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Thinking Outside the BoxInnovation in Policy Ideas |
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Thomas Courchene is the author or editor of numerous books and has published hundreds of academic papers on a wide range of Canadian public policy issues. Thinking Outside the Box honours his outstanding contributions to Canadian public policy thinking and practice.
Research papers included in the volume span several of the key areas in which Courchene has made significant contributions, including federalism, macro-economic policy, the unique constitutional challenges that pose difficulties for policy in Canada, and economic well-being. An introduction by Gilles Paquet reflects on Courchene’s unique contribution to Canadian public policy. Courchene also provides an introductory essay, reflecting on his policy thinking over the course of his career.
Contributors include: on federalism and economic policy, Robin Boadway, Serge Coulombe, Jean-François Tremblay, Katherine Fierlbeck, Bryne Purchase, Michael J. Prince, Donald J. Savoie, and Lisa M. Powell; on economic policy, Pierre Fortin, Peter Howitt, Alex Ripley and Stephen Clarkson; on Canada’s constitutional challenges, David Cameron and Kathy L. Brock; and on economic inequality, Miles Corak, Brian Murphy and Michael Veall, and Michael G. Abbott and Charles M. Beach.
Research papers included in the volume span several of the key areas in which Courchene has made significant contributions, including federalism, macro-economic policy, the unique constitutional challenges that pose difficulties for policy in Canada, and economic well-being. An introduction by Gilles Paquet reflects on Courchene’s unique contribution to Canadian public policy. Courchene also provides an introductory essay, reflecting on his policy thinking over the course of his career.
Contributors include: on federalism and economic policy, Robin Boadway, Serge Coulombe, Jean-François Tremblay, Katherine Fierlbeck, Bryne Purchase, Michael J. Prince, Donald J. Savoie, and Lisa M. Powell; on economic policy, Pierre Fortin, Peter Howitt, Alex Ripley and Stephen Clarkson; on Canada’s constitutional challenges, David Cameron and Kathy L. Brock; and on economic inequality, Miles Corak, Brian Murphy and Michael Veall, and Michael G. Abbott and Charles M. Beach.
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Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series (number 186 in series)
484 Pages, 6 x 9
Queen's Policy Studies Series - School of Policy Studies
ISBN 9781553394297
November 2015
Formats: Paperback, eBook
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements .....................................vii
Contributors .........................................ix
A. Celebrating Tom Courchene
Tom Courchene: Innovative Thinking in Canadian Policy
Keith G. Banting, Richard P. Chaykowski, and Steven F. Lehrer ...........3
Tom Courchene as Savanturier
Gilles Paquet ..........................................................17
B. Federalism and National Policy
The Dutch Disease and the Canadian Economy: Challenges for
Policy-Makers
Robin Boadway, Serge Coulombe, and Jean-François Tremblay ..............31
Mon Pays, C’est L’Assurance-Maladie: The Dissonant Harmony
of Canadian Health-Care Federalism
Katherine Fierlbeck ....................................................67
A National Energy Strategy for Canada?
Bryne Purchase .........................................................91
Courchene and Social Policy Analysis: Retirement Income
Reform and Actuarial Federalism in Canada
Michael J. Prince ......................................................109
Influencing Public Policy from Outside the Box: Courchene and
Regional Development
Donald J. Savoie .......................................................127
Can Taxes Help Cure the Canadian Obesity Epidemic?
Lessons Learned from the Policy Debate in the United States
Lisa M. Powell .........................................................145
Old Federations and New Social Risks: Reproductive Health
in Canada and the United States
Melissa Haussman .......................................................161
C. Economic Policy
The Macroeconomics of Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity:
A Review of the Issues and New Evidence for Canada
Pierre Fortin ..........................................................189
What Have Central Bankers Learned from Modern
Macroeconomic Theory?
Peter Howitt ...........................................................229
Why Ontario Did Not Become a Region-State: Revisiting the
Courchene Thesis
Alex Ripley and Stephen Clarkson .......................................255
D. Canada’s Constitutional Challenge
Canada’s Constitutional Legitimacy Deficit: Learning to Live
with It
David Cameron ..........................................................277
Challenging Contemporary Interpretations of Section 94
Kathy L. Brock .........................................................295
E. Inequality and the Distribution of Income
Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, and
Intergenerational Mobility
Miles Corak ............................................................321
A Tale of Two Cities? The Surge of Top Incomes at the City
Level in Canada
Brian Murphy and Michael Veall .........................................347
Immigrant Earnings Mobility by Immigrant Admission
Category in Canada
Michael G. Abbott and Charles M. Beach .................................365
F. Thomas J. Courchene: Perspectives and Publications
Thinking Outside the Box: Reflections of a Market Populist
Thomas J. Courchene ....................................................413
Curriculum Vitae Thomas J. Courchene ...................................443
Acknowledgements .....................................vii
Contributors .........................................ix
A. Celebrating Tom Courchene
Tom Courchene: Innovative Thinking in Canadian Policy
Keith G. Banting, Richard P. Chaykowski, and Steven F. Lehrer ...........3
Tom Courchene as Savanturier
Gilles Paquet ..........................................................17
B. Federalism and National Policy
The Dutch Disease and the Canadian Economy: Challenges for
Policy-Makers
Robin Boadway, Serge Coulombe, and Jean-François Tremblay ..............31
Mon Pays, C’est L’Assurance-Maladie: The Dissonant Harmony
of Canadian Health-Care Federalism
Katherine Fierlbeck ....................................................67
A National Energy Strategy for Canada?
Bryne Purchase .........................................................91
Courchene and Social Policy Analysis: Retirement Income
Reform and Actuarial Federalism in Canada
Michael J. Prince ......................................................109
Influencing Public Policy from Outside the Box: Courchene and
Regional Development
Donald J. Savoie .......................................................127
Can Taxes Help Cure the Canadian Obesity Epidemic?
Lessons Learned from the Policy Debate in the United States
Lisa M. Powell .........................................................145
Old Federations and New Social Risks: Reproductive Health
in Canada and the United States
Melissa Haussman .......................................................161
C. Economic Policy
The Macroeconomics of Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity:
A Review of the Issues and New Evidence for Canada
Pierre Fortin ..........................................................189
What Have Central Bankers Learned from Modern
Macroeconomic Theory?
Peter Howitt ...........................................................229
Why Ontario Did Not Become a Region-State: Revisiting the
Courchene Thesis
Alex Ripley and Stephen Clarkson .......................................255
D. Canada’s Constitutional Challenge
Canada’s Constitutional Legitimacy Deficit: Learning to Live
with It
David Cameron ..........................................................277
Challenging Contemporary Interpretations of Section 94
Kathy L. Brock .........................................................295
E. Inequality and the Distribution of Income
Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, and
Intergenerational Mobility
Miles Corak ............................................................321
A Tale of Two Cities? The Surge of Top Incomes at the City
Level in Canada
Brian Murphy and Michael Veall .........................................347
Immigrant Earnings Mobility by Immigrant Admission
Category in Canada
Michael G. Abbott and Charles M. Beach .................................365
F. Thomas J. Courchene: Perspectives and Publications
Thinking Outside the Box: Reflections of a Market Populist
Thomas J. Courchene ....................................................413
Curriculum Vitae Thomas J. Courchene ...................................443
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