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Postal address:Faculty of Business Administration 515 West Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
Workplace:Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2004

  1. CANADIAN AND US HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE AND GOVERNANCE: ELEMENTS OF CONVERGENCE
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (3)
  2. THE OUTSOURCING DECISION: A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

  1. Multijurisdictional and Multimodal Infrastructure Corridors: Supranational Social Value, Assembly and Implementation Barriers
    Journal of Infrastructure Development, 2023, 15, (1), 50-72 Downloads
  2. PPP performance evaluation: the social welfare goal, principal–agent theory and political economy
    Policy Sciences, 2023, 56, (2), 267-299 Downloads View citations (2)

2022

  1. Standing in Cost‐Benefit Analysis: Where, Who, What (Counts)?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2022, 41, (4), 1157-1176 Downloads View citations (1)

2020

  1. Efficiency without Apology: Consideration of the Marginal Excess Tax Burden and Distributional Impacts in Benefit–Cost Analysis
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2020, 11, (3), 457-478 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Financing and Funding Approaches for Establishment, Governance and Regulatory Oversight of the Canadian Northern Corridor
    SPP Research Papers, 2020, 13, (25) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Social Discount Rates for Seventeen Latin American Countries: Theory and Parameter Estimation
    Public Finance Review, 2020, 48, (1), 43-71 Downloads View citations (8)

2019

  1. The Value of High School Graduation in the United States: Per-Person Shadow Price Estimates for Use in Cost–Benefit Analysis
    Administrative Sciences, 2019, 9, (4), 1-15 Downloads View citations (2)

2018

  1. The Social Rate of Time Preference and the Social Discount Rate
    Annals of Computational Economics, 2018 Downloads View citations (3)

2017

  1. Analyzing risk in PPP provision of utility services: A social welfare perspective
    Utilities Policy, 2017, 48, (C), 210-218 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Debate: Adam Smith was skeptical of hybrids—should we be less so?
    Public Money & Management, 2017, 37, (6), 387-388 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Potash ownership and extraction: Between a rock and a hard place in Saskatchewan
    Resources Policy, 2017, 54, (C), 71-80 Downloads View citations (5)

2016

  1. Combining Citizen Participation and Expert Analysis: A Wild, Wild Horses Problem in British Columbia
    Local Government Studies, 2016, 42, (1), 75-96 Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Indigenous economic development in Canada: Confronting principal-agent and principal–principal problems to reduce resource rent dissipation
    Resources Policy, 2016, 49, (C), 358-367 Downloads View citations (4)
  3. The Theory and Evidence Concerning Public-Private Partnerships in Canada and Elsewhere
    SPP Research Papers, 2016, 9, (12) Downloads View citations (8)
  4. The challenges of fractionalized property rights in public‐private hybrid organizations: The good, the bad, and the ugly
    Regulation & Governance, 2016, 10, (2), 161-178 Downloads View citations (1)
  5. The long-run effects of privatization on productivity: Evidence from Canada
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2016, 38, (6), 1001-1017 Downloads View citations (5)
  6. What Is Public Agency Strategic Analysis (PASA) and How Does It Differ from Public Policy Analysis and Firm Strategy Analysis?
    Administrative Sciences, 2016, 6, (4), 1-31 Downloads View citations (1)

2015

  1. The longer-run performance effects of agencification: theory and evidence from Québec agencies
    Journal of Public Policy, 2015, 35, (2), 193-222 Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Universal primary education in low-income countries: The contributing role of national governance
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2015, 40, (C), 174-182 Downloads View citations (4)

2014

  1. Self-interest Springs Eternal: Political Economy Reasons why Public-Private Partnerships Do Not Work as Well as Expected
    ifo DICE Report, 2014, 12, (03), 17-23 Downloads View citations (2)
  2. THE THEORY AND EVIDENCE PERTAINING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT MIXED ENTERPRISES
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2014, 85, (1), 53-86 Downloads View citations (20)

2013

  1. More appropriate discounting: the rate of social time preference and the value of the social discount rate
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (1), 1-16 Downloads View citations (18)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (1), 1-16 (2013) Downloads View citations (18)
  2. The choice of the social discount rate and the opportunity cost of public funds
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (3), 401-409 Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (3), 401-409 (2013) Downloads View citations (7)

2012

  1. A Review and Assessment of Privatization in Canada
    SPP Research Papers, 2012, 5, (4) Downloads View citations (4)
  2. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC‐PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND ANALYSIS OF THEIR SOCIAL VALUE
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2012, 83, (2), 117-141 Downloads View citations (21)

2010

  1. An Assessment of Important Issues Concerning the Application of Benefit-Cost Analysis to Social Policy
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2010, 1, (1), 1-40 Downloads View citations (21)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2010, 1, (1), 40 (2010) Downloads View citations (21)

    See also Chapter An assessment of important issues concerning the application of benefit–cost analysis to social policy, Chapters, 2013, 25-62 (2013) Downloads (2013)
  2. The Social Discount Rate for Canada Based on Future Growth in Consumption
    Canadian Public Policy, 2010, 36, (3), 325-343 Downloads View citations (19)
  3. The evolution of the Canadian mining industry: The role of regulatory punctuation
    Resources Policy, 2010, 35, (2), 90-97 Downloads View citations (6)
  4. The role of clustering in the growth of new technology-based firms
    Small Business Economics, 2010, 34, (2), 127-146 Downloads View citations (35)

