André Raynauld questioned the ability of demand management policies to restore equilibrium in the labour market in a context where only about one third of unemployment is Keynesian. He noted that the budgetary multiplier in Canada is only 1,2 in the short term and practically zero in the long...

There are few concepts more common or elementary in economics than that of market. And yet, it still gives rise to deep differences of views. In the eyes of some, the market reaches the world as a whole, for others the typical area of a market is that of a free trade zone or a common market....

This paper examines, using the human capital framework, the relationship between family background and the knowledge of English by Quebec francophones. Using the Probit method and 1978 data we find that the level of schooling and the mother tongue of both father and mother, the occupation of the...

This paper examines the 1985 Québec taxpayers' choice as to how they completed their personal income tax returns, and quantifies the compliance costs thus incurred. The data used therein were collected at our request by surveying a représentative sample of 447 taxpayers. Our main results are:...

This paper is divided in three parts. In the first one a four-equation structural form model is offered. It has earnings, weeks worked, education and bilingualism as dependent variables and will be used to explain the earnings of Quebec males in 1978. In the second part the data used, 3,576 men...

The purpose of this paper is to review some of the recent writings in the field of growth economics to identify key factors in explaining the success or growth of nations. That done, we examine the link between these factors and the division of powers in Canada to establish, which ones should be...

This paper presents fiscal decentralization points with its strengths and weaknesses and identifies conditions for success. This is done for developing countries, using information on Argentina, China, Columbia, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan and Tunisia. It is divided into three parts. The...