| Ning Qi (University Of Guelph) | ||
| Clive Southey (University of Guelph) | ||
| Patrick Martin (University of Guelph) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Finance I
Finance empirique I |
|
| Chair | Kuan Xu (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Estimation of Stochastic Volatility Models using Realized Volatility [abstract] | |
| Linlan Xiao (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Should We Abandon the Intermediation Approach for Analysing Banking Performance? [abstract] | ||
| André Leclerc (Université de Moncton) | ||
| Mario Fortin (Dép. d'écon., Université de Sherbrooke) | ||
| The Impact of Hedging on Stock Return and Firm Value: New Evidence from Canadian Oil and Gas Companies [abstract] | ||
| Kuan Xu (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Chang Dan (Chang Jiang Securities) | ||
| Hong Gu (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Kuan Xu (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Estimation of Household Preferences
Estimation des préférences des ménages |
|
| Chair | Lori Curtis (University of Waterloo) | |
| Presentations | Welfare Effect of a Price Change: The Case of Lotto 6/49 [abstract] | |
| Kam Yu (Lakehead University) | ||
| Xun Xu (Lakehead University) | ||
| Identification of Intertemporal Allocation Parameters [abstract] | ||
| Kadir Atalay (McMaster University) | ||
| Sule Alan (University of Cambridge) | ||
| Collective Households, "Unitary" Households, And The Role Of Outside Options: Evidence From Turkey [abstract] | ||
| Tumer Kapan (Columbia University) | ||
| Discussants | Kadir Atalay (McMaster University) | |
| Tumer Kapan (Columbia University) | ||
| Kam Yu (Lakehead University) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Learning Games I
Jeux d’apprentissage I |
|
| Chair | Wayne Simpson (University of Manitoba) | |
| Presentations | Moral Hazard and Repeated Insurance Contracts [abstract] | |
| Bingyong Zheng (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics) | ||
| Chris Robinson (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Learning in the Diamond-Dybvig (1983) Bank Run Model [abstract] | ||
| Janet Hua Jiang (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Jasmina Arifovic (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Yiping Xu (University of International Bussiness and Economics) | ||
| Discussants | Janet Hua Jiang (Simon Fraser University) | |
| Bingyong Zheng (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG 1: Search Models of Money
Modèles de prospection en économie monétaire |
|
| Organizer | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Rui Castro (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Martin Gervais (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chair | Jonathan Chiu (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Optimum Quantity of Money Revisited: Distortionary Taxation in a Search Model of Money | |
| Moritz Ritter (University of Toronto) | ||
| Optimal Inflation in the Presence of Search Frictions and Market Power | ||
| Lucy Qian Liu (Queen's University) | ||
| Allen Head (Queens University) | ||
| Idiosyncratic Uncertainty, Inflation and Welfare | ||
| Jonathan Chiu (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Miguel Molico (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| State of the Art Lecture
Conférences sur l'état des connaisances |
|
| Chair | Dwayne Benjamin (University of Toronto) | |
| Speaker | Loren Brandt (University of Toronto) | |
| Growth and Structural Change in China: 1978-2005 | ||
| Fri 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG VI: Decentralized Decision Making
Prise de décision décentralisée |
|
| Chair | Stanley Winer (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Honor Among Tax Haves | |
| Sam Bucovetsky (York University) | ||
| Inside the Gift Horse's Mouth: Tax and Expenditure Limits, Flypaper, and the Community Development Block Grant Program | ||
| Leah Brooks (McGill University) | ||
| Discussants | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| A. Abigail Payne (McMaster University) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CREE III: Environmental and Political Economy
Économie politique et environnementale |
|
| Organizer | Andrew Leach (University of Alberta) | |
| Chair | Andrew Leach (University of Alberta) | |
| Presentations | Harvesting Age and Species Selection in Forestry Economics [abstract] | |
| Pierre Lasserre (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Skander Benabdallah (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Playing Dirty or Going Clean: Lobbying, Self-regulation and the Government [abstract] | ||
| Souvik Datta (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Lobbying and Public Good Provision in a Federal Economy: A Dynamic Approach [abstract] | ||
| Bodhisattva Sengupta (McGill University) | ||
| Environmental Policy under Majority Rule and Voting with Feet [abstract] | ||
| Arian Khaleghi Moghadam (University of Guelph) | ||
| Asha Sadanand (University of Guelph) | ||
| Discussants | Andrei Bazhanov (Queen's University) | |
| Skander Benabdallah (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Arian Khaleghi Moghadam (University of Guelph) | ||
| Bodhisattva Sengupta (McGill University) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Trade and Labour
Commerce et travail |
|
| Chair | René Morissette (Statistics Canada) | |
| Presentations | Equality through Exposure? International Trade and the Racial Wage Gap [abstract] | |
| Azim Essaji (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Gregory Sweeney (HDRINC) | ||
| Offshoring and Labor Demand in Swedish firms [abstract] | ||
| Linda Andersson (Örebro University) | ||
| Patrik Karpaty (Örebro University) | ||
| The Transmission Effects of World Demographic Changes in a Multi-Country Overlapping Generations Model [abstract] | ||
| Maxime Fougere (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Patrick Georges (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Marcel Merette (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Discussants | Teresa Cyrus (Dalhousie University) | |
| Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CDSG Lecture
CDSG Conférence |
|
| Speaker | Phil Keefer (World Bank) | |
| Going Beyond Autocracy versus Democracy to Explain the Political Economy of Development | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Applications of Game Theory I
Applications de la théorie des jeux |
|
| Chair | Marc Duhamel (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | Pre-Auction Offers in Asymmetric First-Price and Second-Price Auctions [abstract] | |
| Rene Kirkegaard (Brock University) | ||
| Per Overgaard (University of Aarhus) | ||
| Cohesion and Self-bias in Communities [abstract] | ||
| Sébastien Mitraille (Toulouse Business School) | ||
| Paul Grout (University of Bristol and CMPO) | ||
| Sébastien Mitraille (Toulouse Business School) | ||
| Silvia Sonderegger (University of Bristol and CMPO) | ||
| Competition in Auctions in a Monetary Economy [abstract] | ||
| Richard Dutu (University of Waikato) | ||
| Benoit Julien (University of New South Wales) | ||
| Ian King (University of Melbourne) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Alleviating Poverty I
Lutter contre la pauvreté |
|
| Chair | Sami Bibi (University of Laval) | |
| Presentations | Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Labor Market Behavior [abstract] | |
| Kathleen Rybczynski (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Where is Poverty Greatest in Canada? Comparing Regional Poverty Profile Without Poverty Lines [abstract] | ||
| Wen-Hao Chen (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Exporting Out of Poverty: Provincial Poverty in Vietnam and U.S. Market Access [abstract] | ||
| Brian McCaig (University of Toronto) | ||
| Discussants | Deanna Margarett Dolor (Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network / University of the Philippines) | |
| Brian McCaig (University of Toronto) | ||
| Kathleen Rybczynski (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| SRDC II: Promoting Access to Post-Secondary Education
Promouvoir l’accès à l’éducation post-secondaire |
|
| Chair | Neil Bouwer (Human Resources and Social Development) | |
| Presentations | Enhancing Human Capital Development among the Economically Disadvantaged: Early Evidence from the learn$ave Individual Development Account Demonstration Project [abstract] | |
| Norm Leckie (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Michael Dowie (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Can Enhanced Career Education and Financial Incentives offered to Grade 10 students increase access to Post-Secondary Education? Early Implementation of the Future to Discover Pilot Project [abstract] | ||
| Reuben Ford (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | ||
| Discussants | Arthur Sweetman (Queen's University) | |
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Political Economy
Économie politique |
|
| Chair | Mario Jametti (York University) | |
| Presentations | Reliability and Responsibility: A Theory of Endogenous Commitment [abstract] | |
| Matteo Triossi (Collegio Carlo Alberto) | ||
| Electoral Incentives & Public Money: Results from the Indian Parliamentary System. [abstract] | ||
| Prithviraj Guha (New York University) | ||
| Campaign Spending Limits, Incumbent Spending, and Election Outcomes [abstract] | ||
| Marie Rekkas (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Kevin Milligan (Univeristy of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Stefan Dodds (Carleton University) | |
| Mario Jametti (York University) | ||
| Marcelin Joanis (University of Toronto) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Investments in Children in Developing Countries
Investissements dans les enfants dans les pays en développement |
|
| Chair | Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| Presentations | How School Voucher Affect Educational Earning and Employment Outcomes: Evidence from chile [abstract] | |
| Sankar Mukhpadhyay (University of Nevada, Reno) | ||
| Petra Todd (University of pennsylvania) | ||
| The One Child Policy and Family Formation in Urban China [abstract] | ||
| Leo Wah Teng (St. Francis Xavier University) | ||
| Gordon Anderson (University of Toronto) | ||
| Child Labor Trap, Schooling Quality and Growth [abstract] | ||
| Alice Fabre (Université Aix-Marseille 2) | ||
| Emmanuelle Augeraud (University of La Rochelle, France) | ||
| Discussants | Louis-Philippe Morin (University of Toronto) | |
| Sankar Mukhpadhyay (University of Nevada, Reno) | ||
| Melanie O'Gorman (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Foreign Direct Investment II
Investissement direct étranger II |
|
| Chair | Andreas Waldkirch (Colby College) | |
| Presentations | Impact of FDI Restrictions on Inward FDI in OECD Countries [abstract] | |
| Panagiotis Syntetos (Industry Canada) | ||
| Ghosh Madamohan (Department of Finance) | ||
| Weimin Wang (Microeconomic Policy Analysis) | ||
| Taxes, Tariffs and Foreign Direct Investment [abstract] | ||
| Koo Woong Park (Seoul National University) | ||
| North American Integration and the Location of Foreign Direct Investment [abstract] | ||
| Andreas Waldkirch (Colby College) | ||
| Ayca Tekin-Koru (Oregon State University) | ||
| Discussants | Eugene Beaulieu (University of Calgary) | |
| Joel Rodrigue (Queen's University) | ||
| Susan Chun Zhu (Michigan State University) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Evidence on Price Adjustments
Évidence d’ajustement des prix |
|
| Chair | Kevin Moran (Laval University) | |
| Presentations | Merchant Acceptance, Costs and Perceptions of Retail Payments: A Canadian Survey [abstract] | |
