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Nominal wage rigidity : non-parametric tests based on union data for Canada
Christofidēs, Loizos N.; Stengos, Thanasēs - 2001
We study the wage-change distributions in union contractsreached in Canada between 1976-1999. We use non …-parametric tests to check for nominal wage rigidity and find that it is present during low inflation periods. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399649
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Inflation targets versus international monetary integration : a Canadian perspective
Laidler, David E. W. - 2002
,rather than exchange rate regimes and questions of policy credibility and political accountability are crucial. Canada's recent … economic performance under inflation targets, and arguments that the flexible exchange rate has undermined real economic … performance are assessed. The most economically attractive among alternative monetary orders, the adoption by Canada of the US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011541166
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The effect of adversity on process innovations and managerial incentives
Dostie, Benoît; Jayaraman, Rajshri - 2009
incentives by firms. Using a large panel data set of workplaces in Canada, our identification strategy relies on exogenous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003854411
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The gender imbalance in participation in Canadian universities (1977-2005)
Christofidēs, Loizos N.; Hoy, Michael; Yang, Ling - 2009
More females than males have been attending Canadian universities over the past decade and this gender imbalance in university participation has been increasing. We use the Linear Probability and Logit models to investigate the determinants of attending university and explore the reasons for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003887300
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Supplementary private health insurance in selected countries : lessons for EU governments?
Gechert, Sebastian - 2009
quality of service. To test these reasonings, the paper draws empirical evidence from the health systems of Australia, Canada …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872288
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Real wage chronologies
Christofidēs, Loizos N. (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003599281
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Raising taxes through equalization
Smart, Michael (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003495798
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A reappraisal of the border effect on relative price volatility
Cheung, Yin-Wong (contributor); Lai, Kon-sun (contributor) - 2006
Engel and Rogers (1996) find that crossing the US-Canada border can considerably raise relative price volatility and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003300940
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Political competition and convergence to fundamentals : with application to the political business cycle and the size of government
Ferris, John Stephen (contributor);  … - 2006
We address the problem of how to investigate whether economics, or politics, or both, matter in the explanation of public policy. The problem is first posed in a particular context by uncovering a political business cycle (using Canadian data for 130 years) and by taking up the challenge to make...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003300956
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The stimulative effects of intergovernmental grants and the marginal cost of public funds
Dahlby, Bev G.; Ferede, Ergete - 2012
We test the hypothesis that the flypaper effect can arise if the recipient government finances part of its expenditures with a distortionary tax. We present a simple theoretical framework that shows how a lump-sum transfer stimulates the marginal expenditures of a recipient government through an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009571280