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Working Papers

2009

1. The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   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 (2009)

2008

2. Closing the 49th Parallel: An Unexplored Episode in Canadian Economic and Political History
   University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute
3. The World Distribution of Household Wealth
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations

2007

4. 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
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2007) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2008)
5. Estimating the Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) 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 (2007) View citations

2005

6. 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 View citations

2004

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

2003

8. 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
9. 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)
10. Measuring Effective Tax Rates on Human Capital: Methodology and an Application to Canada
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich

2002

11. 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

12. 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

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

1994

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

1991

15. 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)
16. Marking Inequality Comparisons when Lores Curves Intersect
    Working Papers, University of Guelph, Department of Economics
17. 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

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

Undated

19. 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

2009

1. The global pattern of household wealth
   Journal of International Development, 2009, 21, (8), 1111-1124

2008

2. 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)
3. 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

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

2002

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

2000

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

1999

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

1997

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

1996

9. 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

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

1994

13. 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

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

1991

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

1990

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

1989

19. 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
20. Optimal grouping of income and wealth data
    Journal of Econometrics, 1989, 42, (1), 97-108 View citations

1988

21. Family Size, Household Production, and Life Cycle Saving
    Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1988, (9), 08

1986

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

1984

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

1982

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

1981

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

1979

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

1978

27. 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

1994

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

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

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
   See also Working Paper (1989)

Editor

1. Canadian Public Policy
   University of Toronto Press