Publications

by members of

Finance Canada
Government of Canada
Ottawa, Canada

Working papers

2009

1. Patrick Georges, 2009. "Dispensing with NAFTA Rules of Origin? Some Policy Options for Canada," Working Papers 0904E, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
2. Patrick Georges & Marcel Mérette & Aylin Seckin§, 2009. "Should Canada Diversify its Trade Pattern? An Overlapping- Generations CGE Analysis of Trade and Ageing," Working Papers 0906E, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
3. Marcel Mérette & Patrick Georges, 2009. "Demographic Changes and the Gains from Globalisation: An Overlapping Generations CGE Analysis," Working Papers 0903E, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

2008

1. Edgar Cudmore & John Piggott & John Whalley, 2008. "Income Tax Design and the Desirability of Subsidies to Secondary Workers in a Household Model with Joint and Non-Joiont Time," University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers 20084, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute. [Downloadable!]
2. Baldwin, John R. & Fisher, Anthony & Gu, Wulong & Lee, Frank C & Robidoux, Benoît, 2008. "L'intensité du capital au Canada et aux États-Unis, 1987 à 2003," La revue canadienne de productivité 2008018f, Statistics Canada, Division de l'analyse économique. [Downloadable!]
3. Baldwin, John R. & Fisher, Anthony & Gu, Wulong & Lee, Frank C & Robidoux, Benoît, 2008. "Capital Intensity in Canada and the United States, 1987 to 2003," The Canadian Productivity Review 2008018e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division. [Downloadable!]

2007

1. Patrick Georges, 2007. "Modeling the Removal of NAFTA Rules of Origin: A Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis," Working Papers 0705E, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
2. Patrick Georges, 2007. "Toward a North American Customs Union Rules of Origin Liberalization Matters More than a Common External Tariff for Canada," Working Papers 0704E, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
3. Edgar Cudmore & John Piggott & John Whalley, 2007. "Income Tax Design and the Desirability of Subsidies to Secondary Workers in a Household Model with Joint and Non-Joint Time," NBER Working Papers 13503, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2003

1. Edgar Cudmore & John Whalley, 2003. "Border Delays and Trade Liberalization," NBER Working Papers 9485, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Edgar Cudmore & John Whalley, 2003. "Regeneration, Labour Supply and the Welfare Costs of Taxes," NBER Working Papers 10138, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2002

1. Madanmohan Ghosh & John Whalley, 2002. "Are Price Controls Necessarily Bad? The Case of Vietnam," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 20021, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
2. Edgar Cudmore & John Whalley, 2002. "Border Delays and Trade Liberalization," University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers 20026, University of Western Ontario, RBC Financial Group Economic Policy Research Institute. [Downloadable!]
3. Duanjie Chen & Frank C. Lee & Jack Mintz, 2002. "Taxation, SMEs and Entrepreneurship," OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers 2002/9, OECD, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. [Downloadable!]

2001

1. Dirk Pilat & Frank C. Lee, 2001. "Productivity Growth in ICT-producing and ICT-using Industries: A Source of Growth Differentials in the OECD?," OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers 2001/4, OECD, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. [Downloadable!]

2000

1. Madanmohan Ghosh & John Whalley, 2000. "State-Owned Enterprises, Shirking and Trade Liberalization," NBER Working Papers 7696, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Madanmohan, Ghosh & Whalley, John, 2000. "State-Owned Enterprises, Shirking and Trade Liberalization," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]

1999

1. Nguyen Chan & Madanmohan Ghosh & John Whalley, 1999. "Evaluating Tax Reform in Vietnam Using General Equilibrium Methods," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 9906, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
2. Madanmohan Ghosh & Carlo Perroni & John Whalley, 1999. "The Value of MFN Treatment to Developing Countries," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 9907, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
3. Madanmohan Ghosh & John Whalley, 1999. "Endogenous Effort and Intersectoral Labour Transfers Under Industrialization," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 9908, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
4. Doug Hostland & Chris Matier, 1999. "An Examination of How Monetary Policy Influences Fiscal Policy in the Presence of Uncertainty," Computing in Economics and Finance 1999 622, Society for Computational Economics.
5. Surendra, G. & Gu, W. & Lee, F.C., 1999. "Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Growth: The Canadian Host-Country Experience," Gouvernement du Canada - Industrial Organization 30, Gouvernement du Canada - Industry Canada.

