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Working Papers

2013

1. Boy-Girl Differences in Parental Time Investments: Evidence from Three Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2012

2. Canadian Inequality: Recent Development and Policy Options
   CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Public Policy (2012)
3. Health and Work At Older Ages: Using Mortality To Assess Employment Capacity Across Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. How is Economic Hardship Avoided by Those Retiring Before the Social Security Entitlement Age?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2011

5. Maternity Leave and Children’s Cognitive and Behavioral Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
6. Social Security and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms - Introduction and Summary
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2010

7. Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Wellbeing of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
   STICERD - Public Economics Programme Discussion Papers, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
   Also in CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics (2009) View citations (8)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2011)

2009

8. O Sister, Where Art Thou? The Role of Son Preference and Sex Choice: Evidence from Immigrants to Canada
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
9. Retirement Income Security and Well-Being in Canada
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
10. Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, Introduction and Summary
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2008

11. Evidence From Maternity Leave Expansions of the Impact of Maternal Care on Early Child Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2010)

2007

12. Maternal employment, breastfeeding, and health: Evidence from maternity leave mandates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2008)
13. The Evolution of Elderly Poverty in Canada
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Public Policy (2008)

2006

14. Effets incitatifs associes a l'aide sociale: approche de discontinuite de la regression
    Direction des etudes analytiques : documents de recherche, Statistics Canada, Direction des etudes analytiques View citations (2)
15. How Household Portfolios Evolve After Retirement: The Effect of Aging and Health Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2009)
16. Incentive Effects of Social Assistance: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
    Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (2008)
17. Nouvelle analyse des tendances recentes de l'inegalite du revenu apres impot au Canada au moyen des donnees de recensement
    Direction des etudes analytiques : documents de recherche, Statistics Canada, Direction des etudes analytiques View citations (1)
18. Revisiting Recent Trends in Canadian After-Tax Income Inequality Using Census Data
    Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch View citations (4)
19. Universal Childcare, Maternal Labor Supply, and Family Well-Being
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2008)

2005

20. How Does Job-Protected Maternity Leave Affect Mothers' Employment and Infant Health?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
21. How Portfolios Evolve After Retirement: The Effect of Health Shocks
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
22. Regional Grants as Pork Barrel Politics
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (11)

2004

23. Life-Cycle Asset Accumulation and Allocation in Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University (2004) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2005)
24. The Integration of Child Tax Credits and Welfare: Evidence from the National Child Benefit Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2003

25. Does Education Improve Citizenship? Evidence from the U.S. and the U.K
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
26. Simulating the Response to Reform of Canada's Income Security Programs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2002

27. Subsidizing the Stork: New Evidence on Tax Incentives and Fertility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2005)

2001

28. Tax-Preferred Savings Accounts and Marginal Tax Rates: Evidence on RRSP Participation
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2002)
29. The Retirement Incentive Effects of Canada's Income Security Programs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    Also in Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University (2001) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2003)

2000

30. How Do Contribution Limits Affect Contributions to Tax-Preferred Savings Accounts?
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2003)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Son Preference and the Persistence of Culture: Evidence from South and East Asian Immigrants to Canada
   Population and Development Review, 2013, 39, (1), 75-95

2012

2. Canadian Inequality: Recent Developments and Policy Options
   Canadian Public Policy, 2012, 38, (2), 121-145 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
3. Comparing Nest Eggs: How CPP Reform Affects Retirement Choices
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2012, (352)

2011

4. Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Well-Being of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3, (3), 175-205
   See also Working Paper (2010)
5. The design of tax policy in Canada: thoughts prompted by Richard Blundell's `Empirical evidence and tax policy design'
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2011, 44, (4), 1184-1194

2010

6. Evidence from Maternity Leave Expansions of the Impact of Maternal Care on Early Child Development
   Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (1) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
7. The Importance of the Long Form Census to Canada
   Canadian Public Policy, 2010, 36, (3), 383-388

2009

8. Child Benefits, Maternal Employment, and Children's Health: Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 128-32 View citations (1)
9. HOW HOUSEHOLD PORTFOLIOS EVOLVE AFTER RETIREMENT: THE EFFECT OF AGING AND HEALTH SHOCKS
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2009, 55, (2), 226-248 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
10. Taxes, Transfers, and Canadian Income Inequality
    Canadian Public Policy, 2009, 35, (4), 389-411
11. The Report of the Expert Panel on Older Workers: How Should Public Pensions Be Improved?
    Canadian Public Policy, 2009, 35, (4), 493-498

2008

12. Campaign spending limits, incumbent spending, and election outcomes
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41, (4), 1351-1374 View citations (4)
13. How Does Job-Protected Maternity Leave Affect Mothers' Employment?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2008, 26, (4), 655-691 View citations (13)
14. Improving the Labour Market Incentives of Canada's Public Pensions
    Canadian Public Policy, 2008, 34, (3), 281-304 View citations (4)
15. Incentive effects of social assistance: A regression discontinuity approach
    Journal of Econometrics, 2008, 142, (2), 807-828 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
16. Maternal employment, breastfeeding, and health: Evidence from maternity leave mandates
    Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (4), 871-887 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
17. The Evolution of Elderly Poverty in Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 2008, 34, (s1), 79-94 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
18. Universal Child Care, Maternal Labor Supply, and Family Well-Being
    Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (4), 709-745 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

19. The integration of child tax credits and welfare: Evidence from the Canadian National Child Benefit program
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (1-2), 305-326 View citations (12)
20. The tale of the tails: Canadian income inequality in the 1980s and 1990s
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2007, 40, (3), 734-764 View citations (4)

2005

21. Life-cycle asset accumulation and allocation in Canada
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2005, 38, (3), 1057-1106 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
22. Subsidizing the Stork: New Evidence on Tax Incentives and Fertility
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (3), 539-555 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2004

23. Does education improve citizenship? Evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 1667-1695 View citations (59)

2003

24. How do contribution limits affect contributions to tax-preferred savings accounts?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (2), 253-281 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
25. The retirement incentive effects of Canada's Income Security programs
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2003, 36, (2), 261-290 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

26. Tax-preferred savings accounts and marginal tax rates: evidence on RRSP participation
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2002, 35, (3), 436-456 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

Chapters

2012

1. A Comparison of Micro and Macro Expenditure Measures across Countries using Differing Survey Methods
   A chapter in Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures, 2012 View citations (4)
2. Disability Insurance Programs in Canada
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms, 2012, pp 327-358
3. Introduction and Summary to "Social Security and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms"
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms, 2012, pp 1-39 View citations (1)
4. The Long-Run Growth of Disability Insurance in the United States
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms, 2012, pp 359-389

2010

5. Do Elderly Workers Substitute for Younger Workers in the United States?
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 345-360
6. Introduction and Summary
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 1-45 View citations (4)
7. The Interaction of Youth and Elderly Labor Markets in Canada
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment, 2010, pp 77-97

2007

8. Simulating the Response to Reform of Canada
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform, 2007, pp 83-118 View citations (2)

2004

9. Income Security Programs and Retirement in Canada
   A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation, 2004, pp 99-152 View citations (7)