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Working Papers

2016

1. Challenging Vested Interests: National Priorities for Healthcare in 2016
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
2. The Naylor Report and Health Policy: Canada Needs a New Model
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (1)

2015

3. Doctors without Hospitals: What to do about Specialists Who Can’t Find Work
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute
4. Feasible Pharmacare in the Federation: A Proposal to Break the Gridlock
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute View citations (2)

2013

5. Accountability and Access to Medical Care: Lessons from the Use of Capitation Payments in Ontario
   e-briefs, C.D. Howe Institute

2002

6. Information Asymmetry, Insurance, and the Decision to Hospitalize
   CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO
   Also in Cahiers de recherche, HEC Montréal, Institut d'économie appliquée (2001) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Information asymmetry, insurance, and the decision to hospitalize, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (13) (2005)

2000

7. Economic efficiency and QALY-based Cost-Utility analysis in health care
   University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

1997

8. Monopolistic Competition and Supply-Side Cost Sharing in the Physician Services Market
   University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (3)
9. On the Distributional Effects of Social Security Reform
   University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (7)

1996

10. Economic Efficiency and Mixed Public/Private Insurance
    SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Economic efficiency and mixed public/private insurance, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (20) (1997)

1993

11. Is Health Care Really a Luxury?
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Is health care really a luxury?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (158) (1997)
12. Reforming the Welfare State: The Swedish Experience
    Working Papers, Queen's at Kingston - School of Policy Studies

1989

13. The public role in private post-secondary education: a review of issues and options
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

1977

14. The Economics of Bureaucracy
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
15. Urban Job Creation and Unemployment in LDCS: Todaro vs. Harris and Todaro
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Urban job creation and unemployment in LDCs: Todaro vs. Harris and Todaro, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1978) View citations (14) (1978)

1975

16. Consumption Taxes versus Investment Income Taxes: Implications for Impatience and Risk-Bearing
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
17. Population Policy and Optimal Economic Growth: A Proposed Methodology Applied to Ghana
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
18. Progression and Risk-Taking: A Further Note
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
19. Rural-Urban Migration and Second-Best Policy Intervention in LDCs
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

1972

20. Tariff Revenue and Optimal Capital Accumulations in Less Developed Countries
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Tariff Revenue and Optimal Capital Accumulation in Less Developed Countries, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1974) View citations (1) (1974)

Journal Articles

2019

1. High Drug Prices, Big R&D Spenders and “Free Riders”: Canada in the Topsy Turvy World of Pharmaceuticals
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2019, (535)

2018

2. Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care System
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2018, (510) View citations (3)

2017

3. The Paradox of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation in Canadian Healthcare
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2017, (480)

2016

4. Shifting Towards Autonomy: A Continuing Care Model for Canada
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2016, (443)

2015

5. Rethinking Canada’s Unbalanced Mix of Public and Private Healthcare: Insights from Abroad
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2015, (420) View citations (3)

2014

6. Paying for the Boomers: Long-Term Care and Intergenerational Equity
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2014, (415) View citations (5)

2013

7. Capturing Value from Health Technologies in Lean Times
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2013, (396) View citations (2)
8. Paying Hospital-Based Doctors: Fee for Whose Service?
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2013, (392) View citations (3)

2012

9. Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada
   C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2012, (339) View citations (5)
10. How to Pay Family Doctors: Why "Pay per Patient" is Better Than Fee for Service
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2012, (365) View citations (14)
11. Long-Term Care for the Elderly: Challenges and Policy Options
    C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, 2012, (367) View citations (7)

2009

12. Health system reform in China: What role for private insurance?
    China Economic Review, 2009, 20, (4), 605-612 View citations (6)
13. Introduction to the symposium on health policy in China
    China Economic Review, 2009, 20, (4), 587-590

2008

14. HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM IN CHINA: AN ASSESSMENT OF RECENT TRENDS
    The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2008, 53, (01), 5-26 View citations (3)

