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Ake Blomqvist

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Department of Economics, Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 Canada

Affiliation

(50%) Department of Economics
Carleton University

Ottawa, Canada
http://www.carleton.ca/economics/
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(50%) C. D. Howe Institute

Toronto, Canada
http://www.cdhowe.org/
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Working papers

  1. Åke Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2016. "The Naylor Report and Health Policy: Canada Needs a New Model," e-briefs 240, C.D. Howe Institute.
  2. Åke Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2016. "Challenging Vested Interests: National Priorities for Healthcare in 2016," e-briefs 226, C.D. Howe Institute.
  3. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2015. "Feasible Pharmacare in the Federation: A Proposal to Break the Gridlock," e-briefs 217, C.D. Howe Institute.
  4. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby & Will Falk & Aaron Jacobs, 2015. "Doctors without Hospitals: What to do about Specialists Who Can’t Find Work," e-briefs 204, C.D. Howe Institute.
  5. Ake Blomqvist & Boris Kralj & Jasmin Kantarevic, 2013. "Accountability and Access to Medical Care: Lessons from the Use of Capitation Payments in Ontario," e-briefs 168, C.D. Howe Institute.
  6. Åke Blomqvist & Pierre Thomas Léger, 2001. "Information Asymmetry, Insurance, and the Decision to Hospitalize," Cahiers de recherche 01-03, HEC Montréal, Institut d'économie appliquée.
  7. Åke Blomqvist, 2000. "Economic efficiency and QALY-based Cost-Utility analysis in health care," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 20007, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  8. Blomqvist, Ake, 1997. "Monopolistic Competition and Supply-Side Cost Sharing in the Physician Services Market," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 9705, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  9. Huggett, Mark & Ventura, Gustavo, 1997. "On the Distributional Effects of Social Security Reform," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 9710, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  10. Blomqvist, Ake & Johansson, Per-Olov, 1996. "Economic Efficiency and Mixed Public/Private Insurance," SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 110, Stockholm School of Economics.
  11. Blomqvist, A.G. & Carter, R.A.L., 1993. "Is Health Care Really a Luxury?," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 9311, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  12. Blomqvist, A. & Bourdet, Y. & Persson, I., 1993. "Reforming the Welfare State: The Swedish Experience," Papers 93-09, Queen's at Kingston - School of Policy Studies.
  13. Blomqvist, Ake & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1989. "The public role in private post-secondary education : a review of issues and options," Policy Research Working Paper Series 240, The World Bank.
  14. Ã…ke G. Blomqvist, 1977. "Urban Job Creation and Unemployment in LDCS: Todaro vs. Harris and Todaro," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7706, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  15. Ronald Wintrobe, 1977. "The Economics of Bureaucracy," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7714, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  16. Syed M. Ahsan, 1975. "Progression and Risk-Taking: A Further Note," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7515, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  17. Ake G. Blomqvist & Gordon W. Davies, 1975. "Population Policy and Optimal Economic Growth: A Proposed Methodology Applied to Ghana," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7502, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  18. Syed M. Ahsan, 1975. "Consumption Taxes versus Investment Income Taxes: Implications for Impatience and Risk-Bearing," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7517, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  19. Ake G. Blomqvist, 1975. "Rural-Urban Migration and Second-Best Policy Intervention in LDCs," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7520, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  20. Ake G. Blomqvist, 1972. "Tariff Revenue and Optimal Capital Accumulations in Less Developed Countries," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7210, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Ake Blomqvist & Rosalie Wyonch, 2019. "High Drug Prices, Big R&D Spenders and “Free Riders”: Canada in the Topsy Turvy World of Pharmaceuticals," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 535, February.
  2. Ake Blomqvist & Frances Woolley, 2018. "Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care System," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 510, May.
  3. Colin Busby & Åke Blomqvist, 2017. "The Paradox of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation in Canadian Healthcare," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 480, May.
  4. Åke Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2016. "Shifting Towards Autonomy: A Continuing Care Model for Canada," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 443, January.
  5. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2015. "Rethinking Canada’s Unbalanced Mix of Public and Private Healthcare: Insights from Abroad," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 420, February.
  6. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2014. "Paying for the Boomers: Long-Term Care and Intergenerational Equity," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 415, September.
  7. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby & Don Husereau, 2013. "Capturing Value from Health Technologies in Lean Times," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 396, December.
  8. Ake Blomqvist, 2013. "Paying Hospital-Based Doctors: Fee for Whose Service?," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 392, October.
  9. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2012. "Long-Term Care for the Elderly: Challenges and Policy Options," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 367, November.
  10. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2012. "Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 339, January.
  11. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2012. "How to Pay Family Doctors: Why "Pay per Patient" is Better Than Fee for Service," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 365, October.
