Research Papers in Economics
Since April 1999, the Department of Economics at Dalhousie University began hosting an archive in support of the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) initiative. The archive contains an up-to-date listing of working papers in electronic format that may be downloaded either through the central RePEc archive or as provided below.
2012 working papers
Author: Talan Iscan
Author's e-mail: Talan Iscan
Title: "Allocative Inefficiency and Sectoral Allocation of Labor: Evidence From U.S. Structural Transformation
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Author: Lars Osberg
Author: Amarakoon Bandara
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Amarakoon Bandara
Title: "Running With Two Legs": Why Poverty Remains High in Tanzania and What To Do About It
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2011 working papers
Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: Why Did Unemployment Disappear from Official Macro-Economic Policy Discourse in Canada?
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Author: Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel
Author: Mutlu Yuksel
Author's e-mail: Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel
Author's e-mail: Mutlu Yuksel
Title: The Long-Term Direct and External Effects of Jewish Expulsions in Nazi Germany
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Author: Yulia Kotlyarova
Author: Marcia M.A. Schafgans
Author: Victoria Zinde-Walsh
Author's email: Yulia Kotlyarova
Author's email: Marcia Schafgans
Author's email: Victoria Zinde-Walsh
Title: Adapting Kernel Estimation to Uncertain Smoothness
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2010 working papers
Author: Peter Burton
Author: Shelley Phipps
Author's e-mail: Peter Burton
Author's e-mail: Shelley Phipps
Title: The Well-Being of Immigrant Children and Parents in Canada
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Author: Miles Corak
Author: Lori Curtis
Author: Shelley Phipps
Author's e-mail: Miles Corak
Author's e-mail: Lori Curtis
Author's e-mail: Shelley Phipps
Title: Economic Mobility, Family Background, and the Well-Being of Children in the United States and Canada
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Author: Peter Burton
Author: Shelley Phipps
Author's e-mail: Peter Burton
Author's e-mail: Shelley Phipps
Title: Families, Time and Well-Being in Canada
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Author: Peter Burton
Author: Shelley Phipps
Author's e-mail: Peter Burton
Author's e-mail: Shelley Phipps
Title: Low Family Income and the Overweight Status of Canadian Adolescents
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Author: Kuan Xu
Author: Yonggan Zhao
Author's e-mail: Peixin (Payton) Liu
Author's e-mail: Kuan Xu
Author's e-mail: Yonggan Zhao
Title: Market Regimes, Sectorial Investments, and Time-Varying Risk Premiums
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Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: Measuring Economic Insecurity and Vulnerbility as Part of Economic Well-Being: Concepts and Context
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Author: Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel
Author: Belgi Turan
Author's e-mail: Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel
Author's e-mail: Belgi Turan
Title: Left Behind: Intergenerational Transmission of Human Captial in the Midst of HIV/AIDS
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Author: Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel
Author's e-mail: Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel
Title: Children of War: The Long-Run Effects of Large-Scale Physical Destruction and Warfare on Children
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Author: Courtney Ward
Author's e-mail: Courtney Ward
Title: Influenza Immunization Campaigns: Is an Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure?
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2009 working papers
Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: Canada's Declining Social Safety Net: EI Reform and the 2009 Budget
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Author: Talan Iscan
Author's e-mail: Talan Iscan
Title: Productivity Growth and the Future of the U.S. Saving Rate
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Author: Talan Iscan
Author's e-mail: Talan Iscan
Title: Engel and Baumol: How much can they explain the rise of service employment in the United States?
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2008 working papers
Author: Sripad Motiram
Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Sripad Motiram
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: Tasks and Opportunities within Indian Families
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Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: Have Most North Americans Already Met Their Kyoto Obligations? Trends in the CO2 Content of Consumption and The Role of Income Inequality
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Author: Peter Burton
Author: Shelley Phipps
Author's e-mail: Peter Burton
Author's e-mail: Shelley Phipps
Title: The Prince and the Pauper: Movement of Children Up and Down the Canadian Income Distribution, 1994-2004
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Author: Peter Burton
Author: Shelley Phipps
Author's e-mail: Peter Burton
Author's e-mail: Shelley Phipps
Title: From a Young Teen's Perspective: Income and the Happiness of Canadian 12- to 15-year olds
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Author: Sripad Motiram
Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Sripad Motiram
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: Social Capital and Basic Goods: The Cautionary Tale of Drinking Water in India
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Author: Lihui Zhang
Author's e-mail: Lihui Zhang
Title: Learning Violence Young
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2007 working papers
Author: Sripad Motiram
Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Sripad Motiram
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: Social Capital and Basic Goods: The Cautionary Tale of Drinking Water in India
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Author: Lars Osberg
Author: Kuan Xu
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Kuan Xu
Title: How Should We Measure Poverty in a Changing World? Methodological Issues and Chinese Case Study
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Author: Kuan Xu
Author: Zhengxi Lin
Author's e-mail: Zhengxi Lin
Author's e-mail: Kuan Xu
Title: Participation in Employer-sponsored Training in Canada: Role of Firm Characteristics and Worker Attributes
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Author: Benjamin N. Dennis
Author: Talan B. Iscan
Author's e-mail: Benjamin Dennis
Author's e-mail: Talan Iscan
Title: Agricultural Distortions, Structural Change, and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis
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Author: Benjamin N. Dennis
Author: Talan B. Iscan
Author's e-mail: Benjamin Dennis
Author's e-mail: Talan Iscan
Title: Accounting for Structural Change: Evidence from Two Centuries of U.S. Data
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Author: Michael Bradfield
Author's e-mail: Michael Bradfield
Title: The Kinked Demand Curve with a Conjectural Hitch - A Micro Extension with Macro Implications
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Author: Kuan Xu
Author’s e-mail: Kuan Xu
Title: U-Statistics and Their Asymptotic Results for Some Inequality and Poverty Measures
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Author: Yun Daisy Li
Author: Talan B. Iscan
Author: Kuan Xu
Author's e-mail: Yun Daisy Li
Author's e-mail: Talan Iscan
Author's e-mail: Kuan Xu
Title: The Impact of Monetary Policy Shocks on Stock Prices: Evidence from Canada and the United States
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Author: Lars Osberg
Author's e-mail: Lars Osberg
Title: A Quarter Century of Economic Inequality in Canada: 1981-2006
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Author: Lars Osberg
Author: Jiaping Shao
Author: Kuan Xu
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Lars OsbergAuthor's e-mail: Jiaping Shao Author's e-mail: Kuan XuTitle: The Growth of Poor Children in China 1991-2000: Why Food Subsidies May Matter
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