2009

  1. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Privatization of Canadian National Railway
    Canadian Public Policy, 2009, 35, (1), 59-83 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Cost–benefit analysis involving addictive goods: contingent valuation to estimate willingness‐to‐pay for smoking cessation
    Health Economics, 2009, 18, (2), 181-202 Downloads View citations (10)

2008

  1. The potential role of public--private partnerships in the upgrade of port infrastructure: normative and positive considerations
    Maritime Policy & Management, 2008, 35, (6), 551-569 Downloads View citations (7)

2005

  1. Clusters and intercluster spillovers: their influence on the growth and survival of Canadian information technology firms
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2005, 14, (1), 27-60 View citations (25)

2004

  1. Government Underpricing of Share‐Issue Privatizations
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2004, 75, (3), 399-429 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. “Just give me a number!” Practical values for the social discount rate
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004, 23, (4), 789-812 Downloads View citations (64)

2003

  1. A Policy Analysis of the BC Salmon Fishery
    Canadian Public Policy, 2003, 29, (1), 73-93 Downloads
  2. Internal Market Failure: A Framework for Diagnosing Firm Inefficiency*
    Journal of Management Studies, 2003, 40, (2), 431-457 Downloads View citations (9)

2002

  1. Introducing policy analysis craft: The sheltered workshop
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2002, 21, (4), 697-707 Downloads View citations (3)

2000

  1. Metachoice for strategic analysis
    European Management Journal, 2000, 18, (6), 605-618 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Net loss: A cost-benefit analysis of the Canadian Pacific salmon fishery
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2000, 19, (1), 23-45 View citations (3)
  3. The impact of direct and extra billing for medical services: evidence from a natural experiment in British Columbia
    Social Science & Medicine, 2000, 51, (5), 691-702 Downloads View citations (6)

1999

  1. A conceptual framework for understanding the outsourcing decision
    European Management Journal, 1999, 17, (6), 645-654 Downloads View citations (22)
  2. Contracting-out health care services: a conceptual framework
    Health Policy, 1999, 46, (2), 77-96 Downloads View citations (10)

1997

  1. "Plug-in" shadow price estimates for policy analysis
    The Annals of Regional Science, 1997, 31, (3), 299-324 Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Saintly supervision: monitoring casino gambling in British Columbia
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1997, 16, (4), 615-620
  3. The role of agency costs in explaining the superior performance of foreign MNE subsidiaries
    International Business Review, 1997, 6, (3), 295-317 Downloads View citations (18)

1994

  1. Learning from ex ante/ex post cost-benefit comparisons: the coquihalla highway example
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1994, 28, (2), 69-84 Downloads View citations (10)

1993

  1. Costs and benefits through bureaucratic lenses: Example of a highway project
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1993, 12, (3), 532-555 Downloads View citations (5)

1992

  1. Ownership versus Competition: Efficiency in Public Enterprise
    Public Choice, 1992, 73, (2), 205-39 View citations (162)
  2. Welfare economics as the foundation for public policy analysis: Incomplete and flawed but nevertheless desirable
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 1992, 21, (1), 25-37 Downloads View citations (4)

1991

  1. Organ transplantation policy: Issues and Prospects, edited by James F. Blumstein and Frank A. Sloan. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1989, 269 pp. Price: $29.50 cloth
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1991, 10, (3), 505-506 Downloads

1990

  1. Government Supply and Government Production Failure: A Framework Based on Contestability *
    Journal of Public Policy, 1990, 10, (1), 1-22 Downloads View citations (10)

1989

  1. Ownership and Performance in Competitive Environments: A Comparison of the Performance of Private, Mixed, and State-Owned Enterprises
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1989, 32, (1), 1-33 Downloads View citations (422)
  2. PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
    Economic Papers, 1989, 8, (3), 13-19 Downloads View citations (1)

1987

  1. Have a heart: Increasing the supply of transplant organs for infants and children
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 7, (4), 706-710 Downloads
  2. The Economics of NonProfit Institutions, edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986, 423pp. Price: $39.95 cloth
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 6, (4), 722-724 Downloads

1985

  1. Elements of a Theory of Mixed Enterprise
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 32, (1), 82-94 View citations (32)

1984

  1. Canadian and British TV Markets: Why the CBC Should Not Be Like the BBC [Market Structure and Television Programming Performance in Canada and the U.K.]
    Canadian Public Policy, 1984, 10, (3), 347-352 Downloads View citations (3)

1983

  1. Provincial Ownership of Government Enterprise in Canada
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 1983, 54, (1), 35-55 Downloads

Books

2024

  1. Dog Economics
    Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
    Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2024)

2018

  1. Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (7)
    Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2018) View citations (7)

Chapters

2013

  1. An assessment of important issues concerning the application of benefit–cost analysis to social policy
    Chapter 1 in Principles and Standards for Benefit–Cost Analysis, 2013, pp 25-62 Downloads
    See also Journal Article An Assessment of Important Issues Concerning the Application of Benefit-Cost Analysis to Social Policy, Cambridge University Press (2010) Downloads View citations (21) (2010)

2010

  1. Assessing the Economic Worth of Public–Private Partnerships
    Chapter 8 in International Handbook on Public–Private Partnerships, 2010 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. P3s in North America: Renting the Money (in Canada), Selling the Roads (in the USA)
    Chapter 16 in International Handbook on Public–Private Partnerships, 2010 Downloads View citations (2)

2005

  1. North American infrastructure P3s: examples and lessons learned
    Chapter 9 in The Challenge of Public–Private Partnerships, 2005 Downloads View citations (3)
 
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