SSRN The School of Public Policy - University of Calgary Publications Series

1.

The Myths and Facts of Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Critique of Existing Studies

SPP Research Paper No. 11-14

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Oct 2011

Working Paper Series

Kenneth J. McKenzie and Jack Mintz

University of Calgary - Department of Economics and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 378

2.

Supply Management: Problems, Politics and Possibilities

SPP Research Paper No. 12-19

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Jun 2012

Working Paper Series

Martha Hall Findlay

Independent

Downloads 357

3.

Aggressive International Tax Planning by Multinational Corporations: The Canadian Context and Possible Responses

SPP Research Paper No. 07.29

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 18 Oct 2014

Accepted Paper Series

Brian J Arnold and James Wilson

Independent and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 291

4.

A Survey of the Literature on Local Content Policies in the Oil and Gas Industry in East Africa

SPP Research Paper No. 9/16

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2016

Accepted Paper Series

Chilenye Nwapi

University of Calgary

Downloads 278

5.

A Review and Assessment of Privatization in Canada

SPP Research Paper No. 12-5

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Feb 2012

Working Paper Series

Anthony E. Boardman and Aidan Vining

University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Strategy and Business Economics and Simon Fraser University

Downloads 250

6.

Capturing Economic Rents from Resources Through Royalties and Taxes

SPP Research Paper No. 12-30

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Oct 2012

Working Paper Series

Jack Mintz and Duanjie Chen

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 245

7.

China's State-Owned Enterprises and Canada's FDI Policy

SPP Research Paper No. 7-10, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2416422

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Mar 2014

Accepted Paper Series

Wendy Dobson

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Downloads 240

8.

The International Experience with Privatization: Its Rapid Rise, Partial Fall and Uncertain Future

SPP Research Paper No. 12-3

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Feb 2012

Working Paper Series

John Nellis

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Downloads 230

9.

Why Delay the Inevitable: Why the AIIB Matters to Canada’s Future

SPP Research Paper Vol. 7, Issue 3, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2590371

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 07 Apr 2015

Accepted Paper Series

Eugene Beaulieu and Wendy Dobson

University of Calgary - Department of Economics and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Downloads 209

10.

Wireless Competition in Canada: An Assessment

SPP Research Paper, Vol. 6, Issue 27, September 2013

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Sep 2013

Working Paper Series

Jeffrey Church and Andrew Wilkins

University of Calgary - Department of Economics and U Calgary School of Public Policy

Downloads 202

11.

Housing Subsidies and Homelessness: A Simple Idea

SPP Research Paper No. 12-2

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Jan 2012

Working Paper Series

Brendan O'Flaherty

Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics

Downloads 201

12.

China's State-Owned Enterprises: How Much Do We Know? From CNOOC to Its Siblings

SPP Research Paper No. 6-19

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Jun 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Duanjie Chen

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 190

13.

Rhetoric and Realities: What Independence of the Bar Requires of Lawyer Regulation

SPP Research Paper No. 11-9

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Sep 2011

Working Paper Series

Alice Woolley

University of Calgary

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 175

14.

The Role of Crown Corporations in the Canadian Economy: An Analytical Framework

SPP Research Paper No. 12-9

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Mar 2012

Working Paper Series

Edward Iacobucci and Michael J. Trebilcock

University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law

Downloads 172

15.

Income Support for Persons with Disabilities

SPP Research Paper No. 11-11

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 Oct 2011

Working Paper Series

Ronald D. Kneebone and Oksana Grynishak

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary

Downloads 168

16.

Canada and the Challenges of Cyberspace Governance and Security

SPP Communiqué, Vol. 5, Issue 3,

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 05 Apr 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Ronald J. Deibert

University of Toronto - Munk Centre for International Studies

Downloads 153

17.

How a Guaranteed Annual Income Could Put Food Banks Out of Business

SPP Research Paper No. 6-37

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Dec 2013

Accepted Paper Series

J. C. Herbert Emery, Valerie Fleisch and Lynn McIntyre

University of Calgary - Department of Economics, University of Calgary and University of Calgary

Downloads 148

18.

Small Business Taxation: Revamping Incentives to Encourage Growth

SPP Research Paper No. 4-7

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 02 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2013

Working Paper Series

Jack Mintz and Duanjie Chen

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Downloads 145

19.

