SEDAP: Research Papers Released in 2007


The following papers have been released in the SEDAP Research Paper Series. They are, in many cases, early versions of papers intended for journal or other publication. Copies will be provided on request at the prices indicated. (The prices cover a portion of reproduction and mailing costs.) See end of page for ordering information. The abstract for each paper is available in French under Résumé.

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  1. Health human resources planning and the production of health: Development of an extended analytical framework for needs-based health human resources planning ,
    Stephen Birch, George Kephart, Gail Tomblin-Murphy, Linda O’Brien-Pallas, Rob Alder, and Adrian MacKenzie (Jan 2007) .....................................$5.00 (39 pages)
  2. Gender Inequality in the Wealth of Older Canadians ,
    Margaret Denton and Linda Boos (Jan 2007) .....................................$5.00 (37 pages)
  3. The Evolution of Elderly Poverty in Canada ,
    Kevin Milligan (Jan 2007) .....................................$5.00 (46 pages)
  4. Return and Onwards Migration among Older Canadians: Findings from the 2001 Census ,
    K. Bruce Newbold (Jan 2007) .....................................$5.00 (34 pages)
  5. Le système de retraite américain: entre fragmentation et logique financière ,
    Daniel Béland (Feb 2007) .....................................$5.00 (41 pages)
  6. Entrepreneurship, Liquidity Constraints and Start-up Costs ,
    Raquel Fonseca, Pierre-Carl Michaud, and Thepthida Sopraseuth (Feb 2007) .....................................$5.00 (39 pages)
  7. How did the Elimination of the Earnings Test above the Normal Retirement Age affect Retirement Expectations? ,
    Pierre-Carl Michaud and Arthur van Soest (Feb 2007) .....................................$5.00 (49 pages)
  8. The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic ,
    James Banks, Michael Marmot, Zoë Oldfield, and James P. Smith (Feb 2007) .....................................$8.00 (60 pages)
  9. Pension Provision and Retirement Saving: Lessons from the United Kingdom ,
    Richard Disney, Carl Emmerson, and Matthew Wakefield (Feb 2007) .....................................$5.00 (32 pages)
  10. Retirement Saving in Australia ,
    Garry Barrett and Yi-Ping Tseng (Feb 2007) .....................................$5.00 (23 pages)
  11. The Health Services Use Among Older Canadians in Rural and Urban Areas ,
    Heather Conde and James Ted McDonald (Feb 2007) .....................................$5.00 (44 pages)
  12. Older Workers and On-the-Job Training in Canada: Evidence from the WES Data ,
    I.U. Zeytinoglu, G.B. Cooke and K. Harry (Mar 2007) .....................................$5.00 (29 pages)
  13. Private Pensions and Income Security in Old Age: An Uncertain Future -- Conference Report ,
    Martin Hering and Michael Kpessa (Mar 2007) .....................................$5.00 (34 pages)
  14. Age, SES, and Health: A Population Level Analysis of Health Inequalities over the Life Course ,
    Steven Prus (Apr 2007) .....................................$5.00 (49 pages)
  15. Ethnic Inequality in Canada: Economic and Health Dimensions ,
    Ellen M. Gee, Karen M. Kobayashi, and Steven Prus (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (41 pages)
  16. Home and Mortgage Ownership of the Dutch Elderly: Explaining Cohort, Time and Age Effects ,
    Anna van der Schors, Rob J.M. Alessie, Mauro Mastrogiacomo (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (26 pages)
  17. A Comparative Analysis of the Nativity Wealth Gap ,
    Thomas K. Bauer, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Vincent Hildebrand, and Mathias Sinning (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (59 pages)
  18. Cross-Country Variation in Obesity Patterns among Older Americans and Europeans ,
    Pierre-Carl Michaud, Arthur van Soest, and Tatiana Andreyeva (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (42 pages)
  19. Which Canadian Seniors Are Below the Low-Income Measure? ,
    Michael R. Veall (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (25 pages)
  20. Policy Areas Impinging on Elderly Transportation Mobility: An Explanation with Ontario, Canada as Example ,
    Ruben Mercado, Antonio Páez, K. Bruce Newbold (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (38 pages)
  21. The Integration of Occupational Pension Regulations: Lessons for Canada ,
    Martin Hering and Michael Kpessa (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (44 pages)
  22. Psychosocial resources and social health inequalities in France: Exploratory findings from a general population survey ,
    Florence Jusot, Michel Grignon, and Paul Dourgnon (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (38 pages)
  23. Health-Care Utilization in Canada: 25 Years of Evidence ,
    Lori J. Curtis and William J. MacMinn (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (48 pages)
  24. Health Status of On and Off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples: Analysis of the Aboriginal Peoples Survey ,
    Lori J. Curtis (May 2007) .....................................$8.00 (57 pages)
  25. On the Sensitivity of Aggregate Productivity Growth Rates to Noisy Measurement ,
    Frank T. Denton (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (24 pages)
  26. Initial Destination Choices of Skilled-worker Immigrants from South Asia to Canada: Assessment of the Relative Importance of Explanatory Factors ,
    Lei Xu and Kao-Lee Liaw (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (42 pages)
  27. Problematic Post-Landing Interprovincial Migration of the Immigrants in Canada: From 1980-83 through 1992-95 ,
    Kao-Lee Liaw and Lei Xu (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (44 pages)
  28. Inter-CMA Migration of the Immigrants in Canada: 1991-1996 and 1996-2001 ,
    Lei Xu (May 2007) .....................................$8.00 (55 pages)
