CEA 1999 Conference
University of Toronto
ROOM PLAN
Bar Mercurio, 270 Bloor St. West
Sun 18:00-21:00 PEF Wine and Cheese Social
Hart House - Music Rm. 2nd floor
Fri 12:00-13:30 CWEN Luncheon
OISE 12th Floor
Sun 11:45-13:15 Canadian Employment Research Forum - Board Luncheon
OISE 2-211
Fri 08:30-10:00 Exchange Rate Fluctuations
Fri 10:20-11:50 Purchasing Power Parity and the Real Exchange Rate
Fri 13:45-15:15 Why is the Value of the Canadian Dollar so Low? (Session co-sponsored by
Fri 15:30-17:00
Sat 08:30-10:00
Sat 10:20-11:50
Sat 13:45-15:15
Sat 15:30-17:00
Sun 08:30-10:00
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Sun 13:15-14:45
Sun 15:00-16:30
the Canadian Association for Business Economics)
Canadian Exchange Rate Policy - A Panel Discussion
Optimal Money Supply
Lessons from Recent Currency Crises and Avenues for Reform - a Panel Discussion
Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes
Global Financial Instability: Do We Need New Rules? (And What About
Canada?)
Alternative Keynesian Economic Policies to Achieve Full Employment (session co-sponsored by PEF)
What Will the Economy Look Like Under Price Stability?
Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity: Implications for Employment
Macro-Labour
OISE 2-212
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The Role of the IMF
The Asian Crisis and its Implications
Investment & Macro Dynamics
Models of the Current Account
Brain Drain or Gain, Lessons from Fact and Theory
Public Sector Production
Transforming Introductory Economics Using Web-Based Technologies
State of the Art Survey: ”Bootstrap Testing in Econometrics”
Bank Mergers: Process, Analysis, Outcomes
Bank Mergers: Where do we go from here?
Competition in the Airline Industry
Competition Policy
CEA 1999 Conference
University of Toronto
ROOM PLAN
OISE 2-213
Fri 08:30-10:00 Inflation Forecasting
Fri 10:20-11:50 Financial Markets and the Implementation of Monetary Policy (Bank of
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Canada)
Fiscal Discipline & Debt Management
Debt Strategies and their Implications
Industrial Organization (1)
Industrial Organization (2)
Competition in IO, Price and Quality
The Economics of Drugs
Poverty Indices and Inference
State of the Art Survey: ”Income Inequality - Is Canada Different or Just
Behind the Times?”
Issues in the Economics of Health Care
Inflation and Unemployment
OISE 2-214
Fri 08:30-10:00 Impacts of Free Trade
Fri 10:20-11:50 Ten Years After: A Free Trade Retrospective
Fri 13:45-15:15 President’s Policy Panel - UI/EI Reform in the 1990’s: Lessons Learned and
Fri 15:30-17:00
Sat 08:30-10:00
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Future Directions
Issues in Monetary Policy
Canadian Economic Outlook and the Impact of Y2K on the Economy and
Financial Markets
Bank of Canada Monetary Report
Whither the Nairu? (session co-sponsored by PEF)
Measuring Business Cycles
Predicting Financial Markets (1)
Predicting Financial Markets (2)
Term Structure of Interest Rates
Monetary Policy Under Uncertainty
CEA 1999 Conference
University of Toronto
ROOM PLAN
OISE 2-295
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Global Warming (1)
Fight or Flight: Mitigation vs. Adaptation Actions on Climate Change
Global Warming (2)
Are we Sinking in the Long Run? Carbon Cycles, Equilibrium Modelling
and Climate Change
Economics of Social Assistance (1)
Economics of Social Assistance (2)
Children and Neighbourhoods
Issues in Social Policy
Crime and Punishment
Trade, Property Rights & Endangered Species
Topics in Labour (1)
Topics in Labour (2)
OISE 4-411
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Trends in Income Distribution in Canada
Poverty Trends
State of the Art Survey: ”Wealth Inequality in North America”
Inequality in Canada: Trends, Causes, and Consequences (session cosponsored by PEF)
What Explains the Canada-US Manufacturing Productivity Gap?
Productivity in Canada
Are Canadians Better Off in 1999 than in 1989?
