Author Archives: urbanrenaissanceinst

Strategic voting in Canada: A cross time analysis

Posted on January 1, 2004 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(January 1, 2004) This paper investigates strategic voting in Canada. We test the standard expected utility model, as developed by McKelvey and Ordeshook (1972), across four federal elections. Continue reading →

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Martin’s 19th-century Cabinet

Posted on December 27, 2003 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 27, 2003) Paul Martin bills himself as a Prime Minister for the 21st century. His first Cabinet better suits the 19th century. Take the inner circle of his Cabinet, the Priorities and Planning Committee. Among the ministers overseeing the high-level portfolios mandatory in any Cabinet’s inner circle- inherently powerful departments such as Finance, Justice, Health and Foreign Affairs-is a minister for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Continue reading →

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Statistical Appendix: Key debt ratios and country classifications

Posted on December 1, 2003 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 1, 2003) What can or should be done to promote access by developing countries to external capital? What can be done to prevent growing economies from the distruptive effects of sharp reversals in financing? Continue reading →

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International Migration, Remittances and Poverty in Developing Countries

Posted on December 1, 2003 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 1, 2003) This paper examines the impact of international migration and remittances on poverty in a broad cross-section of developing countries. Four key findings emerge. Continue reading →

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No Fault vs Tort Insurance Schemes

Posted on November 24, 2003 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(November 24, 2003) A survey of the empirical evidence. Continue reading →

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