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Working Papers

2008

1. Economic Security in Nova Scotia
   CSLS Research Reports, Centre for the Study of Living Standards
2. Social Capital and Basic Goods: The Cautionary Tale of Drinking Water in India
   Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
   Also in Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics (2007)
3. Tasks and Opportunities within Indian Families
   Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics

2007

4. How Should We Measure Poverty in a Changing World? Methodological Issues and Chinese Case Study
   Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Review of Development Economics (2008)
5. The Growth of Poor Children in China 1991-2000: Why Food Subsidies May Matter
   Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2009)

2006

6. How Should We Measure Global Poverty in a Changing World?
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations
7. Keeping in Touch - A Benefit of Public Holidays
   Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006)

2004

8. An Index of Labour Market Well-being for OECD Countries
   CSLS Research Reports, Centre for the Study of Living Standards View citations

2003

9. Human Well-being and Economic Well-being: What Values Are Implicit in Current Indices?
   CSLS Research Reports, Centre for the Study of Living Standards View citations
10. Nobody to Play With? The Implications of Leisure Co-Ordination
    ISER working papers, Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2003) View citations
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2003) View citations

2002

11. On Sen's Approach to Poverty Measures and Recent Developments
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics View citations
12. Room for Differences? Social Policy in a Global Economy
    ISER working papers, Institute for Social and Economic Research
13. Trends in Poverty: the UK in international perspective - how rates mislead and intensify matters
    ISER working papers, Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations

2000

14. Dans quelle mesure le chômage au Canada est-il structurel?
    Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques
15. How Much of Canada's Unemployment Is Structural?
    Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch View citations
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Public Policy (2000)
16. Long Run Trends in Economic Inequality in Five Countries - a Birth Cohort View
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics View citations
17. Poverty Impacts of Trade, Macroeconomic and Social Policy -- Canada and the United States in the 1990s
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
18. The Social Welfare Implications, Decomposability, and Geometry of the Sen Family of Poverty Indices
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2002)

1999

19. An Anatomy of the Sen and Sen-Shorrocks-Thon Indices: Multiplicative Decomposability and its Subgroup Decompositions
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
20. Economic Insecurity in the Malaysian Context
    Working Papers, John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy
    Also in Working Papers, John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy (1998)

1998

21. A Note on the Link Between Inflation and Output Variability in Canada
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
22. An Index of Economic Well-being for Canada
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics View citations
23. Does Inflation Affect Output Varibility? Evidence from 40 Years of US Data
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
24. Economic Insecurity
    Discussion Papers, University of New South Wales, Social Policy Research Centre View citations
25. Poverty Intensity - How Well Does Canada Compare?
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics (1998)
26. Schooling, Literacy and Individual Earnings
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics

1997

27. International Comparisons of Poverty Intensity: Index Decomposition and Bootstrap Inference
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics View citations

1996

28. Economic Growth, Income Distribution and Economic Welfare in Canada 1975-1994
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in The North American Journal of Economics and Finance (1997)
29. Economic Policy Variables and Population Health
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
30. The Within-Household Distribution of Subjective Well-being
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
    Also in Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics

1995

31. A Distribution-Free Test for Deprivation Dominance
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Econometric Reviews (1998)
32. Incidence de l'assurance-chomage et de l'aide sociale sur la distribution du revenu dans les annees 1990: une micro-simulation
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources
33. L'assurance-chomage et la redistribution du revenu: une micro-simulation
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources
34. Le chaînon manquant: données sur l'élément demande des marchés du travail
    Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques
35. Les effets d'un assujettissement general a l'assurance-chomage sur le travail independant et la semaine de travail ecourtee: une microsimulation
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources
36. The Equity, Efficiency and Symbolism of National Standards in an Era of Provincialism
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
37. The Equity/Efficiency Trade-Off in Retrospect
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics View citations
38. The Missing Link - Data on the Demand Side of Labour Markets
    Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch View citations

1993

39. Social Policy and the Demand Side
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
40. Unemployment, Unemployment Insurance and the Redistribution of Income in Canada in the 1980's: Provisional Results
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics

1992

41. Inter-Regional Migration and Inter-Industry Labour Mobility in Canada: A Simultaneous Approach
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (1994)
42. Intertemporal Substitution of Annual Hours in Canada
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
43. Predicting Probabilities: Inherent and Sampling Variability in the Estimation of Discrete-Choice Model
    Working Papers, Calgary - Department of Economics
    Also in Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics (1992) View citations
44. Short-Run Intertemporal Substitution of labour Supply in Canada
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics

1991

45. How Big is Big Enough? The Problem of Adequate Sample Size in Empirical Studies of Labour Supply
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
46. On Integrating Income Tax and Unemployment Insurance in Models of Labour Supply
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
47. The Costs and Benefits and Anti-Poverty Policy
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics

1990

48. IS IT RETIREMENT OR UNEMPLOYMENT? CONSTRAINED LABOUR SUPPLY AND INDUCED "RETIREMENT" AMONG OLDER WORKERS
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
49. SEARCHING FOR A WILL O'THE WISP: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE NAIRU IN CANADA
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1992)

1989

50. FISHING IN DIFFERENT POOLS: JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES AND JOB-FINDING SUCCESS IN CANADA IN THE EARLY 1980S
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1993)
51. QUANTITY CONSTRAINTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF LABOUR SUPPLY
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
52. THE ACQUISITION OF WEALTH IN NOVA SCOTIA IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics

1988

53. UNEMPLOYMENT AND INTER-INDUSTRY LABOUR MOBILITY IN CANADA IN THE 1980'S
    Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive, Dalhousie, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (1991)