| Carlos Arango (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Varya Taylor (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Restaurant Prices and Minimum Wage [abstract] | ||
| Erwan Gautier (Banque de France) | ||
| Denis Fougere (CREST - Banque de France) | ||
| Herve Le Bihan (Banque de France) | ||
| Inflation Forecasts for Canada: What Can We Learn from Capacity Utilization? [abstract] | ||
| Raphael Solomon (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Topics in Empirical Finance
Sujets liés à la finance empirique |
|
| Chair | Plamen Nikolov (Fordham University) | |
| Presentations | Links between Currency Exchange Fluctuations and Banking System Fragility. Evidence from Emerging Markets in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe [abstract] | |
| Plamen Nikolov (Fordham University) | ||
| An Analysis of Pricing and Returns in the Market for French Canadian Paintings [abstract] | ||
| Douglas J Hodgson (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Using Matched Samples to Test for Differences in Trade Execution Costs [abstract] | ||
| Ryan Davies (Babson College) | ||
| Sang Soo Kim (Korea Development Bank) | ||
| Discussants | Douglas J Hodgson (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Lynda Khalaf (Carleton University) | ||
| Andreas Park (University of Toronto) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Finance II
Finance empirique II |
|
| Chair | Garima Vasishtha (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Dependence Structure between Stock Prices and the Exchange Rate: [abstract] | |
| Cathy Ning (Ryerson University) | ||
| Leo Michelis (Ryerson University) | ||
| Value at Risk Forecasting with Fat-Tails Finite Mixture Asymmetric GARCH model [abstract] | ||
| Mohammed Bouaddi (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Fiscal and Monetary Nexus in Emerging Market Economies: How does Debt Matter? [abstract] | ||
| Garima Vasishtha (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Taimur Baig (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Manmohan S. Kumar (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Edda Zoli (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CNEH I: Wealth and Inequality in Economic History
Richesse et inégalité en histoire économique |
|
| Organizer | Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Mary Mackinnon (McGill University) | |
| Presentations | Zipf, Gibrat and Wealth: Implications for the Interpretation of Canadian Economic History [abstract] | |
| Livio Di Matteo (Lakehead University) | ||
| Inequality and Physical Well-Being Among Coloured and White South Africans [abstract] | ||
| Kris Inwood (University of Guelph) | ||
| Oliver Masakure (University of Guelph) | ||
| The Economics of Language in Canada: From Bilingualism to Dual-lingualism [abstract] | ||
| Tolga Koker (Yale University) | ||
| Discussants | Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | |
| Melvin Cross (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Chris Minns (London School of Economics) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Learning Games II
Jeux d’apprentissage II |
|
| Chair | Xiaopeng Yin (University of Windsor) | |
| Presentations | The Leader as Catalyst: On Leaders, Followers and the Politics of Change [abstract] | |
| Sumon Majumdar (Queen's University) | ||
| Sharun Mukand (Tufts University) | ||
| 'Us' and 'Them': Evolutionary Origins and Some Economic Consequences [abstract] | ||
| Curtis Eaton (University of Calgary) | ||
| Mukesh Eswaran (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Robert Oxoby (University of Calgary) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG II: Inflation and Indexation
Inflation et indexation |
|
| Organizer | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Rui Castro (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Martin Gervais (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chair | Oleksiy Kryvtsov (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Information Expectations and the Business Cycle | |
| Rhys Mendes (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Aggregate Effects of Nominal Wealth Redistribution under Inflation Targeting and Price Level Targeting | ||
| Yaz Terajima (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Cesaire Meh (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Jose-Vistor Rios-Rull (University of Pennsylvania) | ||
| Does Indexation Bias the Estimated Frequency of Price Adjustment? | ||
| Oleksiy Kryvtsov (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Maral Kichian (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Bank of Canada Fellowship Lecture
Conférence des boursiers de la Banque du Canada |
|
| Sponsored by | Bank of Canada / Banque du Canada | |
| Chair | John D Murray (Bank of Canada) | |
| Speaker | Gregor Smith (Queen's University) | |
| Macroeconomic Lessons from Multivariate Forecasts | ||
| Fri 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CPEG VII: Volatility and Uncertainty
Volatilité et incertitude |
|
| Chair | Katherine L Cuff (McMaster University) | |
| Presentations | Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Volatility: Evidence from State-Level Cross-Section Data of the United States | |
| Yukihiro Nishimura (Yokohama National University and Queen's University) | ||
| Nobuo Akai (Osaka University) | ||
| Masayo Sakata (Otemon Gakuin University) | ||
| Hicksian Surplus Measures of Individual Welfare Change when there is Price and Income Uncertainty | ||
| John A. Weymark (Vanderbilt University) | ||
| Discussants | Michael Hoy (University of Guelph) | |
| Alejandro Esteller Moré (Universitat Barcelona) | ||
| Fri 17:45 - 19:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Innis Lecture
Conférence Innis |
|
| Chair | Li Hao (University of Toronto) | |
| Speaker | Michael Peters (University of British Columbia) | |
| Hedonic Equilibrium | ||
| Fri 19:00 - 22:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Dalhousie University Reception
Réception de l’Université Dalhousie |
|
| Saturday, June 2, 2007 |
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| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CDH: Retirement and Pensions
Retraite et pensions |
|
| Chair | Yvan Guillemette (C D Howe Institute) | |
| Presentations | Employer Pensions, Public Pensions and Labour Market Attachment [abstract] | |
| Ted Wannell (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Understanding and Estimating the Fair Value of Pension Promises [abstract] | ||
| John Ilkiw (CPP Investment Board) | ||
| Predicting Who Will Work Past Age 65 [abstract] | ||
| Leroy Stone (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Alex Grey (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | |
| René Morissette (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Kuan Xu (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Monopoly and Duopoly
Monopole at Duopole |
|
| Chair | Shawn Ulrick (Federal Trade Commission) | |
| Presentations | Who Will Wait Before Buying? Strategic Delay and Dynamic Monopoly Pricing [abstract] | |
| Hikmet Gunay (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Equilibria in a Capacity-Constrained Differentiated Duopoly [abstract] | ||
| Maxim Sinitsyn (McGill University) | ||
| Price Competition when Not All Customers Know of All Firms [abstract] | ||
| Curtis Eaton (University of Calgary) | ||
| Ian MacDonald (Lincoln University) | ||
| Laura Meriluoto (The University of Canterbury) | ||
| Discussants | Silvia Martinez Gorricho (University of Toronto) | |
| Mikko Packalen (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Chi Leung (Adam) Wong (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Gift Giving
Remise de cadeaux |
|
| Chair | Heather Martin (CBDC Blue Water) | |
| Presentations | Charitable Giving under Inequality Aversion [abstract] | |
| Pinar Derin (Boston University) | ||
| Neslihan Uler (New York University) | ||
| How Responsive are Charitable Donors to Requests to Give? [abstract] | ||
| Baris Yoruk (Boston College) | ||
| Gift Exchange within an Economic Firm: Evidence from a Field Experiment [abstract] | ||
| Bruce Shearer (Université Laval) | ||
| Charles Bellemare (Université Laval) | ||
| Discussants | Ruth Forsdyke (Dalhousie University) | |
| Bruce Shearer (Université Laval) | ||
| Baris Yoruk (Boston College) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Family Economics
Économie de la famille théorique |
|
| Chair | Flaubert Mbiekop (Cornell University) | |
| Presentations | Family Structure and the Median Voter [abstract] | |
| Janice Compton (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Revisiting the Insuring Child | ||
| Flaubert Mbiekop (Cornell University) | ||
| The Fetters of the Sib [abstract] | ||
| Ingela Alger (Boston College) | ||
| Jörgen Weibull (Stockholm School of Economics) | ||
| Discussants | J. Atsu Amegashie (University of Guelph) | |
| Cristina Echevarria (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Sudeshna Maitra (York University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Urban Growth
Croissance urbaine |
|
| Organizer | Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto) | |
| Chair | Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | Urban Growth and Transportation [abstract] | |
| Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto) | ||
| Matthew Turner (University of Toronto) | ||
| Spatial Growth and Industry Age [abstract] | ||
| Esteban A. Rossi-Hansberg (Princeton University) | ||
| Moving to High Quality of Life [abstract] | ||
| Jordan Rappaport (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Gravity Models
Modèles gravitationels |
|
| Chair | Ari Van Assche (HEC Montréal) | |
| Presentations | New Border Effects Evidence From Canada-U.S. Regional Trade Model [abstract] | |
| Mykyta Vesselovsky (Carleton University) | ||
| The Border Puzzle Revisited [abstract] | ||
| Susan Chun Zhu (Michigan State University) | ||
| Cultural Proximity and Trade [abstract] | ||
| Farid Toubal (University of Paris 1) | ||
| Gabriel Felbermayr (University of Tuebingen) | ||
| The Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA): An Estimation of the Trade Effects [abstract] | ||
| Javad Abedini (Université de Nantes) | ||
| Nicolas Péridy (Université de Nantes) | ||
| Discussants | Eugene Beaulieu (University of Calgary) | |
| Teresa Cyrus (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Mauro Pisu (National Bank Of Belgium) | ||
| Joel Rodrigue (Queen's University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Labour Supply
Offre de travail |
|
| Chair | Susan Johnson (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| Presentations | Understanding Regional Differences in Work Hours [abstract] | |
| Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Andrew Heisz (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Short-Time Working And Working Time Reduction: Which Tendencies? [abstract] | ||
| Oana Calavrezo (Laboratoire d'Economie D'Orleans (LEO) / CEE) | ||
| Richard Duhautois (Centre d'etudes de l'emploi ; Crest) | ||
| Emmanuelle Walkowiak (Laboratoire d'Economie d'Orleans) | ||
| The PhD Labour Market in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Thitima Songsakul (Industry Canada) | ||
| Daniel Boothby (Industry Canada) | ||
| Bernice Lau (Industry Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Susan Johnson (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| Mikal Skuterud (University of Waterloo) | ||
| James Townsend (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Education and Training
Éducation et formation |
|
| Chair | Louis-Philippe Morin (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | Post-Secondary Education in Canada: Can Ability Bias Explain the Earnings Gap Between College and University Graduates? [abstract] | |
| Miana Plesca (University of Guelph) | ||
