Vol. 7 (2014)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v7i0

Published: 2017-07-11

Research Papers

Should Canada Worry About a Resource Curse?

Alan Gelb
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The Value of Caregiver Time: Costs of Support and Care for Individuals Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Carolyn Dudley, J.C. Herbert Emery
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Energy Efficiency: Finding Leadership Opportunities

William Rosehart, Hamid Zareipour
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Income Adequacy Among Canadian Seniors: Helping Singles Most

Philip Bazel, Jack M. Mintz
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The Rise and Fall of Social Assistance Use in Canada, 1969-2012

Ronald D. Kneebone, Katherine White
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Aboriginal-Canadians and Energy Literacy: A Survey of Opinions and Thoughts on Energy

Michal C. Moore, André Turcotte, Jennifer Winter
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Simulated Replacement Rates for CPP Reform Options

Kevin Milligan, Tammy Schirle
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Keeping the Genie in the Bottle: Grading the Regulation of Canadian Financial Institutions

John F. Chant
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The Taming of the Skew: Facts On Canada’s Energy Trade

Trevor Tombe
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China’s State-Owned Enterprises and Canada’s FDI Policy

Wendy Dobson
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Ontario’s Experiment with Primary Care Reform

Arthur Sweetman, Gioia Buckley
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Alberta Cities at the Crossroads: Urban Development Challenges and Opportunities in Historical and Comparative Perspective

Zack Taylor, Marcy Burchfield, Anna Kramer
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The Free Ride is Over: Why Cities, and Citizens, Must Start Paying For Much-Needed Infrastructure

Philip Bazel, Jack M. Mintz
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From Trial to Triumph: How Canada’s Past Financial Crises Helped Shape a Superior Regulatory System

Lawrie Savage
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The Impact of Foreign Investment Restrictions on the Stock Returns of Oil Sands Companies

Eugene Beaulieu, Matthew M. Saunders
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Who, or What, Is to Blame for the Accumulation of Debt in Ontario and Quebec (and What Will It Take to Stop the Bleeding?)

Ronald D. Kneebone, Margarita Gres
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Risky Business: The Issue of Timing, Entry and Performance in the Asia-Pacific LNG Market

Michal C. Moore, David Hackett, Leigh Noda, Jennifer Winter, Roman Karski, Mark Pilcher
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“It’s all about the Money”: Crime in the Caribbean and Its Impact on Canada

Cameron Ross
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Wireless Competition in Canada: Damn the Torpedoes! The Triumph of Politics over Economics

Jeffrey Church, Andrew Wilkins
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Grand, Bland or Somewhat Planned? Toward a Canadian Strategy for the Indo-Pacific Region

Patrick James
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Reforming Equalization: Balancing Efficiency, Entitlement and Ownership

Bev Dahlby
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The Incentive Effects of Equalization Grants on Fiscal Policy

Ergete Ferede
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Canada’s Equalization Formula: Peering Inside the Black Box.. and Beyond

Jim Feehan
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The Politics of Chequebook Federalism: Can Electoral Considerations Affect Federal-Provincial Transfers?

Marcelin Joanis
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Do Local Governments Need Alternate Sources of Tax Revenue? An Assessment of the Options for Alberta Cities

Melville McMillan, Bev Dahlby
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Laying the Foundation for Policy: Measuring Local Prevalence for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Katelyn Lowe, Carolyn Dudley, Daniel J. Dutton, Jennifer D. Zwicker, Carly McMorris, J.C. Herbert Emery, David B. Nicholas, Margaret Clarke
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Aggressive International Tax Planning by Multinational Corporations: The Canadian Context and Possible Responses

Brian J. Arnold, James R. Wilson
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Something Has to Give: Why Delays Are the New Reality of Canada’s Defence Procurement Strategy

Elinor Sloan
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Beyond Housing First: Essential Elements of a System-Planning Approach to Ending Homelessness

Alina Turner
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Digging Deep for the Heritage Fund: Why the Right Fund for Alberta Pays Dividends Long After Oil Is Gone

Ton van den Bremer, Rick van der Ploeg
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Do Municipal Governments Need More Tax Powers? A Background Paper on Municipal Finance in Alberta

Melville McMillan, Bev Dahlby
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Not Just for Americans: The Case for Expanding Reciprocal Tax Exemptions for Foreign Investments by Pension Funds

Jack M. Mintz, Stephen R. Richardson
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Muddling up the Market: New Exempt- Market Regulations may do more Harm than Good to the Integrity of Markets

Jack M. Mintz
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An International Comparison of Tax Assistance for Research and Development: Estimates and Policy Implication

John Lester, Jacek Warda
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On Uncertain Ice: The Future of Arctic Shipping and the Northwest Passage

Whitney Lackenbauer, Adam Lajeunesse
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Prioritizing Defence Industry Capabilities: Lessons for Canada from Australia

J. Craig Stone
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Communiqués

Canada-Korea Free Trade: A Watershed in Economic Integration with Asia

Eugene Beaulieu
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The Future of Energy Regulation and Policy Development: A Summary Paper

Shantel Beach, Andrew Wilkins, Jennifer Winter
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Four Studies on the Canadian Equalization System

Bev Dahlby, Jim Feehan, Ergete Ferede, Marcelin Joanis
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Policy Advice to Alberta’s New Premier

Jack M. Mintz, Ronald D. Kneebone, F.L. Ted Morton, Jennifer Winter
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The Canadian unemployment rate – with and without Alberta’s Boom

Ronald D. Kneebone
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Safety in Numbers: Evaluating Canadian Rail Safety Data

Jennifer Winter
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The Middle Power and the Middle Kingdom: Securing Canada’s Place in the New China-U.S. Economic and Strategic World Order

Wendy Dobson
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