  29. Characterization and Explanation of the 1996-2001 Inter-CMA Migration of the Second Generation in Canada ,
    Lei Xu (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (46 pages)
  30. Transitions Out Of and Back To Employment among Older Men and Women in the UK ,
    David Haardt (May 2007) .....................................$8.00 (69 pages)
  31. Older Couples' Labour Market Reactions to Family Disruptions ,
    David Haardt (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (46 pages)
  32. The Adequacy of Retirement Savings: Subjective Survey Reports by Retired Canadians ,
    Sule Alan, Kadir Atalay, and Thomas F. Crossley (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (42 pages)
  33. Underfunding of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Benefit Guarantee Insurance - An Overview of Theory and Empirics ,
    Mario Jametti (May 2007) .....................................$5.00 (21 pages)
  34. Effects of 'Authorized-Generics' on Canadian Drug Prices ,
    Paul Grootendorst (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (46 pages)
  35. When Bad Things Happen to Good People: The Economic Consequences of Retiring to Caregive ,
    P. Lynn McDonald, T. Sussman, and Peter Donahue (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (36 pages)
  36. Relatively Inaccessible Abundance: Reflections on U.S. Health Care ,
    Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (33 pages)
  37. Professional Work in Health Care Organizations: The Structural Influences of Patients in French, Canadian and American Hospitals ,
    Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Ivan Sainsaulieu, Patricia Khokher, and Kristine Hirschkorn (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (29 pages)
  38. Who Minds the Gate? Comparing the role of non physician providers in the primary care division of labour in Canada & the U.S. ,
    Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (41 pages)
  39. Immigration, Ethnicity and Cancer in U.S. Women ,
    James Ted McDonald and Jeremiah Neily (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (44 pages)
  40. Ordinary Least Squares Bias and Bias Corrections for iid Samples ,
    Lonnie Magee (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (49 pages)
  41. The Roles of Ethnicity and Language Acculturation in Determining the Interprovincial Migration Propensities in Canada: from the Late 1970s to the Late 1990s ,
    Xiaomeng Ma and Kao-Lee Liaw (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (38 pages)
  42. Aging, Gender and Neighbourhood Determinants of Distance Traveled: A Multilevel Analysis in the Hamilton CMA ,
    Ruben Mercado and Antonio Páez (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (42 pages)
  43. La prèparation financière à la retraite des premiers boomers: une comparaison Québec-Ontario ,
    Long Mo, Jacques Légaré (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (49 pages)
  44. Explaining the Health Gap Between Canadian- and Foreign-Born Older Adults: Findings from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey ,
    Karen M. Kobayashi, Steven Prus (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (19 pages)
  45. "Midlife Crises": Understanding the Changing Nature of Relationships in Middle Age Canadian Families ,
    Karen M. Kobayashi (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (40 pages)
  46. A Note on Income Distribution and Growth ,
    William Scarth (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (22 pages)
  47. Is Foreign-Owned Capital a Bad Thing to Tax? ,
    William Scarth (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (25 pages)
  48. A review of instrumental variables estimation in the applied health sciences ,
    Paul Grootendorst (June 2007) .....................................$5.00 (32 pages)
  49. The Impact of Immigration on the Labour Market Outcomes of Native-born Canadians ,
    Jiong Tu (August 2007) .....................................$5.00 (43 pages)
  50. Caregiver Employment Status and Time to Institutionalization of Persons with Dementia ,
    Mark Oremus and Parminder Raina (August 2007) .....................................$5.00 (40 pages)
  51. The Use of Behavior and Mood Medications by Care-recipients in Dementia and Caregiver Depression and Perceived Overall Health ,
    Mark Oremus, Hossein Yazdi, and Parminder Raina (August 2007) .....................................$5.00 (37 pages)
  52. Looking for Private Information in Self-Assessed Health ,
    James Banks, Thomas Crossley, and Simo Goshev (August 2007) .....................................$5.00 (45 pages)
  53. An Evaluation of the Working Income Tax Benefit ,
    William Scarth and Lei Tang (August 2007) .....................................$5.00 (36 pages)
  54. The life expectancy gains from pharmaceutical drugs: a critical appraisal of the literature ,
    Paul Grootendorst, Emmanuelle Piérard, and Minsup Shim (August 2007) .....................................$5.00 (26 pages)
  55. Cognitive functioning and labour force participation among older men and women in England ,
    David Haardt (August 2007) .....................................$8.00 (78 pages)
  56. Creating the Canada/Quebec Pension Plans: An Historical and Political Analysis ,
    Kristina Babich and Daniel Béland (August 2007) .....................................$5.00 (41 pages)
  57. Assessing Alternative Financing Methods for the Canadian Health Care System in View of Population Aging ,
    Doug Andrews (November 2007) .....................................$5.00 (50 pages)
  58. The Role of Coping Humor in the Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults ,
    Elsa Marziali, Lynn McDonald, and Peter Donahue (December 2007) .....................................$5.00 (31 pages)
  59. Exploring the Effects of Aggregation Error in the Estimation of Consumer Demand Elasticities ,
    Frank T. Denton and Dean C. Mountain (December 2007) .....................................$5.00 (40 pages)

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