CEA2006-CSLS

Sessions Organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
May 26-28, 2006

Note: The complete conference program and registration information are posted at www.economics.ca.

Session 1:           Friday, May 26           2:00-3:30 PM

          Productivity Puzzles Facing the Canadian Economy

           Chair:      Ian Stewart (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)

           Papers:

           Benoît Robidoux (Finance Canada), Frank Lee (Finance Canada),and Tony Fisher (Finance Canada)
          "Where Did Canada’s Productivity Growth Go in the Early 2000s: An Industry Perspective?" (31.6 Kb)

           Peter Harrison (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)
          “Can Measurement Error Explain the Stagnation of Productivity Growth in the Canadian Construction Sector?” (16.6 Kb)

           Jim Milway (Ontario Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity), Alberto Isgut (Ontario Institute for
           Competitiveness and Prosperity) and Lance Bialas (Ontario Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity)
          “What Explains Canada-US Differences in Hours Worked?” (16.0 Kb)

           Discussants:      Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)

                                 Pierre Fortin (UQAM)

                                 Paul Davenport (University of Western Ontario)

Session 2:           Saturday, May 27           10:30-12:00

          New Measures of Well-being for Canada

           Chair:      Richard Van Loon (Centre for the Study of Living Standards and Carleton University)

           Papers:

           Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) and Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)
          “New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Canada and the Provinces” (18.5 Kb)

           Andrew Harvey (Saint. Mary’s University) and Arun Mukhopadhyay (Saint Mary’s University)
          “Temporal Dimensions of Well-being: Towards a Composite Index”

           Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) and Jean-Francois Arsenault (Centre for the
           Study of Living Standards)
          “The Economic Domain of the Canadian Index of Well-being” (29.3 Kb)

           Discussants:      John Helliwell (University of British Columbia)

                                 Keith Banting (Queen’s University)

                                 Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada)

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