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The Portability of New Immigrants' Human Capital: Language, Education and Occupational Matching

Goldmann, Gustave; Sweetman, Arthur; Warman, Casey - Economics Department, Queen's University - 2011

The implications of human capital portability -- including interactions between education, language skills and pre- and … post-immigration occupational matching -- for earnings are explored for new immigrants to Canada. Given the importance of …. However, surprisingly, neither matching nor language skills have any impact on the return to pre-immigration work experience …

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BLUE GOLD: HYDRO-ELECTRIC RENT IN CANADA

Jenkins, Glenn; ZUKER, RICHARD - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1984

electric systems accounted for 93 percent of the hydro-electricity generated by utilities in Canada during 1979. Using the …

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The Structure of Canada`s Immigration System and Canadian Labour Market Outcomes

Sweetman, Arthur; Warman, Casey - Economics Department, Queen's University - 2012

Two distinct issues are addressed. First, we explore earnings and employment outcome differences across categories of the immigrant selection system and directly link the points system to these outcomes, which is relatively rare in Canadian research. Second, the appropriateness of alternative...

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Measuring the Non-Neutralities of Sales and Excise Taxes in Canada

KUO, CHUN-YAN; MCGIRR, THOMAS; PODDAR, SATYA - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1988

The paper develops a theoretical framework to measure the effective federal and provincial sales tax rates for final demand commodities. The results show that non-neutralities exist not only in the federal sales tax but also in other taxes in the Canadian commodity tax system. One of the most...

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ECONOMIC RENTS, REGULATIONS AND TAX INCENTIVES IN THE CANADIAN PETROLIUM INDUSTRY

Jenkins, Glenn - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1974

In this paper, the tax and regulatory system applicable to petroleum production in Canada is modeled so that an …

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TAX SHELTER FINANCE: HOW EFFICIENT IS IT?

Jenkins, Glenn - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1990

partnerships dealing with real estate investments in Canada and seven actual flow-through share funds. The developer’s expectations …

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THE ROLE OF CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES MONETARY POLICY IN THE DETERMINATION OF INTEREST RATES IN CANADA

Jenkins, Glenn; LIM, HENRY - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1973

This paper investigates the reaction of interest rates to changes in domestic and foreign monetary policies during periods of fixed and flexible exchange rates. In the empirical sections of this study we analyze the relationship between Canadian interest rates and some of their important...

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MEASUREMENT OF GAINS AND LOSSES FROM FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Jenkins, Glenn - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1973

The main body of theory concerned with the gains and losses incurred because of international investment has been carried out in the context of a two factor-two country-good model in which labour is immobile internationally while some of the capital goods of the home country are invested abroad....

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OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH DECLINING INDUSTRIES

Jenkins, Glenn - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1985

The Canadian government has tried almost every conceivable policy to assist declining firms, industries and regions. Such programs have included loans, grants, investment tax credits, special unemployment compensation, early retirement plans, employment tax credits and nationalization. The...

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THE EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE UNEMPLOYED

Jenkins, Glenn; GLENDAY, GRAHAM - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1981

This study examines the employment experience of workers in Canada who were unemployed at some point during the period … Canada. From this data a history of the employment experience of individuals during the time they were in labour force is …

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