| Vincenzo Caponi (Ryerson University) | ||
| Premature Apprenticeship Terminations in Germany: An Economic Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Donata Bessey (University of Zurich) | ||
| Uschi Backes-Gellner (University of Zurich) | ||
| Post-Secondary Education in Canada: Can Ability Bias Explain the Earnings Gap Between College and University Graduates? [abstract] | ||
| Miana Plesca (University of Guelph) | ||
| Vincenzo Caponi (Ryerson University) | ||
| Discussants | Philippe Belley (University of Western Ontario) | |
| Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Victor Thiessen (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG III: Exchange Rates
Taux de change |
|
| Organizer | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Rui Castro (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Martin Gervais (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chair | Alok Johri (McMaster University) | |
| Presentations | The Returns to Currency Speculation | |
| Craig Burnside (Duke University) | ||
| Martin Eichenbaum (Northwestern University) | ||
| Isaac Kleshchelski (Northwestern University) | ||
| Sergio Rebelo (Kellogg School of Management) | ||
| Currency Areas and Monetary Coordination | ||
| Qing Liu (University of Toronto) | ||
| Shouyong Shi (University of Toronto) | ||
| Persistent Real Exchange Rates | ||
| Alok Johri (McMaster University) | ||
| Amartya Lahiri (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Learning About Wage Setting Behaviour Through Surveys
En apprendre sur les comportements de fixation des salaires à l’aide de sondages |
|
| Organizer | Sharon Kozicki (Bank of Canada) | |
| Chair | Sharon Kozicki (Bank of Canada) | |
| Panelists | David Amirault (Bank of Canada) | |
| John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Danielle Zietsma (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Information and Communications Technology
Information et technologie des communications |
|
| Chair | Rao Someshwar (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | Are There Productivity Spillovers From ICT Adoption?: Evidence From Canadian and U.S. Industries [abstract] | |
| Rao Someshwar (Industry Canada) | ||
| Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) | ||
| Weimin Wang (Microeconomic Policy Analysis) | ||
| The Past, Present, and Future of the ICT Revolution [abstract] | ||
| Kenneth Carlaw (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Richard Lipsey (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Ryan Webb (Queens Univsersity) | ||
| ICT and Its Spillover Impacts on Productivity in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Saeed Moshiri (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Discussants | Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) | |
| Koo Woong Park (Seoul National University) | ||
| Weimin Wang (Microeconomic Policy Analysis) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Issues on Commodity Prices
Enjeux liés aux prix des biens |
|
| Chair | Pierre Lasserre (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Presentations | The Impact of Emerging Asia on Commodity Prices [abstract] | |
| Calista Cheung (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Morin Sylvie (Bank of Canada) | ||
| The Tandem Movement of Natural Resource Price and the Price of Loonie: An Empirical Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Kazi Islam (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Douglas J Hodgson (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Amrita Ray Chaudhuri (McGill University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Urban Labour Markets
Marché du travail urbain |
|
| Chair | Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan) | |
| Presentations | Skills in the City: A Hedonic Approach to the Urban Wage Premium [abstract] | |
| Bernardo Blum (University of Toronto) | ||
| William Strange (University of Toronto) | ||
| Marigee Bacolod (University of California Irvine) | ||
| A Model of Localized Skill Spillovers: Productivity and Credentialism in a Knowledge Economy [abstract] | ||
| Chris Bidner (University of British Columbia) | ||
| External Effects of Education: Human Capital Spillovers in Firms [abstract] | ||
| Matthias Vorell (RWI Essen) | ||
| Thomas K. Bauer (RWI Essen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, CEPR) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Poverty Indices
Indices de pauvreté |
|
| Chair | Marion Steele (University of Guelph) | |
| Presentations | Distribution Sensitive Measure of Population Health [abstract] | |
| Jianwei Zhong (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Vicky Barham (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Rose Anne Devlin (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Dominance Criteria for Critical-Level Generalized Utilitarianism [abstract] | ||
| John A. Weymark (Vanderbilt University) | ||
| Alain Trannoy (EHESS and GREQAM-IDEP) | ||
| The Human Development Index a Criterion for Optimal Planning [abstract] | ||
| Merwan Engineer (University of Victoria) | ||
| Ian King (University of Melbourne) | ||
| Nilanjana Roy (University of Victoria) | ||
| Discussants | Jean-Yves Duclos (Universite Laval) | |
| Michael Hoy (University of Guelph) | ||
| Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Taxation Theory
Théorie de la taxation |
|
| Chair | Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | |
| Presentations | A Tax Reform Analysis of the Laffer Argument [abstract] | |
| Alan Krause (University of York) | ||
| Policies to Internalize Reciprocal International Spillovers [abstract] | ||
| Martin Altemeyer-Bartscher (Chemnitz University of Technology) | ||
| Rübbelke Dirk (Chemnitz University of Technology) | ||
| Sheshinski Eytan (Hebrew University Jerusalem) | ||
| Optimal Nonlinear Taxation of Income and Savings in a Two Class Economy [abstract] | ||
| Craig Brett (Mount Allison University) | ||
| John A. Weymark (Vanderbilt University) | ||
| Sat 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Finance III
Finance empirique III |
|
| Chair | Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba) | |
| Presentations | Measuring Causality between Volatility and Returns with High-Frequency Data [abstract] | |
| Abderrahim Taamouti (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Jean-Marie Dufour (Université de Montréal, CIREQ, CIRANO,..) | ||
| René Garcia (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Stock Return Predictability [abstract] | ||
| Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba) | ||
| James Morley (Washington University in St. Louis) | ||
| Have Euro Area Government Bond Spreads Converged to Their Common State ? [abstract] | ||
| Lorenzo Pozzi (Ghent University) | ||
| Discussants | Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba) | |
| Lorenzo Pozzi (Ghent University) | ||
| Abderrahim Taamouti (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF III: Topics in Emerging Markets
Sujets liés aux marchés émergents |
|
| Organizer | Mathieu Dufour (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) | |
| Chair | Mathieu Dufour (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) | |
| Presentations | International Financial Crises: Scourge or Blessings in Disguise? [abstract] | |
| Mathieu Dufour (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) | ||
| Ôzgûr Orhangazi (Roosevelt University) | ||
| Agrarian Distress, Rural-Urban Migration and Urbanization in Developing Countries: Evidence from India [abstract] | ||
| Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Vamsi Vakulabharanam (Queens College, City Univ. of New York) | ||
| Investment under Liberalization - Channels of Uncertainty and Liquidity [abstract] | ||
| Armagan Gezici (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | ||
| The Determinants and Implications of Financial Asset Holdings of Non-Financial Firms in Turkey: An Empirical Investigation [abstract] | ||
| Cihan Yalcin (The Central Bank Of Turkey) | ||
| Cafer Kaplan (Central Bank of Turkey) | ||
| Erdal Özmen (Middle East Technical University ) | ||
| Discussants | Mathieu Dufour (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) | |
| Talan Iscan (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Cihan Yalcin (The Central Bank Of Turkey) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Incentives in Industrial Organization
Incitations en organisation industrielle |
|
| Chair | Chi Leung (Adam) Wong (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Market Share Exclusion [abstract] | |
| Mikko Packalen (University of Waterloo) | ||
| The Interaction of Implicit and Explicit Contracts in Construction and Procurement Contracting [abstract] | ||
| Ken Corts (University of Toronto) | ||
| First-Price and Second-Price Auctions with Resale. [abstract] | ||
| Bernard Lebrun (York University) | ||
| Discussants | Can Erutku (York University, Glendon Campus) | |
| Sébastien Mitraille (Toulouse Business School) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Financial Econometrics
Économétrie financière |
|
| Chair | Angelo Melino (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | Growth or Glamour? Fundamentals and Systematic Risk in Stock Returns [abstract] | |
| John Campbell (Harvard) | ||
| Christopher Polk (LSE) | ||
| Tuomo Vuolteenaho (Arrowstreet Capital) | ||
| International Money and Stock Market Contingent Claims [abstract] | ||
| Razvan Sufana (York University) | ||
| Christian Gourieroux (CREST, CEPREMAP, University of Toronto) | ||
| Alain Monfort (CREST and CNAM) | ||
| Risk Aversion, Intertemporal Substitution, and the Term Structure [abstract] | ||
| René Garcia (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Richard Luger (Emory University) | ||
| Discussants | John Campbell (Harvard) | |
| René Garcia (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Angelo Melino (University of Toronto) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Measurement Issues in Health Economics
Enjeux liés à la mesure en économie de la santé |
|
| Chair | Maximilian Schmeiser (Cornell University) | |
| Presentations | Survey Response Bias and the Determinants of Substance Use [abstract] | |
| Siu Fai Leung (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) | ||
| Shihti Yu (National Chia-Yi University) | ||
| Do Informed Consent Laws Reduce HIV Testing? Evidence From A Natural Experiment [abstract] | ||
| Coady Wing (Syracuse University) | ||
| Determinants of Assistive Device Usages in Low Vision Rehabilitation [abstract] | ||
| Hideki Ariizumi (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Jeffrey Jutai (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| J. Graham Strong (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Ann Plotkin (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Discussants | Hideki Ariizumi (Wilfrid Laurier University) | |
| Claire de Oliveira (McMaster University) | ||
| Coady Wing (Syracuse University) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| PEP/CDSG I: Poverty and Economic Policy I
Pauvreté et politique économique I |
|
| Chair | Sylvain Dessy (Université Laval) | |
| Presentations | Labor Supply Responses to Adverse Shocks Under Credit Constraints: Evidence from Bukidnon, Philippines [abstract] | |
| Deanna Margarett Dolor (Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network / University of the Philippines) | ||
| Hazel Jean Malapit (University of the Philippines) | ||
| Jade Eric Redoblado (University of the Philippines) | ||
| Jasmin Suministrado (De La Salle University) | ||
| Philippine Tariff Reduction Program: Poverty Effect Insights from A CGE Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Erwin Corong (Universite Laval) | ||
| Caesar Cororaton (International Food Policy Research Inst.) | ||
