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Economic Conference 2005 —
Growth, Wealth and Sustainability

Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4

Concurrent workshops: Series 1

Series Concurrent workshops
1-A
Regional Systems of Innovation in Canada - The High Technology Industries
Jorge Niosi
Université du Québec à Montréal
Abstract     Paper     Author's coordinates

Identifying Quebec Industrial Clusters Based on Input-Output Tables
Line Lainesse
Institut de la statistique du Québec
René Poirier
Industry Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

1-B

Work and Commuting in Census Metropolitan Areas, 1996-2001
Andrew Heisz and Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Still on the Road: Profile of Truck Drivers in Canada
Vincent Dubé and Denis Pilon
Transportation Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract
    Paper    Author's coordinates

1-C

Population Ageing, High-Skilled Immigrants and Productivity
Maxime Fougère and Simon Harvey
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Jean Mercenier
Université Cergy-Pontoise, Paris
Marcel Mérette
University of Ottawa
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Population Ageing and the Accumulation of Human Capital: A Computable Overlapping Generations Model Approach
Marcel Mérette
University of Ottawa
Jean Mercenier
Université de Cergy-Pontoise, Paris
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

1-D

Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering: The Economic Contribution of Canada 's Nonprofit Sector
Catherine Van Rompaey, Malika Hamdad and Sophie Joyal
Income and Expenditure Accounts Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Social Capital and Private Philanthropy
Rose Anne Devlin
University of Ottawa
Amornrat Apinunmahakul
University of Windsor
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

1-E

Economic Impacts of U.S. Countervail Duties and Disease Controls on the Canadian Cattle and Swine Industry
Michael Trant
Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Profitability in Farming: Rates of Return and Comparison to Other Industries
John Caldwell
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Paul Murray
Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper     Author's coordinates

Concurrent workshops: Series 2

Series Concurrent workshops
2-A

The Productivity Performance of Atlantic Canada : An Overview
Andrew Sharpe and Sean Rogers
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

Economic Growth and Productivity Performance of Canadian Provinces, 1988-2003
Tarek Harchaoui and Faouzi Tarkhani
Micro Economic Studies and Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract
     Paper      Author's coordinates
2-B

Towards a Canada-USA "Deeper" Integration:
A Computable General Equilibrium Investigation
Evangelia Papadaki, Jorge Hernandez and Yu Lan
International Trade Canada
Marcel Mérette
University of Ottawa
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Economic Impacts of a Possible Canada-U.S. Customs Union: Simulation Results from a Dynamic CGE Model
Madanmohan Ghosh and Someshwar Rao
Industry Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

2-C From Education to Work: A Difficult Transition for Young Adults with Low Levels of Education
Patrice de Broucker
Canadian Policy Research Networks
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Human capital development of Immigrant Youth in Canada
Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal
National Learning Policy Research
Tomasz Gluszynski
National Learning Policy Research
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

2-D

NAFTA Rules of Origin
Robert Kunimoto and Gary Sawchuk

Policy Research Initiative
Abstract
     Paper    Author's coordinates

What Factors Affect the Labour Market Re-Entry of Retirees?
André Léonard and Bruno Rainville
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

2-E

Rural Tourism in Canada : A Review of Supply and Demand
Roland Beshiri
Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Changing Market Trends: How Technology and Global Conditions Affect the Canadian Travel Industry
Veronica Utovac and Janine Stafford
Service Industries Division, Statistics Division
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

2-F

The Impact of Economic Growth and Openness on Income Inequality: Canadian Empirical Evidence
Baotai Wang and D. Ajit
University of Northern British Columbia
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Analysis of Health Inequalities Using Qualitative Data: An Empirical Illustration for India
D.N. Rao
Jawahar Lal Nehru University , New Delhi
Roopali Goyanka
Jawahar Lal Nehru University , New Delhi
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Concurrent workshops: Series 3

Series Concurrent workshops
3-A

The Aboriginal Workforce in Alberta
Geoff Bowlby
Labour Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Life in a Rural Paradise ?: Work, Knowledge and Skills in Urban and Rural New Zealand
Rosemary Goodyear and Alex Bayley
Statistics New Zealand , Christchurch
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