1998

1. Madanmohan Ghosh & Carlo Perroni & John Whalley, 1998. "The Value of MFN Treatment," NBER Working Papers 6461, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Aled Ab Iorwerth & John Whalley, 1998. "Meals on Wheels: Restaurant and Home Meal Production and the Exemption of Food from Sales and Value Added Taxes," NBER Working Papers 6653, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Gera, S. & Gu, W. & Lee, F.C., 1998. "Technologie de l'information et croissance de la productivite du travail: Analyse empirique de la situation au Canada et aux Etats-Unis (ALSO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH)," Gouvernement du Canada - Industrial Organization 20, Gouvernement du Canada - Industry Canada.
4. Gera, S. & Gu, W. & Lee, F.C., 1998. "Progres technique incorpore au capital et ralentissement de la croissance de la productivite au Canada (ALSO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH)," Gouvernement du Canada - Industrial Organization 21, Gouvernement du Canada - Industry Canada.

1997

1. Alain Paquet & Benoit Robidoux, 1997. "Issues on the Measurement of the Solow Residual and the Testing of its Exogeneity: a Tale of Two Countries," Cahiers de recherche CREFE / CREFE Working Papers 51, CREFE, Université du Québec à Montréal. [Downloadable!]

1995

1. Georges, P., 1995. "A Target Zone Model with Expected Trend Revisions," Working Papers 9501e, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics.

1994

1. Lee, F.C., 1994. "Conditional Productivity Convergence in Canada," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1994-5a, Department of Finance Canada.

1993

1. Coulombe, S. & Lee, F.C., 1993. "Regional Economic Disparities in Canada," Working Papers 9317e, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics.
2. Lee, F.C. & Coulombe, S., 1993. "Regional Productivity Convergence in Canada," Working Papers 9318e, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics.

1992

1. Wilkins, C. & Lee, F. & James, S., 1992. "Estimating Trend Total Factor Productivity Growth in Canada," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1992-03, Department of Finance Canada.

1990

1. Robidoux, B., 1990. "Une analyse empirique des determinants du taux d'interet reel mondial," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1990-7, Department of Finance Canada.
2. Robidoux, B. & Lester, J., 1990. "The Constant Price Hypothesis In Multi-Industry Cross- Section Studies: The Impact On Cost Function Estimates," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1990-04, Department of Finance Canada.
3. Robidoux, B. & Lester, J., 1990. "Regional Disparities In Canadian Manufacturing: The Impact Of Plan Size And Technology," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1990-03, Department of Finance Canada.

1988

1. Robidoux, B. & Lester, J., 1988. "Econometric Estimates Of Scale Economies In Canadian Manufacturing," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1988-4, Department of Finance Canada.