| Measurement of Transient and Chronic Household Poverty: Evidence from Rural Kenya [abstract] | ||
| Milu Muyanga (Egerton University) | ||
| Miltone Ayieko (Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University) | ||
| Mary Bundi (Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University) | ||
| Is the Value Added Tax Reform in Inida Pro-Poor: An Analysis of Data From Two Major States [abstract] | ||
| Sudip Kumar Sinha (State Government of West Bengal, India) | ||
| Ajitava Raychaudhuri (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India) | ||
| Poulomi Roy (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.) | ||
| Discussants | Linda Andersson (Örebro University) | |
| Sami Bibi (University of Laval) | ||
| Michael Hoy (University of Guelph) | ||
| Ghosh Madamohan (Department of Finance) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Trade and Heterogeneous Firms
Commerce et entreprises hétérogènes |
|
| Chair | Shirley Miller (Université de Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Monopolistic Competition, Plant Turnover, and Exchange-Rate-Induced Productivity Growth [abstract] | |
| Eugene Beaulieu (University of Calgary) | ||
| Jen Baggs (University of Victoria) | ||
| Loretta Fung (University of Alberta) | ||
| Exports and Imports at the Level of the Firm: Evidence from Belgium [abstract] | ||
| Mauro Pisu (National Bank Of Belgium) | ||
| Mirabelle Muuls (London School of Economics) | ||
| Discussants | Ari Van Assche (HEC Montréal) | |
| Mykyta Vesselovsky (Carleton University) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Free Trade Agreements: Theory
Accords de libre échange: Théorie |
|
| Chair | Alice Fabre (Université Aix-Marseille 2) | |
| Presentations | Endogeous Formation of Trading Blocs [abstract] | |
| Lingling Zhang (McGill University) | ||
| Licun Xue (McGill University) | ||
| South-South Free Trade Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment [abstract] | ||
| Halis Murat Yildiz (Ryerson University) | ||
| Faruk Sengul (Southern Methodist University) | ||
| Endogenous Free Trade Agreements and Foreign Lobbying [abstract] | ||
| Andrey Stoyanov (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Javad Abedini (Université de Nantes) | |
| Andreas Waldkirch (Colby College) | ||
| Lingling Zhang (McGill University) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Investments in Children I
Investissements dans les enfants I |
|
| Chair | Gordon Anderson (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | Community Resources and Early Childhood Outcomes [abstract] | |
| Nina Ahmed (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Gongli Xu (Human Resources and Social Development ) | ||
| Special Education Spillovers in British Columbia [abstract] | ||
| Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Ross Hickey (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Brian Krauth (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Rewriting the Facts About Early Learning and Child Care in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Gordon Cleveland (University of Toronto at Scarborough) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG IV: Default and Credit Markets
Insolvabilité et marchés du crédit |
|
| Organizer | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Rui Castro (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Martin Gervais (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chair | Caterina Mendicino (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Government Default and Banking Regulation | |
| Igor Livshits (University of Western Ontario, CIAR) | ||
| Credit Scoring and Endogenous Stigma | ||
| Jim MacGee (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Igor Livshits (University of Western Ontario, CIAR) | ||
| Michele Tertilt (Stanford University) | ||
| Credit Market and Macroeconomic Volatility | ||
| Caterina Mendicino (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Theory and Application of Global Economy Model (GEM)
Théorie et application du modèle GEM |
|
| Organizer | Donald Coletti (Bank of Canada) | |
| Chair | Donald Coletti (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | The Bank of Canada Version`s of the Global Economy Model (BoC-GEM) [abstract] | |
| René Lalonde (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Dirk Muir (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Inflation Targeting and Price-Level-Path Targeting in the GEM: Some Open Economy Considerations [abstract] | ||
| Donald Coletti (Bank of Canada) | ||
| René Lalonde (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Dirk Muir (Bank of Canada) | ||
| A Party without a Hangover? On the Effects of U.S. Government Deficits [abstract] | ||
| Douglas Laxton (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Michael Kumhof (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Oil Price Movements in the Global Economy: A Model Based Assessment | ||
| Dirk Muir (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Selim Elekdag (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| René Lalonde (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Douglas Laxron (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Paolo Pesenti (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Technology Diffusion
Diffusion de la technologie |
|
| Chair | Benjamin Atkinson (Competition Bureau) | |
| Presentations | The Diffusion of New Technology: Adoption Subsidies, Spillovers, and Transaction Costs [abstract] | |
| Chokri Dridi (University of Alberta) | ||
| Naceur Khraief (Université de Sousse) | ||
| A TFP Puzzle in OECD Countries: Are Externalities the Resolution? [abstract] | ||
| Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | ||
| Susanto Basu (Boston College and NBER) | ||
| Market Structure and Innovation: A Dynamic Analysis of the Global Automobile Industry [abstract] | ||
| Johannes Van Biesebroeck (University of Toronto) | ||
| Aamir Hashmi (National University of Singapore and University of Toronto) | ||
| Discussants | Benjamin Atkinson (Competition Bureau) | |
| Manish Pandey (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Rao Someshwar (Industry Canada) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Social Norms and the Tragedy of the Commons
Normes sociales et tragédie des biens communs |
|
| Chair | Kathleen Rybczynski (University of Waterloo) | |
| Presentations | Altruism, Information and Environmental Economics [abstract] | |
| Ruth Forsdyke (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Negotiating to Delay Regulation: Let's Just Keep Talking ... [abstract] | ||
| John Janmaat (Acadia University) | ||
| Discussants | Brooks A. Kaiser (Gettysburg College) | |
| Arian Khaleghi Moghadam (University of Guelph) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Issues In Empirical Labour Economics
Enjeux liés à l’économie du travail empirique |
|
| Chair | Wen-Hao Chen (Statistics Canada) | |
| Presentations | Heterogeneous Treatment and Self-Selection in the SSP Applicant Study [abstract] | |
| Dany Brouillette (Laval University) | ||
| Guy Lacroix (Laval University) | ||
| Can Placement in Foster Care Harm 16, 17 and 18 year Old Boys? [abstract] | ||
| William Warburton (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Clyde Hertzman (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Attenuation Bias in Measuring the Wage Impact of Immigration [abstract] | ||
| Abdurrahman Aydemir (Statistics Canada) | ||
| George Borjas (Harvard University) | ||
| Discussants | Reuben Ford (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) | |
| Chris Minns (London School of Economics) | ||
| Louis-Philippe Morin (University of Toronto) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Issues in Business Cycles I
Enjeux liés aux cycles économiques I |
|
| Chair | Craig Burnside (Duke University) | |
| Presentations | Cyclical Behavior of Unemployment and Job Vacancy: Evidence from Canada [abstract] | |
| Min Zhang (University of Toronto) | ||
| Understanding Postwar Business Cycles [abstract] | ||
| Maher M Khaznaji (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Louis Phaneuf (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| The Zero Bound on Nominal Interest Rates:Implications for Monetary Policy in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Claude Lavoie (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Hope Pioro (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Alok Kumar (University of Victoria) | |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CGE, Risk and Macroeconomics
EGC, risque et macroéconomie |
|
| Chair | Robert Dimand (Brock University) | |
| Presentations | The Corridor of Stability in Tobin's Keynesian Model of Recession and Depression [abstract] | |
| Robert Dimand (Brock University) | ||
| Ryan Bruno (Brock University) | ||
| Foreign Direct Investment Liberalization between Canada and the USA: [abstract] | ||
| Evangelia Papadaki (Canadian Service Border Agency) | ||
| Jorge Hernandez (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade) | ||
| Marcel Merette (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Yu Lan (Strategic Policy Research) | ||
| Assessing Risk in the Canadian Non-Financial Corporate Sector: A Contingent Claims Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Christopher Graham (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Michal Kozak (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Finance IV
Finance empirique IV |
|
| Chair | Ryan Davies (Babson College) | |
| Presentations | The Income Trust Announcement Leak: An Event Study Analysis [abstract] | |
| Kenneth Stewart (University of Victoria) | ||
| Lei Zheng (University of Victoria) | ||
| Liquidity Bond Premia [abstract] | ||
| Jean-Sébastien Fontaine (Université de Montréal) | ||
| René Garcia (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Family Values: The Impact of Ownership Structure on the Characteristics of Canadian Firms [abstract] | ||
| Eric Santor (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Michael King (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Eric Santor (Bank of Canada) | |
| Sat 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Statistics Canada State of the Art Lecture in Applied Labour Economics
Conférence de Statistique Canada sur l’état des connaissances en économie du travail appliquée |
|
| Sponsored by | Statistics Canada | |
| Chair | Miles Corak (Statistics Canada) | |
| Speaker | Michael Baker (University of Toronto) | |
| Learning about Child Development, One Labour Market Policy at a Time | ||
| Sat 12:00 - 14:00 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF Annual General Meeting
Assemblée générale annuelle |
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| Sat 12:00 - 14:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Purvis Luncheon
Déjeuner-conférence Purvis |
|
| Sponsored by | Centre Interuniversitaire sur le Risque, les Politiques Économiques et l'Emploi | |
| Chair | Jean-Yves Duclos (Universite Laval) | |
| Speaker | David Levine (Washington University in St. Louis) | |
| Competition, Innovation, and Intellectual Property | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF IV: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Economic Issues
Approches interdisciplinaires aux enjeux économiques |
|
| Organizer | John Smithin (York University) | |
| Chair | John Smithin (York University) | |
| Presentations | Economic and Sociological Theories of Money [abstract] | |
| Heiner Ganssmann (Free University of Berlin) | ||
| Confronting Uncertainty: The Fragility of Financial Institutions in Structuring Social Interaction [abstract] | ||
| Brenda Spotton Visano (York University) | ||
| Gervan Fearon (York University) | ||
| Economics and Politics [abstract] | ||
| John Smithin (York University) | ||
