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Working Papers

2012

1. The Possibilities for Global Inequality and Poverty Reduction Using Revenues from Global Carbon Pricing
   University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute

2011

2. Effective Tax and Subsidy Rates on Human Capital in Canada
   University of Western Ontario, CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2012)
3. The Impact of Climate Change and Climate Policy on the Canadian Economy
   University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute
4. The Possibilities For Global Poverty Reduction Using Revenues From Global Carbon Pricing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2010

5. The World Distribution of Household Wealth
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2008) View citations (21)
   Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, Working Paper Series, Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, UC Santa Cruz (2007) View citations (1)

2009

6. The Effects of Asset Price Changes on Economic Security in Canada, 2005-09
   University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute
7. The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute (2009) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2011)

2008

8. Closing the 49th Parallel: An Unexplored Episode in Canadian Economic and Political History
   University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Public Policy (2011)

2007

9. 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 Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group (2005) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2007) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2008)
10. Estimating the Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
    University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2007) View citations (5)

2005

11. The Public Role in Provision of Scientific Information: An Economic Approach
    University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute View citations (1)

2004

12. Microsimulation, CGE and Macro Modelling for Transition and Developing Economies
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (32)

2003

13. Empirical Evidence on Human Capital Externalities
    University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute View citations (14)
    Also in Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada, Department of Finance Canada View citations (6)
14. Intergenerational Mobility under Private vs. Public Education
    Departmental Working Papers, National University of Singapore, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2005)
15. Measuring Effective Tax Rates on Human Capital: Methodology and an Application to Canada
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)

2002

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

2000

17. 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 (1)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, National University of Singapore, Department of Economics (2000)

1996

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

1994

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

1991

20. 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)
21. Marking Inequality Comparisons when Lores Curves Intersect
    Working Papers, University of Guelph, Department of Economics
22. 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

23. Taxes and Capital Formation: How Important is Human Capital?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Chapter (1991)

Undated

24. 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

2012

1. Effective tax and subsidy rates on human capital in Canada
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2012, 45, (1), 189-219
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

2. Closing the 49th Parallel: An Unexplored Episode in Canadian Economic and Political History
   Canadian Public Policy, 2011, 37, (3), 307-341
   See also Working Paper (2008)
3. The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
   Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (551), 223-254 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

4. Combining microsimulation with CGE and macro modelling for distributional analysis in developing and transition countries
   International Journal of Microsimulation, 2009, 2, (1), 49-56 View citations (1)
5. The global pattern of household wealth
   Journal of International Development, 2009, 21, (8), 1111-1124 View citations (2)
6. Time-consistent taxation in a dynastic family model with human and physical capital and a balanced government budget
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2009, 42, (3), 1023-1049 View citations (1)

2008

7. Economics research in Canada: a long-run assessment of journal publications
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41, (1), 22-45 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
8. 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

9. Intergenerational Mobility under Private vs. Public Education
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2005, 107, (3), 399-417 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

10. Flat rate taxes and inequality measurement
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 84, (1), 33-46 View citations (25)

2000

11. Consumption vs. income taxes when private human capital investments are imperfectly observable
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 77, (1), 1-28 View citations (9)

1999

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

1997

13. The effects of gender control on fertility and children`s consumption
    Journal of Population Economics, 1997, 10, (1), 67-85 View citations (4)

1996

14. 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 (9)

1995

15. Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption: Single vs. Multi-Year Analysis
    Canadian Public Policy, 1995, 21, (s1), 159-173
16. Gender Bias, Investments in Children, and Bequests
    International Economic Review, 1995, 36, (3), 795-818 View citations (7)
17. Making Inequality Comparisons When Lorenz Curves Intersect
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (4), 980-86 View citations (32)

1994

18. The Normative Significance of Using Third-Degree Stochastic Dominance in Comparing Income Distributions
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 64, (2), 520-530 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

19. Income Inequality and International Migration
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (413), 789-802 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
20. Social security, longevity, and moral hazard
    Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 49, (1), 91-106 View citations (13)

1991

21. A Dynamic Model of Redistribution, Inheritance, and Inequality
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1991, 24, (2), 324-44 View citations (12)
22. The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes
    Canadian Public Policy, 1991, 17, (3), 279-308

1990

23. Accrual Equivalent Marginal Tax Rates for Personal Financial Assets
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1990, 23, (1), 189-209 View citations (3)

1989

24. 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 View citations (3)
25. Optimal grouping of income and wealth data
    Journal of Econometrics, 1989, 42, (1), 97-108 View citations (29)

1988

26. Family Size, Household Production, and Life Cycle Saving
    Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1988, (9), 141-165

1986

27. Does Redistribution Reduce Inequality?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (4), 538-59 View citations (6)

1984

28. Some Calculations of Lifetime Tax Incidence
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 633-49 View citations (29)

1982

29. The Relative Impact of Inheritance and Other Factors on Economic Inequality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1982, 97, (3), 471-98 View citations (14)

1981

30. Uncertain Lifetime, Consumption, and Dissaving in Retirement
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (3), 561-77 View citations (110)

1979

31. On the Size Distribution of Wealth in Canada
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1979, 25, (3), 237-59 View citations (6)

1978

32. Assessing the Quantitative Importance of Inheritance in the Distribution of Wealth
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1978, 30, (1), 138-49 View citations (4)

Edited books

2008

1. Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (1)

Chapters

2000

1. The distribution of wealth
   Chapter 11 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 605-675 View citations (62)

1994

2. Government Incentives and Household Saving in Canada
   A chapter in Public Policies and Household Savings, 1994, pp 19-56 View citations (3)
3. Household Data on Saving Behavior in Canada
   A chapter in International Comparisons of Household Saving, 1994, pp 11-56 View citations (9)

1992

4. Tax Incidence: Annual and Lifetime Perspectives in the United States and Canada
   A chapter in Canada-U.S. Tax Comparisons, 1992, pp 151-188 View citations (2)

1991

5. Taxes and Capital Formation: How Important is Human Capital?
   A chapter in National Saving and Economic Performance, 1991, pp 163-200 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper (1989)