Canadian Policy Debates and Case Studies in Honour of David Laidler

This volume brings together some of the world's leading economists, to focus primarily on Canadian policy issues and case study debates in honour of David Laidler. Commemorating his success and active participation in the research and analysis of monetary policy.

Autorentext
ROBERT LEESON has taught at a variety of Universities, including Stanford, London, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Western Ontario, Flinders and Murdoch. He has published widely in journals such as the Economic Journal, Economica,*the*Cambridge Journal of Economics, Urban Studies, History of Political Economy, Journal of the History of Economic Thought and History of Economics Review. He has published eight books, including A.W.H.Phillips' Collected Works. He is currently the co-editor of The Collected Writings of Milton Friedman.

Inhalt
Preface Foreword The Canadian Monetary Order: Past, Present and Prospects Comments Canadian Monetary Policy Lender of Last Resort - Lessons from Canadian History Canadian Policy and the Economic Revolution in Asia Reforming Canadian Medicare: Can an Icon be Redesigned Tax Incentives for Owner-Occupied Housing - Then and Now The Political Economy of Inflation Targets: New Zealand and the U.K. Monetary Union Proposals in North America and Southern Africa: Do the Same Q&A Apply?