Journal Articles

2009

1. The growth of poor children in China 1991-2000: why food subsidies may matter
   Health Economics, 2009, 18, (S1), S89-S108
   See also Working Paper (2007)
2. Top Incomes Over the 20th Century: A Contrast Between Continental European and English-Speaking Countries. By A. B. ATKINSON and T. PIKETTY
   Economica, 2009, 76, (301), 208-209

2008

3. How Should We Measure Poverty in a Changing World? Methodological Issues and Chinese Case Study
   Review of Development Economics, 2008, 12, (2), 419-441 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

4. The Double-Edged Sword of Trade
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2007, 33, (2), 277-292

2005

5. Commentary on The weak jobs recovery: whatever happened to "the great American jobs machine"?
   Economic Policy Review, 2005, (Aug), 19-22
6. HOW SHOULD WE MEASURE THE "ECONOMIC" ASPECTS OF WELL-BEING?
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2005, 51, (2), 311-336 View citations
7. Sampling variability: some observations from a labour supply equation
   Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (18), 2167-2175
8. Work and Well-being in an Aging Society
   Canadian Public Policy, 2005, 31, (4), 413-420

2004

9. Measuring Obesity in Young Children
   Canadian Public Policy, 2004, 30, (4), 349-364 View citations

2003

10. Long Run Trends in Income Inequality in the United States, UK, Sweden, Germany and Canada: A Birth Cohort View
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2003, 29, (1), 121-141 View citations
11. Understanding Growth and Inequality Trends: The Role of Labour Supply in the US and Germany
    Canadian Public Policy, 2003, 29, (s1), 163-184 View citations

2002

12. An Index of Economic Well-Being for Selected OECD Countries
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2002, 48, (3), 291-316 View citations
13. The social welfare implications, decomposability, and geometry of the Sen family of poverty indices
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2002, 35, (1), 138-152 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

14. TIME AS A SOURCE OF INEQUALITY WITHIN MARRIAGE: ARE HUSBANDS MORE SATISFIED WITH TIME FOR THEMSELVES THAN WIVES?
    Feminist Economics, 2001, 7, (2), 1-21 View citations

2000

15. How Much of Canada's Unemployment is Structural?
    Canadian Public Policy, 2000, 26, (s1), 141-157 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
16. Poverty in Canada and the United States: measurement, trends, and implications
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2000, 33, (4), 847-877 View citations

1999

17. Poverty Intensity: How Well Do Canadian Provinces Compare?
    Canadian Public Policy, 1999, 25, (2), 179-195 View citations

1998

18. A distribution-free test for deprivation dominance
    Econometric Reviews, 1998, 17, (4), 415-429 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
19. How to Value the Poorer Prospects of Youth in the Early 1990s?
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1998, 44, (1), 43-62 View citations
20. The Link between Inflation and Output Variability in Canada: Note
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1998, 30, (2), 261-72 View citations

1997

21. Economic growth, income distribution and economic welfare in Canada 1975-1994
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 1997, 8, (2), 153-166
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1994

22. Interregional Migration and Interindustry Labour Mobility in Canada: A Simultaneous Approach
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1994, 27, (1), 58-80 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1993

23. Fishing in Different Pools: Job Search Strategies and Job-Finding Success in Canada in the Early 1980s
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1993, 11, (2), 348-86 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
24. Is It Retirement or Unemployment? Induced 'Retirement' and Constrained Labour Supply among Older Workers
    Applied Economics, 1993, 25, (4), 505-19 View citations
25. Labour Supply with Quantity Constraints: Estimates from a Large Sample of Canadian Workers
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1993, 45, (2), 269-91 View citations

1992

26. Searching for a will o' the wisp: An empirical study of the NAIRU in Canada
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (1), 119-136 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1991

27. Unemployment and Interindustry Labour Mobility in Canada in the 1980s
    Applied Economics, 1991, 23, (11), 1707-17
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1990

28. The Market as Mechanism: Review of Getting Ready for 1999: Ideas for Canada's Politics and Government by Tom Kent
    Canadian Public Policy, 1990, 16, (1), 86-90

1988

29. The Inequality of Wealth in Britain's North American Colonies: The Importance of the Relatively Poor
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1988, 34, (2), 143-63

1987

30. Segmented Labour Markets and the Estimation of Wage Functions
    Applied Economics, 1987, 19, (12), 1603-24 View citations

1986

31. Job Mobility, Wage Determination and Market Segmentation in the Presence of Sample Selection Bias
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1986, 19, (2), 319-46 View citations
32. The Incidence and Duration of Individual Unemployment: Supply Side o r Demand Side?
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1986, 10, (1), 13-33 View citations

1979

33. A Reply [Unemployment Insurance in Canada]
    Canadian Public Policy, 1979, 5, (4), 559-560
34. Unemployment Insurance in Canada: A Review of the Recent Amendments
    Canadian Public Policy, 1979, 5, (2), 223-235 View citations

1977

35. A Note on the Wage Decisions of the Anti-Inflation Board
    Canadian Public Policy, 1977, 3, (3), 377-380
36. Economic Determinants of Individual Charitable Donations in Canada
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1977, 10, (4), 653-69 View citations
37. Stochastic Process Models and the Distribution of Earnings
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1977, 23, (3), 205-15

1976

38. Tinbergen and the "Blurring" of the Human Capital Paradigm: A Review
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1976, 22, (1), 93-97

Chapters

2001

1. Needs and Wants: What is Social Progress and How Should it be Measured
   A chapter in The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress 2001: The Longest Decade: Canada in the 1990s, 2001, vol. 1 View citations
2. Poverty Among Senior Citizens: A Canadian Success Story
   A chapter in The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater, 2001, pp 151-181 View citations
3. Trends in Economic Well-being in Canada in the 1990s
   A chapter in The Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress 2001: The Longest Decade: Canada in the 1990s, 2001, vol. 1 View citations