Has the Quality of Working Life Fallen in Canada in the 1990’s?
Incentive Pay
Agency Problems
Co-operation Games
Co-operation and Decision-making
CEA 1999 Conference
University of Toronto
ROOM PLAN
OISE 8-214
Fri 08:30-10:00 New Labour Market Entrants - An International Perspective
Fri 10:20-11:50 New Labour Market Entrants - Canadian Experience
Fri 13:45-15:15 Is Increased Skills Mismatch Contributing to Structural Unemployment in
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Canada?
The Youth Labour Market in Canada in the 1990’s
Cohort Effects on Wages
Returns from Work For Young and Old
Human Capital
Labour Markets in the 1990’s
Trade and the Environment
Trade and Technology
Convergence and Trade in Canada and the USA
Economic Causes and Consequences of the War in Yugoslavia (session cosponsored by ECAAR and PEF)
OISE 8-220
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R&D Causes and Consequences
The Adoption of New Technology
Intellectual Property
Better Measures of Economic Activity
Markets/Credit, and Institutions(1)
Markets/Credit, and Institutions(2)
Resource Prices and Returns
Monetary Union versus Flexible Exchange Rates: An Industry Perspective
Government Surpluses: Opportunities and Threats
Issues in Taxation
Provincial Taxation and Expenditure
Federal Tax Policy: What Next?
Progressive Economic Forum (PEF) Annual Business Meeting
CEA 1999 Conference
University of Toronto
ROOM PLAN
OISE 8-280
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CWEN (1) The Economics of Coercion and Gender
CWEN (2) The Well Being of Women
Teaching: Making Introductory Economics More Relevant and Effective
Simulation Models and the Development of Government Policy on Aging
The Political Economy of Foreign Aid
The Political Economy of Trade Liberalization
Trade and Investment (1)
Trade and Investment (2)
Borrowing and Consuming
Cozier Macroeconomics Session
Spreadsheets, Experiments and Multimedia as Teaching Tools
CANSIM
OISE 8-298
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Economic History (1) - History and Resources
Economic History (2) - Industry Studies
Economic History (3) - Growth and Trade
CWEN / Economic History - History and Gender
Economics of the Fishery
Environmental Policy & its Implications
Environmental Regulation
Estimating Environmental Benefits
History of Thought and Methodology
Issues in Economic Thought
Money Demand
OISE Auditorium
Fri 17:15-18:30 Innis Lecture
Sat 17:15-18:30 Presidental Address
OISE C-154
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Determinants of Long Run Growth
Growth and Trade
Wage Dispersion and its Explanations
Electricity Deregulation in Canada
Political Economy
Recent Developments in the Study of Innovation
Search Models & Price Discrimination
Development Issues
CEA 1999 Conference
University of Toronto
ROOM PLAN
OISE C-155
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Issues in Econometrics (1)
Issues in Econometrics (2)
Econometrics (3)
Event to be announced / Location reserved for event
Economic Theory (1)
Economic Theory (2)
Economic Theory (3)
Economic Theory (4)
Economic Theory (5)
Economic Theory (6)
Economic Theory (7)
Economic Theory (8)
Economic Theory (9)
Economic Theory (10)
How Auctions Work in Theory and Practice
Issues in Transition Economies
Trinity - Board Room
Sun 11:45-13:15 Canadian Journal of Economics - Editorial Board Luncheon
Trinity - Rhodes Room
Sun 11:45-13:15 Canadian Public Policy - Editorial Board Luncheon
Trinity - Strachan Hall
Fri 18:30-20:00 University of Toronto President’s Reception
Sat 12:00-13:30 Douglas Purvis Memorial Luncheon (Fee Event)
Sat 18:30-20:00 Reception Hosted by Department of Economics, University of Toronto and
Addison Wesley Longman
CEA 1999 Conference
University of Toronto
ROOM PLAN
Trinity College
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School-to-Work Projects
Employability
Methodological Issues
Registration for CERF/CEA Workshop on Social Experimentation
The Earnings Supplement Project
Panel Discussion: What have we learned from the ESP?
Lunch
The Self-Sufficiency Project
The Self-Sufficiency Project (continued)
Panel Discussion: What have we Learned From the SSP?