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Working Papers

2012

1. Ageing and Literacy Skills: Evidence from Canada, Norway and the United States
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics (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. The Pitfalls of Work Requirements in Welfare-to-Work Policies: Experimental Evidence on Human Capital Accumulation in the Self-Sufficiency Project
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics (2012)
4. The Role of Education in Technology Use and Adoption: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics (2011)

2011

5. Education, Job Search and Re-employment Outcomes among the Unemployed
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
6. The Impact of Education on Unemployment Incidence and Re-employment Success: Evidence from the U.S. Labour Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics (2011)
   See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2011)
7. Unemployment Compensation and Adjustment Assistance for Displaced Workers: Policy Options for Canada
   CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics
8. Unemployment Insurance Savings Accounts in Latin America: Overview and Assessment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Social Protection Discussion Papers, The World Bank (2009) View citations (20)

2010

9. The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980-2005
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics (2010)
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Public Policy (2010)

2009

10. Economic Change and Worker Displacement in Canada: Consequences and Policy Responses
    CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics
11. The Causal Effects of Education on Adaptability
    CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics
12. The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980 - 2006
    CLSRN Working Papers, UBC Department of Economics
    Also in UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics (2008)

2003

13. Unionization and Wage Inequality: A Comparative Study of the U.S, the U.K., and Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)

2002

14. Unemployment and Non-Employment: Heterogeneities in Labour Market States
    Department of Economics Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2006)

2000

15. Human Capital Formation in a Period of Rapid Change
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
16. The Dynamics of US Labor Force Attachment
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (12)

1999

17. Canadian Labour Market Performance in International Perspective
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
18. Measuring Unemployment and Structural Unemeployment
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
    Also in Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Public Policy (2000)

1998

19. Wages, Skills, and Technology in the United States and Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (74)

1997

20. Cross Flows of Labour In Canada and the United States
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics

1996

21. Unemployment in Canada and the United States: A Further Analysis
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1996) View citations (4)

1995

22. Alternative Measures of Unemployment Based of Flow Data
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
23. L'admissibilite a l'assurance-chomage: une analyse empirique au Canada
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources
24. Public and Private Sector Wages: A Comparison
    Working Papers, Queen's at Kingston - School of Policy Studies View citations (1)

1993

25. Competitiveness and Public Sector Wages and Employment
    Working Papers, Queen's at Kingston - School of Policy Studies
26. Qualifying for Unemployment Insurance: An Empirical Analysis
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1997)
27. Regional Aspects of Labour Force Atachment and Labour Market Flows in Canada
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
28. The Measurement of Unemployment: An Empirical Approach
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
    Also in Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1999)
29. Unionization in Canada and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries
    Working Papers, Queen's at Kingston - Sch. of Indus. Relat. Papers in Industrial Relations View citations (20)
    Also in UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics (1992)
    See also Chapter (1993)

1992

30. A Comparative Analysis of Unemployment in Canada and United States
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
31. The Economic Effects of Unemployment Insurance in Canada: An Empirical Analysis of UI Disentitlement
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1993)

1991

32. Assessment of Alternative Subsidy Treatments for the EIC Self-Sufficiency Project
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources Development View citations (3)
33. Design Issues Relating to the Wage Subsidy / Self-Sufficiency Project
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources Development
34. The Measurement of Labour Force Dynamics with the Labour Activity Survey: the LMA S Filter
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics

1990

35. ECONOMICS OF WOMEN'S WAGES IN CANADA
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics
36. EVALUATION OF MANPOWER AND TRAINING PROGRAMS: THE NORTH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics

1989

37. PROVINCIAL PUBLIC SECTOR PAYROLLS
    UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics

1973

38. Recursive Estimation: Its Use in Economic Research
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
39. Some On-Line Estimates for a Model of Wage Determination
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

Undated

40. Canadian Labour Market Performance in Perspective: Presidential Address to the Canadian Economics Association
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University
41. Literacy, Numeracy and Labour Market Outcomes in Canada
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Canadian Inequality: Recent Developments and Policy Options
   Canadian Public Policy, 2012, 38, (2), 121-145 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
2. Challenges facing European labour markets: Is a skill upgrade the appropriate instrument?
   Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2012, 47, (1), 4-30 View citations (1)

