Industry Canada Distinguished Speakers Series

Industry Canada Distinguished Speakers Series (2004–2005):

February 25, 2005: Nicolas Marceau, Université du Québec à Montréal
Policy Competition Amongst Governments

December 3, 2004: Thomas W. Ross, University of British Columbia
Competition Policy in Canada: Recent Developments and Challenges Ahead

November 26, 2004: William Strange, University of Toronto
Cities and Competitiveness

November 19, 2004: Robert J. Gordon, Northwestern University
Why was Europe Left at the Station When the U.S. Productivity Locomotive Departed?

September 30, 2004: Étienne Wasmer, Université du Québec à Montréal
Workers Reallocation and Human Capital: The Role of Labour Market Institutions

June 14, 2005: Peter Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Social Security Reform

May/June 2005: Christopher Ragan, Bank of Canada
The Role of the Exchange Rate in Monetary Policy

May 13, 2005: Peter Kuhn, University of California, Santa Barbara
Understanding The Rise in Long Work Hours among American Men, 1979–2002

May 6, 2005: W. Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia
Education, Skills and Labour Market Outcomes

April 15, 2005: David Card, University of California, Berkeley
U.S. and Canadian Labour Markets: What Can We Learn From Immigrant Flows?

April 12, 2005: William J. Baumol, Princeton University and New York University
Innovation, Independent Entrepreneurs and Oligopolistic Firms: The David-Goliath Symbiosis?

March 21, 2005: Keith Head, University of British Columbia
How a Country's Size and Geographic Position Affects its Trade and Economic Performance