2005

15. BOOK REVIEW: Who Will Pay? Coping with Aging Societies, Climate Change, and Other Long-Term Fiscal Challenges, with a foreword by Jeffrey Sachs
    The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2005, 50, (01), 131-132
16. Information asymmetry, insurance, and the decision to hospitalize
    Journal of Health Economics, 2005, 24, (4), 775-793 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Information Asymmetry, Insurance, and the Decision to Hospitalize, CIRANO Working Papers (2002) (2002)

2002

17. Defining the value of a statistical life: a comment
    Journal of Health Economics, 2002, 21, (1), 169-175 View citations (6)
18. QALYs, standard gambles, and the expected budget constraint
    Journal of Health Economics, 2002, 21, (2), 181-195 View citations (5)

2001

19. A Comment on "The Kyoto Protocol: Implications of a Flawed but Important Environmental Policy"
    Canadian Public Policy, 2001, 27, (2), 235-237
20. Does the economics of moral hazard need to be revisited? A comment on the paper by John Nyman
    Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20, (2), 283-288 View citations (11)
21. Rejoinder
    Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20, (2), 299-299

1997

22. Economic efficiency and mixed public/private insurance
    Journal of Public Economics, 1997, 66, (3), 505-516 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Economic Efficiency and Mixed Public/Private Insurance, SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance (1996) View citations (3) (1996)
23. Is health care really a luxury?
    Journal of Health Economics, 1997, 16, (2), 207-229 View citations (158)
    See also Working Paper Is Health Care Really a Luxury?, University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series (1993) View citations (15) (1993)
24. Optimal non-linear health insurance
    Journal of Health Economics, 1997, 16, (3), 303-321 View citations (59)
25. Rejoinder to T.M. Selden
    Journal of Public Economics, 1997, 66, (3), 525-526 View citations (2)

1992

26. The Swedish health care system -- An economist's view
    Health Policy, 1992, 21, (2), 113-127 View citations (1)

1991

27. The doctor as double agent: Information asymmetry, health insurance, and medical care
    Journal of Health Economics, 1991, 10, (4), 411-432 View citations (106)

1986

28. Controls, corruption, and competitive rent-seeking in LDCs
    Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 21, (1), 161-180 View citations (2)
29. Eliminating the 'Married Exemption' in the Canadian Income Tax: The Erola Proposal
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1986, 19, (2), 309-18
30. International Migration of Educated Manpower and Social Rates of Return to Education in LDCs
    International Economic Review, 1986, 27, (1), 165-74 View citations (15)
31. The Economics of Price Scissors: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (5), 1188-91 View citations (4)

1985

32. Unemployment of the Educated and Emigration of Post-Secondary Graduates from the LDCs
    The Pakistan Development Review, 1985, 24, (3-4), 643-656 View citations (1)

1984

33. Public health insurance and optimal income taxation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 24, (3), 353-371 View citations (57)

1978

34. Small Cars, Large Cars, and the Price of Gasoline
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1978, 11, (3), 470-89 View citations (7)
35. Urban job creation and unemployment in LDCs: Todaro vs. Harris and Todaro
    Journal of Development Economics, 1978, 5, (1), 3-18 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Urban Job Creation and Unemployment in LDCS: Todaro vs. Harris and Todaro, University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series (1977) (1977)

1976

36. Empirical evidence on the two-gap hypothesis: A revised analysis
    Journal of Development Economics, 1976, 3, (2), 181-193 View citations (1)
37. Patterns of development, 1950-1970: Hollis Chenery and Moises Syrquin (with the assistance of Hazel Elkington), (Published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1975, pp. xvi+234
    Journal of Development Economics, 1976, 3, (3), 300-301

1974

38. Tariff Revenue and Optimal Capital Accumulation in Less Developed Countries
    Economic Journal, 1974, 84, (333), 70-89 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Tariff Revenue and Optimal Capital Accumulations in Less Developed Countries, University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series (1972) (1972)

1973

39. Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals for Steady-State Coefficients in Models with Lagged Dependent Variables: Some Notes in Fieller's Method
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1973, 35, (1), 69-74 View citations (3)

1972

40. Approximating the Least-Squares Bias in Multiple Regression with Errors in Variables
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1972, 54, (2), 202-04 View citations (1)

Chapters

2010

1. Reforming Canadian Medicare: Can an Icon be Redesigned?
   Palgrave Macmillan