Undated

1. Alain DeSerres & Benoît Robidoux & Bing-Sun Wong, . "The Canadian Economic and Fiscal Model - 1996 Version: Part 2 - Dynamic Forecasting and Simulation Properties," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1998-06, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
2. Benoît Robidoux & Bing-Sun Wong, . "The Canadian Economic and Fiscal Model - 1996 Version: Part 1 - Model Structure," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1998-05, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
3. Jian-Guo Cao & Benoît Robidoux, . "The Canadian Economic and Fiscal Model - 1996 Version: Part 2 - Empirical Specification and Statistical Assessment," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 1998-07, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
4. Patrick Georges, . "An Opportunistic Approach to Debt Reduction," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2001-13, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
5. Patrick Georges & Nicolas Moreau, . "Prudence, Scope for Reducing Program Spending and Policy Rules on Medium-Term Fiscal Planning," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2002-10, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
6. Patrick Georges & Nicolas Moreau, . "Enrichments to Multi-Year Fiscal Commitments in the Presence of Uncertainty," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2002-11, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
7. Patrick Georges, . "Borrowing Short- or Long-Term: Does the Government Really Face a Trade-off?," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2003-16, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
8. Patrick Georges, . "The Vasicek and CIR Models and the Expectation Hypothesis of the Interest Rate Term Structure," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2003-17, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
9. Patrick Georges, . "The Value of Waiting and the Theory of Investment Under Uncertainty(With an Application to Kyoto)," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2003-19, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
10. Steven Gonzalez, . "Neural Networks for Macroeconomic Forecasting: A Complementary Approach to Linear Regression Models," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2000-07, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
11. Suzanne Kennedy & Steven Gonzalez, . "Government Spending in Canada and the United States," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2003-05, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
12. Carl Gaudreault & Jenness Cawthray & Robert Lamy, . "Monitoring Future Economic Growth in Canadian Provinces with New Leading Economic Indexes," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2002-02, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
13. Carl Gaudreault, . "Impact économique régional d’un changement dans les conditions monétaires au Canada," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2002-03, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
14. Carl Gaudreault & Robert Lamy, . "Forecasting a One Quarter Decline in U.S. Real GDP with Probit Models," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2002-05, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
15. Carl Gaudreault & Robert Lamy, . "Forecasting a One Quarter Decline in Canadian Real GDP with Probit Models," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2002-06, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
16. Yanjun Liu & Carl Gaudreault & Robert Lamy, . "New Concident, Leading and Recession Indexes for the Canadian Economy: An Application of the Stock and Watson Methodology," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2003-12, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
17. Carl Gaudreault, . "Le prix de l’énergie et l’activité économique au Canada," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2003-14, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
18. Carl Gaudreault, . "Le prix du pétrole et de l'activité économique régionale au Canada," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2003-15, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
19. José Bourque & Carl Gaudreault, . "Impact des variations de taux de change réel sur l’activité économique régionale au Canada," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2004-03, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
20. Aled ab Iorwerth & Jeff Danforth, . "Is Investment Not Sensitive to its User Cost? The Macro Evidence Revisited," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2004-05, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
21. Aled ab Iorwerth, . "Canada’s Low Business R&D Intensity: the Role of Industry Composition," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2005-03, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
22. Aled ab Iorwerth, . "Methods of Evaluating University Research Around the World," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2005-04, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]
23. Aled ab Iorwerth, . "Machines and the Economics of Growth," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2005-05, Department of Finance Canada. [Downloadable!]

Journal articles

2008

1. Patrick Georges, 2008. "Liberalizing NAFTA Rules of Origin: A Dynamic CGE Analysis," Review of International Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 16(4), pages 672-691, 09. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Georges, Patrick, 2008. "Toward a North American customs union: Rules of origin liberalization matters more than a common external tariff for Canada," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 19(3), pages 304-318, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Ghosh, Madanmohan & Whalley, John, 2008. "State owned enterprises, shirking and trade liberalization," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 25(6), pages 1206-1215, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2007

1. Madanmohan Ghosh, 2007. "R&D Policies and Endogenous Growth: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis of the Case for Canada *," Review of Development Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 11(1), pages 187-203, 02. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2006

1. Aled ab Iorwerth, 2006. "How to Measure Government Productivity: A Review Article on 'Measurement of Government Output and Productivity for the National Accounts' (The Atkinson Report)," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 13, pages 57-74, Fall. [Downloadable!]