  12. Blomqvist, Åke, 2009. "Health system reform in China: What role for private insurance?," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 20(4), pages 605-612, December.
  13. Blomqvist, Åke & Fleisher, Belton M. & Tan, Kerry, 2009. "Introduction to the symposium on health policy in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 20(4), pages 587-590, December.
  14. Ǻke Blomqvist & Jiwei Qian, 2008. "Health System Reform In China: An Assessment Of Recent Trends," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 53(01), pages 5-26.
  15. Åke Blomqvist, 2005. "BOOK REVIEW: Who Will Pay? Coping with Aging Societies, Climate Change, and Other Long-Term Fiscal Challenges, with a foreword by Jeffrey Sachs," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 50(01), pages 131-132.
  16. Blomqvist, Ake & Leger, Pierre Thomas, 2005. "Information asymmetry, insurance, and the decision to hospitalize," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(4), pages 775-793, July.
  17. Blomqvist, Ake, 2002. "QALYs, standard gambles, and the expected budget constraint," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(2), pages 181-195, March.
  18. Blomqvist, Ake, 2002. "Defining the value of a statistical life: a comment," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 169-175, January.
  19. Blomqvist, Ake, 2001. "Does the economics of moral hazard need to be revisited? A comment on the paper by John Nyman," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 283-288, March.
  20. Åke Blomqvist, 2001. "A Comment on "The Kyoto Protocol: Implications of a Flawed but Important Environmental Policy"," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 27(2), pages 235-237, June.
  21. Blomqvist, Ake, 2001. "Rejoinder," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 299-299, March.
  22. Blomqvist, Ake, 1997. "Optimal non-linear health insurance," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(3), pages 303-321, June.
  23. Blomqvist, A. & Johansson, P-O., 1997. "Economic efficiency and mixed public/private insurance," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(3), pages 505-516, December.
  24. Blomqvist, A. G. & Carter, R. A. L., 1997. "Is health care really a luxury?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 207-229, April.
  25. Blomqvist, Ake & Johansson, Per-Olov, 1997. "Rejoinder to T.M. Selden," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(3), pages 525-526, December.
  26. Blomqvist, Ake G., 1992. "The Swedish health care system -- An economist's view," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 21(2), pages 113-127, June.
  27. Blomqvist, Ake, 1991. "The doctor as double agent: Information asymmetry, health insurance, and medical care," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 10(4), pages 411-432.
  28. Ake Blomqvist & Michael J. McKee, 1986. "Eliminating the 'Married Exemption' in the Canadian Income Tax: The Erola Proposal," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 19(2), pages 309-318, May.
  29. Blomqvist, Ake & Mohammad, Sharif, 1986. "Controls, corruption, and competitive rent-seeking in LDCs," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 161-180, April.
  30. Blomqvist, Ake G, 1986. "The Economics of Price Scissors: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 76(5), pages 1188-1191, December.
  31. Blomqvist, Ake G, 1986. "International Migration of Educated Manpower and Social Rates of Return to Education in LDCs," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 27(1), pages 165-174, February.
  32. Ake G. Blomqvist, 1985. "Unemployment of the Educated and Emigration of Post-Secondary Graduates from the LDCs," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 24(3-4), pages 643-656.
  33. Blomqvist, Ake & Horn, Henrik, 1984. "Public health insurance and optimal income taxation," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(3), pages 353-371, August.
  34. Ake G. Blomqvist & Walter W. Haessel, 1978. "Small Cars, Large Cars, and the Price of Gasoline," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 11(3), pages 470-489, August.
  35. Blomqvist, A. G., 1978. "Urban job creation and unemployment in LDCs : Todaro vs. Harris and Todaro," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 5(1), pages 3-18, March.
  36. Blomqvist, AG., 1976. "Empirical evidence on the two-gap hypothesis : A revised analysis," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(2), pages 181-193, July.
  37. Blomqvist, Ake, 1976. "Patterns of development, 1950-1970 : Hollis Chenery and Moises Syrquin (with the assistance of Hazel Elkington), (Published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1975, pp. xvi+234," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(3), pages 300-301, September.
  38. Blomqvist, A G, 1974. "Tariff Revenue and Optimal Capital Accumulation in Less Developed Countries," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 84(333), pages 70-89, March.
  39. Blomqvist, A G, 1973. "Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals for Steady-State Coefficients in Models with Lagged Dependent Variables: Some Notes in Fieller's Method," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 35(1), pages 69-74, February.
  40. Blomqvist, A G, 1972. "Approximating the Least-Squares Bias in Multiple Regression with Errors in Variables," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 54(2), pages 202-204, May.

Chapters

  1. Åke Blomqvist, 2010. "Reforming Canadian Medicare: Can an Icon be Redesigned?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Robert Leeson (ed.), Canadian Policy Debates and Case Studies in Honour of David Laidler, chapter 5, pages 122-155, Palgrave Macmillan.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 5 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (3) 2002-11-18 2013-11-29 2015-02-28
  2. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (2) 1998-11-05 2002-03-14
  3. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2002-11-18
  4. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (1) 1998-11-05
  5. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 1998-11-05
  6. NEP-NPS: Nonprofit and Public Sector (1) 2013-11-29
  7. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 1998-11-05
  8. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (1) 1998-11-05
  9. NEP-PUB: Public Finance (1) 1998-11-05

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