The myth of wartime prosperity: evidence from the Canadian experience
This paper investigates therelationship between prosperity and national account data during
wartime, focusing on Canada. In particular, we build off of existing literature arguing that …
wartime, focusing on Canada. In particular, we build off of existing literature arguing that …
Designing an efficient subsidy: Evidence from the Emergency Gold Mining Assistance Act
K Skogstad - Resources Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
A firm-level dataset of Canadian gold mines is used to evaluate the efficacy of a large-scale
mid-twentieth century government subsidy program. In 1948, faced with the perceived …
mid-twentieth century government subsidy program. In 1948, faced with the perceived …
The Myth of Wartime Prosperity: Canadian Evidence
This paper provides a series of nominal non-war output for Canada during WWI and WWII
and a novel estimated price deflator to account for wartime price controls. We argue that our …
and a novel estimated price deflator to account for wartime price controls. We argue that our …
Arrested Development: A Brief Economic History of Northern Ontario, 1870 to 2020
L Di Matteo - American Review of Canadian Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Northern Ontario's economy began as a booming nineteenth-century resource frontier
because of international market demand for natural resource commodities, private sector …
because of international market demand for natural resource commodities, private sector …
Half-Century of Stagnation: Labor Productivity in Ontario's Gold Mining Industry
RJ Petrunia, K Skogstad - … Journal of the Economics of Business, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores labor productivity in Ontario's gold mining industry from 1920 to 1970.
The gold produced by a worker is nearly identical in 1920 and 1970, suggesting that the …
The gold produced by a worker is nearly identical in 1920 and 1970, suggesting that the …