Smart Environmental Policy with Full-Cost Pricing

SPP Research Paper No. 12-6

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Mar 2012

Working Paper Series

Nancy Olewiler

Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics

Downloads 142

20.

Mining Taxation in Colombia

SPP Research Paper No. 8

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 06 Mar 2015

Accepted Paper Series

Duanjie Chen and Guillermo E. Perry

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 131

21.

Ontario's Experiment with Primary Care Reform

SPP Research Paper No. 7-11

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 May 2014

Working Paper Series

Arthur Sweetman and Gioia Buckley

McMaster University - Department of Economics and McMaster University

Downloads 125

22.

The Theory and Evidence Concerning Public-Private Partnerships in Canada and Elsewhere

SPP Research Paper Volume 9, Issue 12, 2016

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 Jul 2016

Accepted Paper Series

Anthony E. Boardman, Matti Siemiatycki and Aidan R. Vining

University of British Columbia (UBC) - Division of Strategy and Business Economics, University of Toronto and Simon Fraser University (SFU)

Downloads 123

23.

Size, Role and Performance in the Oil and Gas Sector

SPP Research Paper No. 12-23

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 23 Jul 2012

Working Paper Series

Robert Mansell, Michal Moore, Jennifer Winter and Matt Krzepkowski

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary

Downloads 119

24.

What Do We Know About Improving Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

SPP Research Paper Volume 8 • Issue 32 • September 2015,

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Sep 2015

Accepted Paper Series

Carolyn Dudley, David B. Nicholas and Jennifer Zwicker

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 119

25.

Departures from Neutrality in Canada's Goods and Services Tax

University of Calgary SPP Research Papers, Vol. 5, Issue 5, February 2012

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Feb 2012

Accepted Paper Series

Michael Smart

University of Toronto - Department of Economics

Downloads 115

26.

Energy Projects, Social Licence, Public Acceptance and Regulatory Systems in Canada: A White Paper

SPP Research Paper No. Volume 9 • Issue 20 • May 2016, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2788022,

Number of pages: 106 Posted: 02 Jun 2016

Working Paper Series

John Colton, Kenneth Corscadden, Stewart Fast, Monica Gattinger, Joel Gehman, Martha Hall Findlay, Dylan Morgan, Judith Sayers, Jennifer Winter and Adonis Yatchew

Acadia University, Dalhousie University, Queen's University, Independent, University of Alberta - Department of Strategic Management and Organization, Independent, Independent, University of Victoria, University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and Independent

Downloads 112

27.

Government-Owned Enterprises in Canada

SPP Research Paper No. 6-8

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Mar 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Daria Crisan and Kenneth J. McKenzie

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - Department of Economics

Downloads 111

28.

Preventing Domestic Violence in Alberta: A Cost Savings Perspective

SPP Research Paper No. 12-17

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Jun 2012

Working Paper Series

Lana Wells, J. C. Herbert Emery and Casey Boodt

affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Calgary - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN

Downloads 110

29.

All the Workers We Need: Debunking Canada's Labour-Shortage Fallacy

SPP Research Paper No. 6-16

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 May 2013 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Kevin McQuillan

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 109

30.

The Value of Caregiver Time: Costs of Support and Care for Individuals Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder

SPP Research Paper No. 7-1

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2014

Working Paper Series

Carolyn Dudley and J. C. Herbert Emery

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - Department of Economics

Downloads 109

31.

The 2014 Global Tax Competitiveness Report: A Proposed Business Tax Reform Agenda

University of Calgary, The School of Public Policy – University of Calgary Publications Series, Volume 8, Issue 4, February 2015,

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Feb 2015

Accepted Paper Series

Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 103

32.

The Rise and Fall of Social-Assistance Use in Canada, 1969-2012

SPP Research Paper No. 7-5

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 14 Feb 2014

Accepted Paper Series

Ronald D. Kneebone and Katherine White

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and Alberta Treasury Board and Finance

Downloads 102

33.

The Taming of the Skew: Facts on Canada's Energy Trade

SPP Research Paper No. 7-9

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Mar 2014

Accepted Paper Series

Trevor Tombe

University of Calgary

Downloads 101

34.

Climate Change and the Trading System: After Doha and Doha

SPP Research Paper, Volume 6, Issue 34, November 2013

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 13 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Dan Ciuriak and Natassia Ciuriak

Ciuriak Consulting Inc. and Ciuriak Consulting Inc.

Downloads 100

35.

