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The impressive contribution of Canadian economists to fiscal federalism theory and policy
Author(s) -
Boadway Robin,
Cuff Katherine
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
canadian journal of economics/revue canadienne d'économique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1540-5982
pISSN - 0008-4085
DOI - 10.1111/caje.12301
Subject(s) - fiscal federalism , aside , federalism , government (linguistics) , context (archaeology) , political science , stock (firearms) , public administration , fiscal policy , public finance , economics , macroeconomics , law , decentralization , politics , art , paleontology , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , literature , biology , engineering
The study of fiscal federalism has been central to the research of Canadian economists since the Rowell–Sirois Report. To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Economics Association, it is fitting to take stock of their contributions. We focus on the period since 1982 and emphasize the main scholarly publications of an inclusive array of Canadian economists and economists in Canadian universities. Our attention is devoted to applications in the context of federal and provincial governments, setting aside related issues in municipal government finance. We briefly discuss instances where the fiscal federalism literature has informed policy debates including through policy research institutes, government commissions and international organizations.