2011

3. The impact of education on unemployment incidence and re-employment success: Evidence from the U.S. labour market
   Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (4), 453-463 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

4. The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980-2005
   Canadian Public Policy, 2010, 36, (1), 63-89 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

5. Older Workers in the New Economy: A Symposium on the Report of the Expert Panel on Older Workers
   Canadian Public Policy, 2009, 35, (4), 469-471

2008

6. Education, credentials, and immigrant earnings
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41, (1), 186-216 View citations (20)

2006

7. The Effect of Literacy on Immigrant Earnings
   Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (2) View citations (14)
8. Unemployment and Nonemployment: Heterogeneities in Labor Market States
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 314-323 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2005

9. Why Is Canada's Unemployment Rate Persistently Higher than in the United States?
   Canadian Public Policy, 2005, 31, (1), 93-100 View citations (3)

2004

10. Unions and Wage Inequality
    Journal of Labor Research, 2004, 25, (4), 519-562 View citations (57)

2003

11. Literacy and earnings: an investigation of the interaction of cognitive and unobserved skills in earnings generation
    Labour Economics, 2003, 10, (2), 165-184 View citations (22)

2002

12. The role of credentials in the Canadian labour market
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2002, 35, (4), 879-905 View citations (25)

2000

13. Measuring Unemployment and Structural Unemployment
    Canadian Public Policy, 2000, 26, (s1), 101-108 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

14. Presidential Address: Canadian labour market performance in international perspective
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1999, 32, (5), 1097-1134
15. The Measurement of Unemployment: An Empirical Approach
    Econometrica, 1999, 67, (1), 147-162 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1998

16. The Canada-US Unemployment Rate Gap: An Introduction and Overview
    Canadian Public Policy, 1998, 24, (s1), 1-37 View citations (4)

1997

17. Qualifying for Unemployment Insurance: An Empirical Analysis
    Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (440), 67-84 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1996

18. An Assessment of the Impact of Government-Sponsored Training
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1996, 29, (s1), 93-98 View citations (6)

1995

19. The Measurement of Labor Force Dynamics with Longitudinal Data: The Labour Market Activity Survey Filter
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1995, 13, (2), 351-85 View citations (4)

1994

20. The Impact of Unionization on Male-Female Earnings Differences in Canada
    Journal of Human Resources, 1994, 29, (2) View citations (44)

1993

21. The Economic Effects of Unemployment Insurance in Canada: An Empirical Analysis of UI Disentitlement
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1993, 11, (1), S96-147 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1992

22. COMPARABLE WORTH: CANADA'S EXPERIENCE
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1992, 10, (3), 85-94 View citations (3)

1983

23. The Responsiveness of Wage Settlements in Canada and Economic Policy
    Canadian Public Policy, 1983, 9, (1), 9-23 View citations (1)

1982

24. Expected Inflation and Wage Changes in Canada, 1967-81
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1982, 15, (3), 377-94 View citations (1)

1981

25. Bargaining under Uncertainty
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (4), 579-90 View citations (3)
26. Contemporaneous Correlation in Wage Contract Studies
    Econometrica, 1981, 49, (2), 515-16 View citations (1)

1980

27. An Alternative Approach to Specification Errors
    Australian Economic Papers, 1980, 19, (34), 211-14

1979

28. The Empirical Foundations of the Phillips Curve: Evidence from Canadian Wage Contract Data
    Econometrica, 1979, 47, (1), 1-24 View citations (12)

Chapters

2001

1. Education and Skills: An Assessment of Recent Canadian Experience
   A chapter in The State of Economics in Canada: Festschrift in Honour of David Slater, 2001, pp 485-517 View citations (3)

1998

2. Unemployment and Labor Force Attachment: A Multistate Analysis of Nonemployment
   A chapter in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues, 1998, pp 123-155 View citations (6)

1993

3. A Comparative Analysis of Unemployment in Canada and the United States
   A chapter in Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States, 1993, pp 149-190 View citations (40)
4. Unionization in Canada and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries
   A chapter in Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States, 1993, pp 109-148 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper (1993)

1975

5. Recursive Estimation Algorithms for Economic Research
   A chapter in Annals of Economic and Social Measurement, Volume 4, number 3, 1975, pp 397-406