| Alternative Approaches to the Affordability of Low-Income Housing [abstract] | ||
| Nick Falvo (York University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CNEH II: Canadian Economic History
Histoire économique du Canada |
|
| Organizer | Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Frank Lewis (Queen's University) | |
| Presentations | From the One-Room School to High School: The Provision of Education in British Columbia, 1900-1950 [abstract] | |
| Chris Minns (London School of Economics) | ||
| Mary Mackinnon (McGill University) | ||
| World War I and the Expansion of Canadian Wheat Supply [abstract] | ||
| Byron Lew (Trent University) | ||
| Marvin McInnis (Queen's University) | ||
| The Economic Assimilation of Urban Immigrants in Canada During the Wheat Boom Era of 1896-1913 [abstract] | ||
| Jason Dean (McGill University) | ||
| Discussants | David P Byrne (Queens University) | |
| Kris Inwood (University of Guelph) | ||
| Barry Lesser (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CDSG II: Institutions, Growth and Poverty
Institutions, croissance et pauvreté |
|
| Organizer | Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Trade Winds, Coffee, and Historical Development [abstract] | |
| Gustavo Bobonis (University of Toronto) | ||
| Population Growth and Rising Dowries: The Long-Run Mechanism of a Marriage Squeeze [abstract] | ||
| Sudeshna Maitra (York University) | ||
| Growth with Equity is Better for the Poor [abstract] | ||
| Sami Bibi (University of Laval) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Applications of Game Theory II
Applications de la théorie des jeux |
|
| Chair | Antonio Doblas-Madrid (Michigan State University) | |
| Presentations | Herd Behavior in Efficient Financial Markets [abstract] | |
| Andreas Park (University of Toronto) | ||
| Hamid Sabourian (Cambridge University) | ||
| Simultaneous Signaling in Elimination Contests [abstract] | ||
| Jun Zhang (Queen's University) | ||
| Efficient R&D Delegation [abstract] | ||
| Etienne B. de Villemeur (University of Toulouse) | ||
| Bruno Versaevel (E.M. Lyon) | ||
| Discussants | Antonio Doblas-Madrid (Michigan State University) | |
| Rene Kirkegaard (Brock University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Volatility and Trade
Volatilité et commerce |
|
| Chair | Julian di Giovanni (International Monetary Fund) | |
| Presentations | Financial Crises and International Trade: The Long Way to Recovery [abstract] | |
| Nicolas Berman (University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) | ||
| The Risk Content of Exports [abstract] | ||
| Julian di Giovanni (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Andrei A. Levchenko (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Housing Economics
Économie du logement |
|
| Chair | Paul Anglin (University of Guelph) | |
| Presentations | Business Cycles, Housing Prices and Land Sale Policies [abstract] | |
| Francis Cheung (Chinese University of Hong Kong) | ||
| Shawn Ni (University of Missouri - Columbia) | ||
| The Effects of House Price Uncertainty on Housing [abstract] | ||
| Lu Han (University of Toronto) | ||
| Another Look at Housing Wealth Effects in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Lise Pichette (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Alain Guay (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Discussants | Martin Altemeyer-Bartscher (Chemnitz University of Technology) | |
| Lu Han (University of Toronto) | ||
| Marion Steele (University of Guelph) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Productivity
Productivité |
|
| Chair | Pierre-Yves Cremieux (Analysis Group) | |
| Presentations | Service Sector Driven Growth in Low Income Countries [abstract] | |
| Rubina Verma (University of Southern California) | ||
| Offshoring and Productivity: An Industry Analysis [abstract] | ||
| Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada) | ||
| Henrique do Livramento (Micro-Economic Policy Analysis Branch) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Investments in Children II
Investissements dans les enfants II |
|
| Chair | Martin Dooley (McMaster University) | |
| Presentations | Investment in Human Capital and the Family Gap [abstract] | |
| Philippe Belley (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Do Children Keep Mothers from Developing their Careers? Evidence Using State Kindergarten Entrance Age Laws [abstract] | ||
| Rashmi Barua (Boston University) | ||
| Intergenerational Mobility in Educational Attainment Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants [abstract] | ||
| Miles Corak (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Wen-Hao Chen (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Abdurrahman Aydemir (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Lori Curtis (University of Waterloo) | |
| Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| David Johnson (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Trade and Environment
Commerce et environnement |
|
| Chair | Melvin Cross (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Corruption and Conflict in the Management of Renewable Resources [abstract] | |
| Horatiu Rus (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Environmental Taxation and Trade Liberalization in Environmental Goods and Services [abstract] | ||
| Alain-Désiré Nimubona (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Static and Dynamic Impications of the MFN Clause on the Environment [abstract] | ||
| Ida Ferrara (York University) | ||
| Paul Missios (Ryerson University) | ||
| Halis Murat Yildiz (Ryerson University) | ||
| Discussants | Melvin Cross (Dalhousie University) | |
| Ruth Forsdyke (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Jason Stevens (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Bank of Canada: New Developments In Monetary Policy Design
Banque du Canada: Nouveaux progrès dans la conception de la politique monétaire |
|
| Organizer | Robert Amano (Bank of Canada) | |
| Chair | Sheryl Kennedy (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | How Much Inflation is Necessary to Grease the Wheels? [abstract] | |
| Jinill Kim (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| Francisco Ruge-Murcia (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Price Level Targeting, Wage Indexation and Welfare [abstract] | ||
| Steven Ambler (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Robert Amano (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Peter Ireland (Boston College) | ||
| Trend Inflation, Wage and Price Dispersion and Welfare [abstract] | ||
| Robert Amano (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Kevin Moran (Laval University) | ||
| Stephen Murchison (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Andrew Rennison (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Craig Burnside (Duke University) | ||
| Nicolas Vincent (Northwestern University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Finance V
Finance empirique V |
|
| Chair | Bertille Antoine (Université de Montréal) | |
| Presentations | Portfolio Selection With Estimation Risk: A Test-Based Approach [abstract] | |
| Bertille Antoine (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Consumption Volatility and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns [abstract] | ||
| Roméo Tédongap (Université de Montréal, CIREQ and CIRANO) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Estimation Theory I
Théorie de l’estimation I |
|
| Chair | Shinichi Sakata (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | The Information Content of Implied Probabilities [abstract] | |
| Jean-François Lamarche (Brock University) | ||
| Alain Guay (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Generalized Empirical Likelihood for a Continuum of Moment Conditions [abstract] | ||
| Pierre Chaussé (University of Quebec at Montreal) | ||
| Robust Average Derivative Estimation [abstract] | ||
| Marcia Schafgans (London School of Economics) | ||
| Victoria Zinde-Walsh (McGill University) | ||
| Discussants | Chuan Goh (University of Toronto) | |
| Vadim Marmer (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Yiguo Sun (University of Guelph) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Advances in Microeconomic Theory
Progrès en théorie microéconomique |
|
| Chair | Hikmet Gunay (University of Manitoba) | |
| Presentations | Predatory Bidding in Sequential Auctions [abstract] | |
| Xin Meng (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Hikmet Gunay (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Learning with periodic signals [abstract] | ||
| Mehmet Dalkir (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| The Technological Effect in Cost Sharing Problems [abstract] | ||
| Christian Trudeau (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Discussants | Adian McFarlane (University of Manitoba) | |
| Christian Trudeau (Université de Montréal) | ||
| John A. Weymark (Vanderbilt University) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Issues in Business Cycles II
Enjeux liés aux cycles économiques II |
|
| Chair | Hashmat Khan (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Reexamination of Real Business Cycle in A Small Open Economy [abstract] | |
| Zuzana Janko (University of Calgary) | ||
| Jang-Ting Guo (University of California, Riverside) | ||
| Rediscounting Under Aggregate Risk With Moral Hazard [abstract] | ||
| James Chapman (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Antoine Martin (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) | ||
| World Real Interest Rates: A Global Savings and Investment Perspective [abstract] | ||
| Brigitte Desroches (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Michael Francis (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Hashmat Khan (Carleton University) | |
| Igor Livshits (University of Western Ontario, CIAR) | ||
| Jean-Francois Nadeau (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Trade Cost and Integration
Coût de transaction et intégration |
|
| Chair | Michael Benarroch (University of Winnipeg) | |
| Presentations | Die Another Day: Duration in German Import Trade [abstract] | |
| Volker Nitsch (ETH Zurich) | ||
| Chinese Accession To The Wto: Economic Implications For Canada And China [abstract] | ||
| Ghosh Madamohan (Department of Finance) | ||
| Rao Someshwar (Industry Canada) | ||
| Impact of Offshoring on the Canada-U.S. Trade Structure: An Empirical Investigation [abstract] | ||
| Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | ||
| Anik Dufour (Industry Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | |
| Trien Nguyen (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Volker Nitsch (ETH Zurich) | ||
| Sat 14:00 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| State of the Art Lecture
Conférences sur l'état des connaisance |
|
| Sponsored by | Bank of Canada / Banque du Canada | |
| Chair | Angelo Melino (University of Toronto) | |
| Speaker | John Campbell (Harvard) | |
| Estimating the Equity Premium | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF V: The State and Economy
L’État et l’économie |
|
| Organizer | Fletcher Baragar (University of Manitoba) | |
| Chair | Brian Maclean (Laurentian University) | |
| Presentations | Economically Targetted Investments, Union Pension Funds, and Public-Private Partnerships in Canada [abstract] | |
| John Loxley (University of Manitoba) | ||
| TILMA: A Case of Investor Rights [abstract] | ||
| Marc Lee (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) | ||
| Effects of Globalisation on Social Public Expenditures and Tax Revenues in OECD Countries [abstract] | ||
| Jesse Hajer (University of Manitoba) | ||
| An Invasive Stage of Capitalism? [abstract] | ||
