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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 View citations (3)
2. THE OUTSOURCING DECISION: A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
   International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany 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
2. PPP performance evaluation: the social welfare goal, principal–agent theory and political economy
   Policy Sciences, 2023, 56, (2), 267-299 View citations (2)

2022

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

2020

4. 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 View citations (4)
5. Financing and Funding Approaches for Establishment, Governance and Regulatory Oversight of the Canadian Northern Corridor
   SPP Research Papers, 2020, 13, (25) View citations (2)
6. Social Discount Rates for Seventeen Latin American Countries: Theory and Parameter Estimation
   Public Finance Review, 2020, 48, (1), 43-71 View citations (8)

2019

7. 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 View citations (2)

2018

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

2017

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

2016

12. Combining Citizen Participation and Expert Analysis: A Wild, Wild Horses Problem in British Columbia
    Local Government Studies, 2016, 42, (1), 75-96 View citations (2)
13. Indigenous economic development in Canada: Confronting principal-agent and principal–principal problems to reduce resource rent dissipation
    Resources Policy, 2016, 49, (C), 358-367 View citations (4)
14. The Theory and Evidence Concerning Public-Private Partnerships in Canada and Elsewhere
    SPP Research Papers, 2016, 9, (12) View citations (8)
15. 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 View citations (1)
16. The long-run effects of privatization on productivity: Evidence from Canada
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2016, 38, (6), 1001-1017 View citations (6)
17. 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 View citations (1)

2015

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

2014

20. 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 View citations (2)
21. THE THEORY AND EVIDENCE PERTAINING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT MIXED ENTERPRISES
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2014, 85, (1), 53-86 View citations (20)

2013

22. 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 View citations (18)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (1), 1-16 (2013) View citations (18)
23. The choice of the social discount rate and the opportunity cost of public funds
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (3), 401-409 View citations (7)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4, (3), 401-409 (2013) View citations (7)

2012

24. A Review and Assessment of Privatization in Canada
    SPP Research Papers, 2012, 5, (4) View citations (4)
25. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC‐PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND ANALYSIS OF THEIR SOCIAL VALUE
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2012, 83, (2), 117-141 View citations (22)

2010

26. 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 View citations (21)
    Also in Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2010, 1, (1), 40 (2010) 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) (2013)
27. The Social Discount Rate for Canada Based on Future Growth in Consumption
    Canadian Public Policy, 2010, 36, (3), 325-343 View citations (19)
28. The evolution of the Canadian mining industry: The role of regulatory punctuation
    Resources Policy, 2010, 35, (2), 90-97 View citations (6)
29. The role of clustering in the growth of new technology-based firms
    Small Business Economics, 2010, 34, (2), 127-146 View citations (37)

2009

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

2008

32. 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 View citations (7)

2005

33. 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

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

2003

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

2002

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

2000

39. Metachoice for strategic analysis
    European Management Journal, 2000, 18, (6), 605-618 View citations (1)
40. 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)
41. 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 View citations (6)

1999

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

1997

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

1994

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

1993

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

1992

49. Ownership versus Competition: Efficiency in Public Enterprise
    Public Choice, 1992, 73, (2), 205-39 View citations (164)
50. 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 View citations (4)

1991

51. 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

1990

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

1989

53. 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 View citations (425)
54. PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
    Economic Papers, 1989, 8, (3), 13-19 View citations (1)

1987

55. Have a heart: Increasing the supply of transplant organs for infants and children
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 7, (4), 706-710
56. 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

1985

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

1984

58. 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 View citations (3)

1983

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

Books

2024

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

2018

2. 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
   See also Journal Article An Assessment of Important Issues Concerning the Application of Benefit-Cost Analysis to Social Policy, Cambridge University Press (2010) View citations (21) (2010)

2010

2. Assessing the Economic Worth of Public–Private Partnerships
   Chapter 8 in International Handbook on Public–Private Partnerships, 2010 View citations (4)
3. 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 View citations (2)

2005

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