3-B

Indoor Air: An Unidentified Capital
Soheil Rastan
Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
Edward Morofsky,
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Fariborz Haghighat
Concordia University
Janusz A. Kozinski
McGill University
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

The Flexible Homeowner: Fifty Years of Perpetual Revolution in Household Heating
Bradley Snider
Income Statistics Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

3-C

Business Practices, ICT Adoption and Productivity Performance of Canadian Manufacturing Firms
Anik Dufour and Jianmin Tang
Industry Canada
Abstract
     Paper    Author's coordinates

Barriers to Electronic Commerce in Canada: A Size of Firm and Industry Analysis
Anthony Noce and Catherine Peters
Industry Canada, Electronic Commerce Branch
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates
3-D

Sustainable Development through Innovation in Canada 's Forest Sector
John Hector and Anne Morin
Natural Resources Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Do Very Large Hog Farms Have Better Management and Environmental Protection Practices?
Mokili Mbuluyo and Martin S. Beaulieu
Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

3-E

Elderly Immigrants in Canada : Income Sources and Self-Sufficiency
Colleen Dempsey
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

The Initial Destinations and Re-Distribution of Canada 's Major Immigrant Groups: Changes over the Past Two Decades
Feng Hou
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division, Statistics canada
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

3-F

From Labour Surpluses to Labour Constraints in Atlantic Canada
Joe Ruggeri and Yang Zou
University of New Brunswick
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

Is Post-secondary Access More Equitable in Canada or the United States?
Marc Frenette
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

3-G Technology intensity of Canadian exports: A comparative investigation
Jafar A. Khondaker
International Trade Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Strategies of small and mid-sized ISPs
Alexander Nikolaev and Don Little
Service Industries Division

Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Concurrent workshops: Series 4

Series Concurrent workshops
4-A

Productivity Growth in Distributive Trade Industries: An Industry Perspective
Faouzi Tarkhani
Micro Economic Studies and Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Environmentally Sensitive Productivity Growth: A Global Analysis Using Malmquist-Luenberger Index
D.N. Rao
Jawahar Lal Nehru University , New Delhi
Surender Kumar
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

4-B

The Growing Importance of the Service Industries: The need for Sub-annual Indicators
Jerry Fiori, Larry McKeown and Nathalie Taktek
Service Industries Division, Statistics Canada Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

U.S. Influence on Canadian Prices
Beiling Yan
Micro Economic Studies and Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract
     Paper    Author's coordinates

4-C

Being Successful in Commercialization: An Empirical Study of Canadian Manufacturing Firms
Someshwar Rao, Jianmin Tang and Weimin Wang
Industry Canada
Abstract
     Paper    Author's coordinates

Bringing Employers Into the Immigration Debate: The Public Policy Implications of the Survey Finding
Sandra Lopes
Public Policy Forum
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

4-D

Canada 's Innovation Performance: The Role of Benchmarking and Targets
Surendra Gera, Richard Roy, Thitima Songskul and Renée St-Jacques
Industry Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Business Dynamics in Canada
Sri Kanagarajah
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

4-E

Outsourcing by Canadian Biotech Firms: Scattering the Benefits of Innovation
Namatié Traoré, Chuck McNiven and Antoine Rose
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

4-F

Alternative Energy Research and Development in Canada (1994-2002)
Radu Chiru
Science Innovation and Electronic Information Division, Statistics Canada
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

Energy and Material Intensities of the Manufacturing Sector in Quebec , Canada and the United States
Sophie Brehain
Institut de la statistique du Québec
Abstract     Paper      Author's coordinates

4-G

The Role of Maternal Employment on the Relationship between Television Viewing and Child Weight Status
James Chowhan
McMaster University
Jennifer Stewart
Carleton University
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates

Child in Care Services Strategy
Karen Wallace and Clara Robbins
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Abstract     Paper    Author's coordinates


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