Canadian policy debates and case studies in honour of David Laidler
By: edited by Robert Leeson
Contributors: Laidler, David E. W.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780230237346
Description: "This volume brings together some of the worlds leading economists, to focus primarily on Canadian policy issues and case study debates in honor of David Laidler. The book commemorates his success and active participation in the research and analysis of monetary policy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The Canadian monetary order: past, present, and prospects / William Robson; title: Canadian monetary policy / Peter Howitt; title: The lender of last resort : lessons from Canadian history / Angela Redish; title: Canadian policy and the economic revolution in Asia / John Whalley; title: Reforming Canadian medicare : can an icon be redesigned? / Åke Blomqvist; title: Tax incentives for owner-occupied housing-then and now / Finn Poschmann; title: The political economy of inflation targets : New Zealand and the UK / C.A.E. Goodhart; title: Monetary union proposals in North America and southern Africa : do the same Q&A apply? / J. Clark Leith.