| Fletcher Baragar (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Robert Chernomas (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CNEH III: U.S and International Economic History
Richesse et inégalité dans l’histoire économique |
|
| Organizer | Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Robert Dimand (Brock University) | |
| Presentations | Bend it Like Beckham: Labor Supply in Fifty Countries, 1890-1900 [abstract] | |
| Frank Lewis (Queen's University) | ||
| Michael Huberman (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Explorations in the Official Register: Statistical Analyses of Postmaster Compensation Data From 19th Century New Hampshire [abstract] | ||
| Thomas Velk (McGill University) | ||
| Terence Hines (Pace University) | ||
| The Business Press and Prohibition in the United States [abstract] | ||
| Ranjit Dighe (State University of New York at Oswego) | ||
| Discussants | Ranjit Dighe (State University of New York at Oswego) | |
| Mary Mackinnon (McGill University) | ||
| Thomas Velk (McGill University) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CDSG III: Topics In Development
Sujets liés au développement |
|
| Organizer | Sripad Motiram (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Sonia Laszlo (McGill University) | |
| Presentations | Ambiguity Aversion as a Predictor of Technology Choice: Experimental Evidence from Peru [abstract] | |
| Sonia Laszlo (McGill University) | ||
| Jim Engle-Warnick (McGill University) | ||
| Javier Escobal (Group for the Analysis of Development) | ||
| Assessing Pro-Poor, with Application to Mexico [abstract] | ||
| Jean-Yves Duclos (Universite Laval) | ||
| Abdelkrim Araar (Universite Laval) | ||
| Mathieu Audet (World Bank) | ||
| Paul Makdissi (Université de Sherbrooke) | ||
| Foreign Aid and Institution Reforms [abstract] | ||
| Sylvain Dessy (Université Laval) | ||
| Désiré Vencatachellum (African Development Bank) | ||
| Determinants of Remittances from Recent Canadian Immigrants [abstract] | ||
| Dane Rowlands (Carleton University) | ||
| Per Unheim (Carleton University, FOCAL) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| HRSDC II: Issues of Literacy Among Canadians
Enjeux liés à la littératie des Canadiens |
|
| Organizer | Tomasz Gluszynski (Government of Canada) | |
| Chair | Patrick Bussière (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | |
| Presentations | Literacy, workforce and labour market in Canada [abstract] | |
| Bagala Biswal (Human Resource and Social Development) | ||
| Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources And Social Development Canada) | ||
| The Determinants of Literacy and Numeracy for the Canadian Immigrants [abstract] | ||
| Chris Li (National Learning Policy) | ||
| Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources And Social Development Canada) | ||
| How Prepared are Older Workers (55-65) and Seniors (65+) for the Knowledge-Based Economy? | ||
| Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal (Human Resources And Social Development Canada) | ||
| Bagala Biswal (Human Resource and Social Development) | ||
| Discussants | Tomasz Gluszynski (Government of Canada) | |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Canadian Labour Markets
Marchés canadiens du travail |
|
| Chair | David Gray (University of Ottawa) | |
| Presentations | Unfair Labour Practices in Canada 1980 to 2005 [abstract] | |
| Susan Johnson (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Earnings Inequality and Earnings Instability of Immigrants in Canada [abstract] | ||
| Yuri Ostrovsky (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Adjusting to the Optimal Claim: Learning Effects for EI Benefits in Canada [abstract] | ||
| David Gray (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| Discussants | David Gray (University of Ottawa) | |
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| How to Talk to the Media
Comment parler aux medias |
|
| Chair | Bill Watson (McGill University) | |
| Panelists | Bruce Little ( ) | |
| Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) | ||
| William Robson (C. D. Howe Institute) | ||
| Bill Watson (McGill University) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Alleviating Poverty II
Lutter contre la pauvreté |
|
| Chair | William Warburton (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Participatory Governance and Pro-Poor Targeting: Evidence from Central India [abstract] | |
| Neha Neha (Boston University) | ||
| Microcrédit individuel et pression sociale : le rôle du garant [abstract] | ||
| Baptiste Venet (Université Paris Dauphine) | ||
| Laure Jaunaux (University of Paris Dauphine) | ||
| Child Poverty, Generational Mobility and the One Child Policy in Urban China. [abstract] | ||
| Gordon Anderson (University of Toronto) | ||
| Leo Wah Teng (St. Francis Xavier University) | ||
| Discussants | Merwan Engineer (University of Victoria) | |
| Daniel Parent (McGill University) | ||
| William Warburton (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Economics of Crime
Économie du crime |
|
| Chair | Leo Wah Teng (St. Francis Xavier University) | |
| Presentations | Economics of Crime Networks [abstract] | |
| Alexander Karaivanov (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Stephen Easton (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| The External Effects of Black-Male Incarceration on Black Females [abstract] | ||
| Stephane Mechoulan (University of Toronto) | ||
| Australian Firearms Laws and Suicide Rates [abstract] | ||
| Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Resource Economics
Économie des ressources |
|
| Chair | Denise Young (University of Alberta) | |
| Presentations | Switching to a Sustainable Efficient Extraction Path [abstract] | |
| Andrei Bazhanov (Queen's University) | ||
| An Asset Pricing Approach to Non-renewable Resource Extraction [abstract] | ||
| Jason Stevens (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Energy Shadow Value as an Economic Measure of Energy Efficiency: An Intuitive and Theoretical Perspective [abstract] | ||
| Asgar Khademvatani (University of Calgary) | ||
| Daniel V. Gordon (University of Calgary) | ||
| Discussants | Joshua Anyangah (University of Lethbridge) | |
| Pierre Lasserre (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Louise Lavoie (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG V: Business Cycles
Cycles économiques |
|
| Organizer | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Rui Castro (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Martin Gervais (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chair | Shigeru Fujita (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) | |
| Presentations | Believe It or Not! The 1930s was a Tecnologically Progessive Decade | |
| Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | ||
| Driving Forces of the Canadian Economy: An Accounting Exercise | ||
| Alexander Ueberfeldt (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Simona Cociuba (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Fed) | ||
| The Cyclicality of Worker Flows and Vacancies: Evidence from the Agnostic Indentification Approach | ||
| Shigeru Fujita (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Urban Economics
Économie urbaine empirique |
|
| Chair | Christopher Barrington-Leigh (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Logit Mixture Modelling of Home-to-Work Travel Choice in the Greater Toronto Area [abstract] | |
| Dalibor Stevanovic (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Denis Bolduc (Laval University) | ||
| Detecting Housing Submarkets using Unsupervised Learning of Finite Mixture Models [abstract] | ||
| Christos Ntantamis (McGill University) | ||
| Subjective Well-Being and the Empirical Resolution of Geographic Reference Groups [abstract] | ||
| Christopher Barrington-Leigh (University of British Columbia) | ||
| John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Jason Dean (McGill University) | |
| Ross Hickey (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Marion Steele (University of Guelph) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Estimation Theory II
Théorie de l’estimation II |
|
| Chair | Firmin Doko (Université de Montréal, CIREQ) | |
| Presentations | Small Sample Properties of Nonlinear DID and Semiparametric MPH Estimators Used to Construct Counterfactual Distributions for Duration Outcome Variables [abstract] | |
| Marcel Voia (Carleton University) | ||
| On Bayesian Analysis and Computation for Functions with Monotonicity and Curvature Restrictions [abstract] | ||
| William McCausland (Université de Montréal) | ||
| The Power of Structural VARs [abstract] | ||
| Robert Vigfusson (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Health Economics II
Économie de la santé II |
|
| Chair | Daniel Parent (McGill University) | |
| Presentations | Optimal Cancer Screening [abstract] | |
| Javier Gonzalez (University of Pennsylvania) | ||
| Determinants of General Practitioner Utilization [abstract] | ||
| Logan McLeod (McMaster University) | ||
| Do Physician Remuneration Schemes Matter? The Case of Canadian Family Physicians [abstract] | ||
| Rose Anne Devlin (University of Ottawa) | ||
| Sisira Sarma (Health Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Stephen Gordon (Université Laval) | |
| Bruce Shearer (Université Laval) | ||
| Dominika Wranik (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Investments and Business Cycles I
Investissements et cycles économiques I |
|
| Chair | Caterina Mendicino (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Housing Market Cycles and Duration Dependence in the United States and Canada [abstract] | |
| Ilan Kolet (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Rose Cunningham (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Firm Dynamics, Bankruptcy Laws and Total Factor Productivity [abstract] | ||
| Hajime Tomura (Bank of Canada) | ||
| International Real Business Cycles with Investment-Specific Technology Shocks [abstract] | ||
| Sharif Khan (Queen's University) | ||
| Discussants | Paul Anglin (University of Guelph) | |
| Jinill Kim (Federal Reserve Board) | ||
| Jim MacGee (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Litigation and Economics
Litige et science économique |
|
| Organizer | Jimmy Royer (Analysis Group) | |
| Chair | Jimmy Royer (Analysis Group) | |
| Presentations | Do Mutual Fund Investors Care about Fees? [abstract] | |
| Stanley Ornstein (Analysis Group, Inc.) | ||
| Michael Koehn (Analysis Group Inc.) | ||
| Glenn Hubbard (Colombia University NY) | ||
| Marc Van Audenrode (Analysis Group, Inc.) | ||
| Potential Competition and the Prices of Network Goods: Desktop Software [abstract] | ||
| Marc Van Audenrode (Analysis Group, Inc.) | ||
| Robert Hall (Stanford) | ||
| Jimmy Royer (Analysis Group) | ||
| The Dynamics of Marketing Effort and Drug Market Penetration [abstract] | ||
| Rebecca Kirk (Analysis Group, Inc.) | ||
| Pierre-Yves Cremieux (Analysis Group) | ||
| Robert Pindyck (MIT) | ||
| Jimmy Royer (Analysis Group) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Intertemporal Public Economics
Économie publique intertemporelle |
|
| Chair | Alok Kumar (University of Victoria) | |
| Presentations | The General Equilibrium Welfare Value of Social Security in the Presence of Disability [abstract] | |
| Laura Turner (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Entrepreneurship and Labor Market Policies [abstract] | ||
| Alok Kumar (University of Victoria) | ||
| Herbert Schuetze (University of Victoria) | ||
| Sat 16:00 - 17:30 | Loc. TBA |
| State of the Art Lecture
Conférences sur l'état des connaisance |
|
| Sponsored by | TARGET | |
| Chair | Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto) | |
| Speaker | Esteban A. Rossi-Hansberg (Princeton University) | |
| Trading Tasks: The International Organization of Production | ||
