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Lars Osberg, Economics, Dalhousie University

Beginning in December 2005, I am posting copies of conference papers and powerpoint slides as they are presented. Prior to that, the listing is on an "occasional" basis.

2011

November 22-23, Measuring Economic Insecurity in Rich and Poor Nations

October 27-28, Instability Implications of Increasing Inequality: What can be learned from North America?

June 4, The Hunger of Old Women: How Sensitive Are Poverty Measures?

April 20, Why Has Unemployment Disappeared From Official Macro-Economic Policy Discourse in Canada?

2010

October 29, Measuring Economic Insecurity & Vulnerability: Concepts & Context

August 26, Discussant Comments: On the "Pro-Poorness" of Growth in a Multidimensional Context

June 22, Measuring Poverty and Vulnerability: A Survey

2009

June 23, Poverty and Recessions: Canada's Vulnerable in Tough Times

May 31, Measuring Economic Security in Insecure Times

May 7-8, Canada's Declining Social Safety Net - EI Reform & Budget 2009

May 5-6, Comments on the Anderson Trilogy

May 5-6, Comments on Goodness of Fit: An Economic Approach

April 19, Poverty and Recessions: Nova Scotia's Vulnerable in Tough Times

March 9-10, Tasks and Opportunities within Indian Families

February 17, Where Are We Going? The Macro-economic Outlook

2008

November 20, A Quarter Century of Economy Inequality in Canada: 1981-2006

November 18, The Current State of the Economy

October 24, The Context of 'Flat Tax' in Canada - 2008

October 21, The Current State of the Economy

August, 1. What good is happiness? and 2. Counting and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

August 28, 1. Income inequality and the effect of public policies in the EU and 2. Inequalities, Employment and Income Convergence

August 21, 1. Income Trajectories of High Income Canadians 1982-2005, and 2. The Income-Wealth Paradox

June 6, Have Most North Americans Already Met their Kyoto Obligations? Trends in the CO2 Content of Expenditure and the Role of Income Inequality

June 6, Tasks and Opportunities Within Indian Families

June 6, Employment & Self-Reliance for First Nation Canadians: Where?

May 6-14, How Should We Measure Poverty in a Changing World? Methodological Issues and Chinese Case Study

February 4, "Where's the Beef?" Living Standards and Inflation Victories in Canada 1981-2007

2007

December 12-14, A Quarter Century of Economic Inequality in Canada 1981-2006

June 5, Nova Scotia Populations - Trends and Implications

May 25, Demand or Supply for Schooling in Rural India?

February 12, Issues in the Use of Equivalence Scales - Comments

February 12, The Evolution of Poverty Measurement - with special reference to Canada

January 26, Comments on: Higher Education and Social Mobility in the US: A Glimpse Inside the Black Box?

2006

November 17, The Index of Economic Well-Being - 1984-2006 (French version)

October 6, Social Capital and Basic Goods: The Cautionary Example of Drinking Water in India

September 29-30, The Growth of Poor Children in China 1991-2000: Why Food Subsidies May Matter

September 18, Inter-regional Mobility and Government Policy

September 14-15, Labour Market Adjustments and Public Policies: What Roles for Governments?

June 5-6, Measuring Child Poverty

May 27, New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-Being for Canada

May 26, Keeping in Touch: A Benefit of Public Holidays

May 23, Fetching Water in Rural India

May, Comments on Enclaves, Peer Effects and Student Learning Outcomes in British Columbia

January 27, Pulling Apart – the Growing Gulfs in Canadian Society

2005

October 29, Comments on: Time and Money – Substitutes in real terms and complements in satisfactions

October 26, Ethical Issues – Privacy, regulation and useful research

September 16, Keeping in Touch - A Benefit of Public Holidays

July 2, "Fair" Inequality? An International Comparison of Attitudes to Pay Differentials

May 28, How Should we measure Global Poverty in a Changing World?

2004

October 4-6, How Should We Measure Global Poverty in a Changing World?

October 1, Assessing “Success” in Anti-Poverty Policy

September 25-26, Nobody to Play With? The Implications of Leisure Co-ordination

January 3-5, An Index of Labour Market Well-being for OECD Countries

Income Assistance Programs and the Labour Market - Relevant Canadian Experiences & Worker Well Being

October 24, Risk, Insecurity & Public Policy

August 19-23, An Index of Labour Market Well-being for Canada and the United States

May 30 - June 1, Time, Money and Inequality in International Perspective

March 15, International Trends in Poverty - How Rates Mislead and Intensity Matters

January 30, Isn’t it Well Being That We Want to Improve? - The Metric of Evaluation

2000

November 18, Nobody to Play With - Labour Supply and Inequality Trends in the U.S.A. and Elsewhere