2005

1. Ghosh, Madanmohan & Rao, Someshwar, 2005. "A Canada-U.S. customs union: Potential economic impacts in NAFTA countries," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 27(7), pages 805-827, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Chan, Nguyen & Dung, Tran Kim & Ghosh, Madanmohan & Whalley, John, 2005. "Adjustment costs in labour markets and the distributional effects of trade liberalization: Analytics and calculations for Vietnam," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 27(9), pages 1009-1024, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2004

1. Ghosh, Madanmohan & Whalley, John, 2004. "Are price controls necessarily bad? The case of rice in Vietnam," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 73(1), pages 215-232, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2003

1. Benoit Robidoux, 2003. "Future Productivity Growth in Canada: The Role of the Service Sector," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 7, pages 58-65, Fall. [Downloadable!]
2. Benoît Robidoux & Bing-Sun Wong, 2003. "Has Trend Productivity Growth Increased in Canada?," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 6, pages 47-55, Spring. [Downloadable!]
3. Madanmohan Ghosh & Carlo Perroni & John Whalley, 2003. "Developing-Country Benefits from MFN Relative to Regional/Bilateral Trade Arrangements," Review of International Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 11(4), pages 712-728, 09. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2002

1. Ghosh, Madanmohan, 2002. "The revival of regional trade arrangements: a GE evaluation of the impact on small countries," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 83-101, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Aled ab Iorwerth & John Whalley, 2002. "Efficiency considerations and the exemption of food from sales and value added taxes," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 35(1), pages 166-182, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2001

1. Paquet, Alain & Robidoux, Benoit, 2001. "Issues on the measurement of the Solow residual and the testing of its exogeneity: Evidence for Canada," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 595-612, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Cushman, David O. & MacDonald, Ronald & Samborsky, Mark, 2001. "The law of one price for transitional Ukraine," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 73(2), pages 251-256, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2000

1. Wulong Gu & Frank C. Lee & Jianmin Tang, 2000. "Economic and Productivity Growth in Canadian Industries," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(2), pages 168-171, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Frank C. Lee & Jianmin Tang, 2000. "Productivity Levels and International Competitiveness between Canadian and U.S. Industries," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(2), pages 176-179, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1999

1. Bhattarai, Keshab & Ghosh, Madanmohan & Whalley, John, 1999. "On some properties of a trade closure widely used in numerical modelling," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 62(1), pages 13-21, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Surendra Gera & Wulong Wu & Frank C. Lee, 1999. "Information technology and productivity growth: an empirical analysis for Canada and the United States," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 32(2), pages 384-407, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1996

1. Frank C. Lee, 1996. "Convergence in Canada?," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 29(s1), pages 331-36, April.
2. Frank C. Lee, 1996. "Economic Growth Of Oecd Countries: Focusing On Canada," International Economic Journal, Korean International Economic Association, vol. 10(2), pages 105-119, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1995

1. Serge Coulombe & Frank C. Lee, 1995. "Convergence across Canadian Provinces, 1961 to 1991," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 28(4a), pages 886-98, November.

1992

1. Robidoux, Benoit & Lester, John, 1992. "Econometric Estimates of Scale Economies in Canadian Manufacturing," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 24(1), pages 113-22, January.

Chapters

2005

1. Edgar Cudmore & John Whalley, 2005. "Border Delays and Trade Liberalization," NBER Chapters, in: International Trade in East Asia, NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics, Volume 14, pages 391-406 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!]

1999

1. Bob Dugan & Benoît Robidoux, 1999. "Demographic Shifts and Labour Force Participation Rates in Canada," A Symposium on Canadian Labour Force Participation in the 1990s (Special Issue of Canadian Business Economics, Volume 7, Number 2, May 1999), in: Andrew Sharpe & Louis Grignon (ed.), A Symposium on Canadian Labour Force Participation in the 1990s (Special Issue of Canadian Business Economics, Volume 7, Number 2, May 1999), pages 42-56 Centre for the Study of Living Standards. [Downloadable!]

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