| Sat 17:45 - 19:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CEA Presidential Address
Discours de la présidente de l'ACE |
|
| Sponsored by | Analysis Group / Groupe d'Analyse, Ltée. | |
| Chair | Gregor Smith (Queen's University) | |
| Speaker | Gérard Gaudet (Université de Montréal) | |
| Natural Resource Economics under the Rule of Hotelling | ||
| Sat 19:00 - 22:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Analysis Group Reception
Réception du Groupe d'Analyse, Ltée. |
|
| Sponsored by | Analysis Group / Groupe d'Analyse, Ltée. | |
| Sat 20:00 - 23:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CNEH Dinner
To pre-register contact Marina Adshade marina.adshade@dal.ca or see Marina at CNEH sessions Friday & Saturday |
|
| Sunday, June 3, 2007 |
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| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CSGB: Industrial Organization Theory
Théorie de l’organisation industrielle |
|
| Chair | Marc Duhamel (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | Market Power in Natural Gas Storage [abstract] | |
| Roger Ware (Queen's University) | ||
| David Brown (Ontario Energy Board) | ||
| Long-Term Contracts as Barriers to Entry with Differentiated Products [abstract] | ||
| Sebnem Ucar (University of British Columbia) | ||
| On Exclusive Contracts as Barriers to Entry [abstract] | ||
| Ralph Winter (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Ran Jing (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Discussants | Ken Corts (University of Toronto) | |
| Andrew Eckert (University of Alberta) | ||
| Lester Kwong (Brock University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| International Finance I
Finance internationale I |
|
| Chair | Jun Yang (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | Commodity Currencies and Equity Flows [abstract] | |
| Maxym Chaban (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| A No-Arbitrage Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Term Structures and the Exchange Rate [abstract] | ||
| Jun Yang (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Fousseni Chabi-Yo (Bank of Canada) | ||
| The Forward Premium Puzzle only Emerges Gradually [abstract] | ||
| Kerstin Bernoth (De Nederlandsche Bank) | ||
| Casper de Vries (Erasmus University of Rotterdam) | ||
| Jürgen von Hagen (University of Bonn) | ||
| Discussants | Kerstin Bernoth (De Nederlandsche Bank) | |
| Maxym Chaban (University of Saskatchewan) | ||
| Jun Yang (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF VI: Inequality
Inégalité |
|
| Sponsored by | PEF & Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | |
| Organizer | Ellen Russell (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) | |
| Chair | Marc Lee (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) | |
| Panelists | Mathieu Dufour (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) | |
| James Galbraith (University of Texas at Austin) | ||
| Ellen Russell (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) | ||
| Armine Yalnizyan (Community Social Planning Council of Toronto) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| MESA/CMSF I: Family Background and Access to PSE
Antécédents familiaux et accès aux EPS |
|
| Organizer | Anne Motte (Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation) | |
| Chair | Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) | |
| Presentations | How Parental Income and Education Levels Affect Post-Secondary Attendance in Canada [abstract] | |
| Michael Hoy (University of Guelph) | ||
| Jane Li (University of Guelph) | ||
| Louis Christofides (University of Cyprus) | ||
| Thanasis Stengos (University of Guelph) | ||
| Student Background and Access to Post-Secondary Education in Canada: New Evidence from the YITS [abstract] | ||
| Richard Mueller (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Ross Finnie (Queen's University) | ||
| Access to Postsecondary Education: Can Quality Schools Compensate for Socioeconomic Disadvantage? [abstract] | ||
| George Frempong (York University) | ||
| Joseph Mensah (York University) | ||
| Ma Xin (University of Kentucky) | ||
| Discussants | Marc Frenette (Federal Government) | |
| Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| René Morissette (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Immigration, Trade and the Labour Market
Immigration, commerce et marché du travail |
|
| Chair | Cristina Echevarria (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Presentations | High-Skilled Immigrants, the Skill Premium and Investment in Human Capital in Canada: A General Equilibrium Analysis [abstract] | |
| Bruno Rainville (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Simon Harvey (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | ||
| Changes in Relative Wages and Employment of Science and Technology Workers in Canada and the US: The Role of Supply and Demand Factors [abstract] | ||
| Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Surendra Gera (Industry Canada) | ||
| Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | ||
| Francois Rimbaud (Industry Canada) | ||
| Effects of Immigration on the Extensive and Intensive Margins of Trade: Evidence from Canada [abstract] | ||
| Shan Jiang (University of Calgary) | ||
| Discussants | Natalya Dygalo (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Economics and Politics of International Organization
Économie et politique des organisations internationales |
|
| Organizer | Axel Dreher (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | |
| Chair | Axel Dreher (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | |
| Presentations | Does Membership on the UN Security Council Influence IMF Decisions? Evidence from Panel Data [abstract] | |
| Axel Dreher (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | ||
| Jan-Egbert Sturm (ETH Zurich) | ||
| James Vreeland (Yale University) | ||
| The GATT/WTO as a Public Good [abstract] | ||
| Martin Gassebner (ETH Zurich) | ||
| Alexander Keck (World Trade Organization) | ||
| Robert Teh (World Trade Organization) | ||
| The Political Economy of Conditionality: An Empirical Analysis of World Bank Enforcement [abstract] | ||
| Christopher Kilby (Vassar College) | ||
| The politics of IMF Forecast [abstract] | ||
| Axel Dreher (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | ||
| Silvia Marchesi (University of Milano-Bicocca) | ||
| James Vreeland (Yale University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| IDRM: Defense Economics
Économie de la défense |
|
| Organizer | Ugurhan Berkok (Royal Military College of Canada) | |
| Chair | Binyam Solomon (DRDC CORA) | |
| Presentations | Contract Delays and Their Impact on Shareholder Wealth for Department of Defense Contractors [abstract] | |
| Jeff Smith (Air Force Institute of Technology) | ||
| Jackie Leskowich (Air Force Institute of Technology) | ||
| Terrorist Backlash, Terrorism Mitigation, and Policy Delegation [abstract] | ||
| Kevin Siqueira (University of Texas at Dallas) | ||
| Todd Sandler (University of Texas at Dallas) | ||
| Threats and the Demand for Defence and Security [abstract] | ||
| Lawrence McDonough (Royal Military College of Canada) | ||
| Ugurhan Berkok (Royal Military College of Canada) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Innovation and Technology Spillovers
Effets de débordement dans l’innovation et la technologie |
|
| Organizer | Surendra Gera (Industry Canada) | |
| Chair | Surendra Gera (Industry Canada) | |
| Presentations | Private and Social Returns to R&D: How Different Are They across Industries? [abstract] | |
| Ram Acharya (Industry Canada) | ||
| Are Firms that Received R&D Grants More Innovative? [abstract] | ||
| Charles Bérubé (Industry Canada) | ||
| Pierre Mohnen (Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT) | ||
| The Determinants of Canada's R&D Productivity, o32 [abstract] | ||
| Mohammed Rafiquzzaman (Micro-Economic Policy Analysis Branch) | ||
| Peter Syntetos (Industry Canada) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Canada in the North American Economy
Le Canada dans l’économie nord-américaine |
|
| Organizer | Lawrence Schembri (Bank of Canada) | |
| Chair | Lawrence Schembri (Bank of Canada) | |
| Panelists | Tamim Bayoumi (International Monetary Fund) | |
| Andrew Jackson (Canadian Labour Congress) | ||
| Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada) | ||
| William Robson (C. D. Howe Institute) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Theoretical Political Economy I
Économie politique théorique I |
|
| Chair | Jun Zhang (Queen's University) | |
| Presentations | The Public Economics of Forecasting and Insurance [abstract] | |
| Al Slivinski (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Al Slivinski (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| James Davies (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Intertwined Federalism: Accountability Problems under Partial Decentralization [abstract] | ||
| Marcelin Joanis (University of Toronto) | ||
| Discussants | Jean Guillaume Forand (University of Toronto) | |
| Yukihiro Nishimura (Yokohama National University and Queen's University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG VI: Topics in International Macroeconomics
Sujets liés à la macroéconomie internationale |
|
| Organizer | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Rui Castro (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Martin Gervais (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chair | Zhe Li (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | The Unbalanced Growth in the Open Economy | |
| Xiaopeng Yin (University of Windsor) | ||
| Revisiting Cross Country Correlations Anomalies | ||
| Marc-Andre Letendre (McMaster/Queen's University) | ||
| Alok Johri (McMaster University) | ||
| Daqing Luo ( ) | ||
| Curbing Air Emissions with Productivity Dispersion | ||
| Zhe Li (University of Toronto) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Investment, Research and Development
Investissement, recherche et développement |
|
| Chair | Kenneth Carlaw (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | R&D Races and Spillovers Between the EU and the US: Some Causal Evidence [abstract] | |
| Erdal Atukeren (KOF - ETH Zurich) | ||
| Investment, Cash Flow and Value: A Neoclassical Benchmark [abstract] | ||
| Nicolas Vincent (Northwestern University) | ||
| Janice Eberly (Kellogg School of Management) | ||
| Sergio Rebelo (Kellogg School of Management) | ||
| Privatization and Capital Formation in Developing Countries [abstract] | ||
| Abdella Abdou (Brandon University) | ||
| Saeed Moshiri (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Regulating Environment
Réglementer l’environnement |
|
| Chair | Joshua Anyangah (University of Lethbridge) | |
| Presentations | Information Disclosure and Lender Liability [abstract] | |
| Joshua Anyangah (University of Lethbridge) | ||
| Soil Erosion and Spatial Instruments in a Riverway Ecosystem [abstract] | ||
| Walid Marrouch (HEC Montréal) | ||
| Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné (HEC Montréal) | ||
| A Solution to the Problem of Externalities when Agents are Well-Informed: Another Comment [abstract] | ||
| Steffen Ziss (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Investments and Business Cycles II
Investissements et cycles économiques II |
|
| Chair | Maher M Khaznaji (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Presentations | The Spirit of Capitalism and Expectation Driven Business Cycles [abstract] | |
| Lilia Karnizova (University of Ottawa) | ||
| The Aggregate Value of Securities and Capital Accumulation [abstract] | ||
| Nazim Belhocine (Queen's University) | ||
| Does FDI Accelerate Economic Growth? The OECD Experience Based on Panel Data Estimates for the Period 1980-2004 [abstract] | ||
