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Working Papers

2008

1. The World Distribution of Household Wealth
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2007

2. Economics Research in Canada: A Long-Run Assessment of Journal Publications
   UWO Department of Economics Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
   Also in
   Discussion Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group (2005) View citations
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2007) View citations
   See Also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2008)
3. Estimating the Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
   University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute View citations

2005

4. The Public Role in Provision of Scientific Information: An Economic Approach
   University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute

2003

5. Empirical Evidence on Human Capital Externalities
   University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute View citations
   Also in
   Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada, Department of Finance Canada View citations
6. Intergenerational Mobility under Private vs. Public Education
   Departmental Working Papers, National University of Singapore, Department of Economics View citations
   Also in
   University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute (2003)
   See Also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2005)
7. Measuring Effective Tax Rates on Human Capital: Methodology and an Application to Canada
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo GmbH

2002

8. Measuring Effective Tax Rates on Human Capital: The Canadian Case
   University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute

2000

9. Optimal Tax Mix in a Two-Sector Growth Model with Transitional Dynamics
   UWO Department of Economics Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations
   Also in
   Departmental Working Papers, National University of Singapore, Department of Economics (2000)

1996

10. Wealth Inequality and Age
    UWO Department of Economics Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

1994

11. Gender Bias and Investments in Children
    Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics

1991

12. Income Inequality and International Migration
    University of Western Ontario, The Centre for the Study of International Economic Relations Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, The Centre for the Study of International Economic Relations
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1992)
13. Marking Inequality Comparisons when Lores Curves Intersect
    Working Papers, University of Guelph, Department of Economics
14. The Normative Significance of Using Third-Degree Stochastic Dominance in Comparing Income Distributions
    Working Papers, University of Guelph, Department of Economics
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1994)

1989

15. Taxes and Capital Formation: How Important is Human Capital?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

Undated

16. Optimal taxation in a growth model with public consumption and home production
    MRG Discussion Paper Series, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)

Journal Articles

2008

1. Economics research in Canada: a long-run assessment of journal publications
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41, (1), 22-45 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2007)
2. Optimal taxation in a growth model with public consumption and home production
   Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 885-896
   See Also Working Paper

2005

3. Intergenerational Mobility under Private vs. Public Education
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2005, 107, (3), 399-417 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2003)

2002

4. Flat rate taxes and inequality measurement
   Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 84, (1), 33-46 View citations

2000

5. Consumption vs. income taxes when private human capital investments are imperfectly observable
   Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 77, (1), 1-28 View citations

1999

6. Age, Wealth Inequality and Life-Cycle Modelling
   The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 1999, 24, (1), 64-76

1997

7. The effects of gender control on fertility and children`s consumption
   Journal of Population Economics, 1997, 10, (1), 67-85 View citations

1996

8. Measuring Marginal Income Tax Rates for Individuals in Canada: Averages and Distributions over Time
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 1996, 29, (4), 959-75 View citations

1995

9. Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption: Single vs. Multi-Year Analysis
   Canadian Public Policy, 1995, 21, (s1), 159-173
10. Gender Bias, Investments in Children, and Bequests
    International Economic Review, 1995, 36, (3), 795-818 View citations
11. Making Inequality Comparisons When Lorenz Curves Intersect
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (4), 980-86 View citations

1994

12. The Normative Significance of Using Third-Degree Stochastic Dominance in Comparing Income Distributions
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 64, (2), 520-530 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1991)

1992

13. Income Inequality and International Migration
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (413), 789-802 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1991)
14. Social security, longevity, and moral hazard
    Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 49, (1), 91-106

1991

15. A Dynamic Model of Redistribution, Inheritance, and Inequality
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1991, 24, (2), 324-44 View citations
16. The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes
    Canadian Public Policy, 1991, 17, (3), 279-308

1990

17. Accrual Equivalent Marginal Tax Rates for Personal Financial Assets
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1990, 23, (1), 189-209 View citations

1989

18. Capital income taxation in a two-commodity life cycle model: The role of factor intensity and asset capitalization effects
    Journal of Public Economics, 1989, 39, (1), 109-126
19. Optimal grouping of income and wealth data
    Journal of Econometrics, 1989, 42, (1), 97-108 View citations

1986

20. Does Redistribution Reduce Inequality?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (4), 538-59 View citations

1984

21. Some Calculations of Lifetime Tax Incidence
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 633-49 View citations

1982

22. The Relative Impact of Inheritance and Other Factors on Economic Inequality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1982, 97, (3), 471-98 View citations

1981

23. Uncertain Lifetime, Consumption, and Dissaving in Retirement
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (3), 561-77 View citations

1979

24. On the Size Distribution of Wealth in Canada
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1979, 25, (3), 237-59 View citations

1978

25. Assessing the Quantitative Importance of Inheritance in the Distribution of Wealth
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1978, 30, (1), 138-49 View citations

Chapters

2000

1. The distribution of wealth
   Chapter 11 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 605-675 View citations

Editor

1. Canadian Public Policy
   University of Toronto Press