Can We Avoid a Sick Fiscal Future? The Non-Sustainability of Health-Care Spending with an Aging Population

SPP Research Paper No. 12-31

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Oct 2012

Working Paper Series

J. C. Herbert Emery, David Still and Thomas J. Cottrell

University of Calgary - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Calgary - Haskayne School of Business

Downloads 97

36.

The Impact of Sales Tax Reform on Ontario Consumers: A First Look at the Evidence

SPP Research Paper No. 11-3

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 06 Sep 2011

Working Paper Series

Michael Smart

University of Toronto - Department of Economics

Downloads 95

37.

The Problem with the Low-Tax Backlash: Rethinking Corporate Tax Policies to Adjust for Uneven Reputational Risks

SPP Research Paper No. 8-24

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 06 Jun 2015

Accepted Paper Series

Jack Mintz and Ven Balaji Venkatachalam

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 95

38.

Tantalus Unbound: Government Policy and Innovation in Canada

SPP Research Paper No. 12-8

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Mar 2012

Working Paper Series

Jeffrey G. MacIntosh

University of Toronto - Faculty of Law

Downloads 94

39.

Risky Business: The Issue of Timing, Entry and Performance in the Asia-Pacific LNG Market

SPP Research Paper No. 7-18

Number of pages: 181 Posted: 28 Aug 2014

Working Paper Series

Michal Moore, David Hackett, Leigh Noda, Jennifer Winter, Roman Karski and Mark Pilcher

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy, Stillwater Associates, Stillwater Associates, University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 91

40.

2013 Annual Global Tax Competitiveness Ranking: Corporate Tax Policy at a Glance

SPP Research Paper No. 6-35

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Dec 2013

Working Paper Series

Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 90

41.

The Opening of the Northern Sea Routes: The Implications for Global Shipping and for Canada's Relations with Asia

SPP Research Paper No. Volume 9 • Issue 19 • May 2016,

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Jul 2016

Accepted Paper Series

Hugh Stephens

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 89

42.

The 'Green Jobs' Fantasy: Why the Economic and Environmental Reality Can Never Live Up to the Political Promise

SPP Research Paper, Vol. 6, No. 31, October 2013

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Oct 2013

Working Paper Series

Jennifer Winter and Michal Moore

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 88

43.

The Syrian Crisis: What it Means for the World; Is There a Role for Canada?

SPP Research Paper Communiqué, Vol. 4, Issue 5, December 2012,

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Dec 2012

Working Paper Series

Ferry de Kerckhove

Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute

Downloads 85

44.

Homelessness in Alberta: The Demand for Spaces in Alberta's Homeless Shelters

SPP Research Paper No. 11-13

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Oct 2011

Working Paper Series

Ronald D. Kneebone, J. C. Herbert Emery and Oksana Grynishak

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary - Department of Economics and University of Calgary

Downloads 84

45.

Repairing Canada's Mining-Tax System to Be Less Distorting and Complex

SPP Research Paper No. 6-18

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 01 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 84

46.

The Case for a Carbon Tax in Alberta

SPP Research Paper No. 8-40

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 29 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2016

Accepted Paper Series

Sarah Dobson and Jennifer Winter

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 84

47.

The Siren Song of Economic Diversification: Alberta’s Legacy of Loss

SPP Research Paper No. 8-13

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Mar 2015

Accepted Paper Series

Ted Morton and Meredith McDonald

University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy and Independent

Downloads 81

48.

Estimating Discount Rates

SPP Research Paper, Volume 8 • Issue 18 • April 2015,

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Apr 2015

Accepted Paper Series

Laurence David Booth

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Downloads 78

49.

Accountability by Design: Moving Primary Care Reform Ahead in Alberta

SPP Research Paper Vol. 6 No. 28

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Oct 2013

Working Paper Series

Shannon Spenceley, Cheryl Andres, Janet Lapins, Robert Wedel, Tobias Gelber and Lisa Halma

University of Lethbridge, University of Calgary, Independent, Chinook Primary Care Network, Chinook Primary Care Network and Alberta Health Services

Downloads 75

50.

If It Matters, Measure It: Unpacking Diversification in Canada

SPP Research Paper, Volume 9, Issue 36, November 2016

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Nov 2016

Accepted Paper Series

Trevor Tombe and Robert Mansell

University of Calgary and University of Calgary - The School of Public Policy

Downloads 75

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