This essay is the introduction to the History of Political Economy Annual Supplement on 'Women and Economics: New Historical Perspectives.' We first reflect on the historiography of economics and the relative absence of women and gender in the mainstream of the field. Three approaches to the...

User Financial Incentives (UFIs) have emerged as a powerful tool for health promotion. Strong evidence suggests that large enough incentives paid to individuals conditional on behaviour they can control encourages more of the desired behaviour. However, such interventions can have unintended...

This essay is the introduction to the History of Political Economy Annual Supplement on “Women and Economics: New Historical Perspectives.” We first reflect on the historiography of economics and the relative absence of women and gender in the mainstream of the field. Three approaches to the...

Canadian health care spending as risen as a percent of GDP almost every year since statistics on the subject were collected. Over this time frame Canadian incomes have also risen significantly as well. Determining whether the cause of these increases is a demand-sided problem as a result of...