| Ghosh Madamohan (Department of Finance) | ||
| Weimin Wang (Microeconomic Policy Analysis) | ||
| Discussants | Mehmet Dalkir (University of New Brunswick) | |
| Koo Woong Park (Seoul National University) | ||
| Malik Shukayev (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Economic Theory II: Cheap Talk
Théorie économique II: Cheap Talk |
|
| Sponsored by | CETC | |
| Chair | Bernard Lebrun (York University) | |
| Presentations | Confidence and Competence in Expertise [abstract] | |
| Kohei Kawamura (University of Oxford) | ||
| Multi-Sender Cheap Talk with Restricted State Space [abstract] | ||
| Satoru Takahashi (Harvard University) | ||
| Attila Ambrus (Harvard University) | ||
| Informative Cheap Talk Equilibria as Fixed Points [abstract] | ||
| Sidartha Gordon (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Discussants | Kohei Kawamura (University of Oxford) | |
| Ming Li (Concordia University) | ||
| Sun 08:30 - 10:00 | Loc. TBA |
| State of the Art Lecture
Conférences sur l'état des connaisances |
|
| Sponsored by | CLSRN | |
| Chair | Shannon Seitz (Boston College) | |
| Speaker | Shelly Lundberg (University of Washington) | |
| The Empirical Content of Household Bargaining Models | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Search and Networks in Industrial Organization
Prospection et réseaux en organisation industrielle |
|
| Chair | Ming Li (Concordia University) | |
| Presentations | The Economics of Airline Network Configurations [abstract] | |
| Carlene Belford (McGill University) | ||
| Advertising and Coordination with Social Goods [abstract] | ||
| Jonathan Rosborough (The University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Discussants | Etienne B. de Villemeur (University of Toulouse) | |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| International Finance II
Finance internationale II |
|
| Chair | Rokon Bhuiyan (Queen's University) | |
| Presentations | The Effect of China on Global Inflation [abstract] | |
| Denise Côté (Banque du Canada) | ||
| Carlos De Resende (Banque du Canada) | ||
| Yang Zhang (Bank of Canada) | ||
| A Value-at-Risk Approach to Assess Exchange Risk Associated to a Public Debt Portfolio: The Case of a Small Developing Economy [abstract] | ||
| Wissem Ajili (University of Paris Dauphine) | ||
| Welfare Effects of Commodity Price and Exchange Rate Volatilities in [abstract] | ||
| Ali Dib (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Maxym Chaban (University of Saskatchewan) | |
| Julian di Giovanni (International Monetary Fund) | ||
| Tommy Tung On Wu (Queen's University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| PEF: Inaugural John Kenneth Galbraith Lecture
Leçon inaugurale John Kenneth Galbraith |
|
| Speaker | James Galbraith (University of Texas at Austin) | |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| MESA/CMSF II: PSE Persistence
Persévérance au niveau postsecondaire |
|
| Organizer | Anne Motte (Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation) | |
| Chair | Arthur Sweetman (Queen's University) | |
| Presentations | Interprovincial Variation in University Tuition and University Attendance Decisions: Evidence from Cohort B of the Youth in Transition Survey in Canada [abstract] | |
| David Johnson (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| The Patterns of Persistence in Post-Secondary Education in Canada: Evidence from the YITS [abstract] | ||
| Ross Finnie (Queen's University) | ||
| Theresa Qiu (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Student Employment and PSE Persitence: Working till you drop 'out'? [abstract] | ||
| Anne Motte (Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation) | ||
| Saul Schwartz (Carleton University) | ||
| Discussants | Patrick Bussière (Human Resources and Social Development Canada) | |
| Jorgen Hansen (Concordia University) | ||
| Christine Neill (Wilfrid Laurier University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Time Use in Canada
Emploi du temps au Canada |
|
| Chair | Stéphane Gascon (Human Resources Social Development Canada) | |
| Presentations | Does the Labour Supply of Canadian Wives Respond to Husbands' Wages? Evidence from Grouped Data [abstract] | |
| René Morissette (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Feng Hou (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Work, Rest, and Play: Exploring Trends in Market Work, Non-Market Work, and Leisure in Canada and the U.S., 1986-2005 [abstract] | ||
| Adian McFarlane (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Lindsay Tedds (University of Manitoba) | ||
| Intergenerational Private Transfers in Canada-Retirement, Transfers in Time and Well-Being [abstract] | ||
| Elsa Fontainha (Technical University of Lisbon) | ||
| Andrew Harvey (St. Mary's University) | ||
| Discussants | Dany Brouillette (Laval University) | |
| Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Andrija Popovic (Human Resources Social Development Canada) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Health Economics IV
Économie de la santé IV |
|
| Chair | Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | Distributional Effects Of "Needs-Based" Drug Subsidies [abstract] | |
| Paul Grootendorst (University of Toronto) | ||
| Paul Grootendorst (University of Toronto) | ||
| Jeff Racine (McMaster University) | ||
| The Healthy Immigrant Effect And Immigrant Selection: Evidence From Four Countries [abstract] | ||
| Ted McDonald (University of New Brunswick) | ||
| Steven Kennedy (Australian Treasury) | ||
| Nicholas Biddle (Australian National University) | ||
| Understanding the Income Gradient in Children's Physical Health: Revisiting the Canadian Case [abstract] | ||
| Claire de Oliveira (McMaster University) | ||
| Discussants | Rose Anne Devlin (University of Ottawa) | |
| Lilani Kumaranayake (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| CNEH IV: Marriage and Feasting
Mariage et festin |
|
| Organizer | Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | |
| Chair | Ruth Forsdyke (Dalhousie University) | |
| Presentations | The Origin of the Institutions of Marriage [abstract] | |
| Marina Adshade (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Brooks A. Kaiser (Gettysburg College) | ||
| On the Role of Feasting in Big Man Collectivities [abstract] | ||
| Scott Skjei (Simon Fraser University) | ||
| Social Entrepreneurs: The Catalyst for Socio-Economic Change [abstract] | ||
| Heather Martin (CBDC Blue Water) | ||
| Julia Sagebien (Dalhousie University) | ||
| Discussants | Santo Dodaro (Saint Francis Xavier) | |
| Brooks A. Kaiser (Gettysburg College) | ||
| Leo Wah Teng (St. Francis Xavier University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Productivity Studies
Études sur la productivité |
|
| Chair | Abdurrahman Aydemir (Statistics Canada) | |
| Presentations | Accounting for Productivity Differences in Developing Country Agriculture [abstract] | |
| Melanie O'Gorman (University of Winnipeg) | ||
| Investment and Long-term Productivity Growth in the Canadian Business Sector [abstract] | ||
| Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) | ||
| John Baldwin (Statistics Canada) | ||
| Discussants | Rao Someshwar (Industry Canada) | |
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Innovation: Theory
Innovation: Théorie |
|
| Chair | Eric Jahn (Goethe University Frankfurt) | |
| Presentations | R&D Competition and Strategic Trade Restrictions in the Market forTechnology [abstract] | |
| Eric Jahn (Goethe University Frankfurt) | ||
| Patrick Herbst (Goethe University Frankfurt) | ||
| Optimal Patent Breadth: Quantifying the Welfare Effects of Insufficient Patent Breadth [abstract] | ||
| Chu Angus (University of Michigan) | ||
| Discussants | Ning Huang (The University of British Columbia) | |
| James Thompson (Queen's University) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 11:45 | Loc. TBA |
| CMSG VII: Macro-Labour
Macroéconomie du travail |
|
| Organizer | Michelle Alexopoulos (University of Toronto) | |
| Rui Castro (Université de Montréal) | ||
| Martin Gervais (University of Western Ontario) | ||
| Chair | Andre Kurmann (Université du Québec à Montréal) | |
| Presentations | The Heterogeniety and Dynamics of Individual Labor Supply over the Life Cycle: Facts and Theory | |
| Gueorgui Kambourov (University of Toronto) | ||
| Andres Erosa (University of Toronto) | ||
| Luisa Fuster (University of Toronto) | ||
| Job and Worker Flows in Europe and the U.S.: Specific Skills or Employment Protection? | ||
| Alain Delacroix (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Etienne Wasmer (IEP Paris) | ||
| The Business Cycle Implications of Reciprocity in labor Relations | ||
| Andre Kurmann (Université du Québec à Montréal) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Empirical Family Economics
Analyse empirique de l’économie de la famille |
|
| Chair | Stephane Mechoulan (University of Toronto) | |
| Presentations | Decision-Making by the Children of the NLS | |
| Shelly Lundberg (University of Washington) | ||
| Jennifer Romich (University of Washington) | ||
| Marriage Matching, Risk Sharing and Family Labor Supplies: An Empirical Framework [abstract] | ||
| Shannon Seitz (Boston College) | ||
| Eugene Choo (University of Toronto) | ||
| Aloysius Siow (University of Toronto) | ||
| Household Risk Sharing and Collective Labor Supply [abstract] | ||
| Sisi Zhang (Boston College) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Topics in Environmental Economics
Sujets liés à l’économie de l’environnement |
|
| Chair | Horatiu Rus (University of British Columbia) | |
| Presentations | Renewable Resources and Trading Neighbours: a Spatial Perspective [abstract] | |
| Horatiu Rus (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Economic Valuation of Environmental Damages of Waste Sites. What can Meta-Analysis Tell Us about Variations in Amenity Costs Estimates? [abstract] | ||
| Benoit Denis Cheze (EconomiX, University of Paris-X & ADEME) | ||
| Discussants | Walid Marrouch (HEC Montréal) | |
| Varvara Rakova (Department of Finance) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies
Politiques monétaires et de taux de change |
|
| Chair | Hashmat Khan (Carleton University) | |
| Presentations | Expenditure-Switching Effect and the Exchange Rate Regime Debate [abstract] | |
| Wei Dong (Bank of Canada) | ||
| Portfolio Choice and Monetary Policy [abstract] | ||
| Ke Pang (University of British Columbia) | ||
| A Common Currency for China, Japan and Korea? | ||
| Kang-Soek Lee (Université d'Orléans) | ||
| Discussants | Kang-Soek Lee (Université d'Orléans) | |
| Marc-Andre Letendre (McMaster/Queen's University) | ||
| Ke Pang (University of British Columbia) | ||
| Sun 10:30 - 12:00 | Loc. TBA |
| IMF Surveillance Reform
Réforme de la surveillance du FMI |
|
| Sponsored by | Bank of Canada | |
| Organizer | Lawrence Schembri (Bank of Canada) | |
| Chair | John D Murray (Bank of Canada) | |
| Presentations | The IMF: Victim of its Own Success or Institutional Failure? | |
| Paul Masson (University of Toronto) | ||
| Panelists | Carlo Cottarelli (International Monetary Fund) | |
| Javier Guzman (Banco de Mexico) | ||
| Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada) | ||
| 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 |
|
| Sun 12:00 - 13:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Canadian Public Policy Editorial Board Lunch
Déjeuner du Comité de rédaction de lè l'Analyse de politiques |
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| Sun 12:00 - 13:30 | Loc. TBA |
| Galbraith Lecture Reception
Réception de la conférence Galbraith |
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| Sun 13:30 - 15:30 | Loc. TBA |
| CEA Executive Council Meeting 2
Conseil exécutif de l'ACE 2 |
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