The wealth of male decedents using census-linked probate records from 1892 and 1902 is examined for evidence on saving motives. This data presents an opportunity to examine wealth holding and saving motives in an environment devoid of many of the features that can affect modern retirement,...

Wealth micro-data from records probated by the Thunder Bay District Surrogate Court for 1885-1920 are examined. These data span the Canadian wheat boom era and find a break in wealth accumulation over the period 1900-1914. A bust follows the boom and real wealth during 1915-1920 is approximately...

The public share of Canadian total health expenditure declined between 1975 and 2005 but categories such as physicians stayed constant while drugs, other institutions, and capital spending saw increases. Regressions find the key determinants of the public share to be: the relative price of...