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Working Paper Series

The Working Paper Series presents ongoing analytical work developed in relation to the PRI's horizontal projects. The papers are presented in the language of preparation only, with a summary in both official languages. They do not necessarily represent the views of the Policy Research Initiative or the Government of Canada.

WP051: A Western Canadian Contribution to Canada-US Border Policy Development, by Jason Bristow, August 2010. [North American Economic Platforms]

WP050: Trade in Goods and Tasks: An Analysis of Border Impacts and Costs, by Dr. John C. Taylor, Wayne State University. August 2010. [North American Economic Platforms]

WP049: Integration of the North American Economy and New-paradigm Globalization, by Richard Baldwin, Graduate Institute, Geneva. September 2009. [Economic Research and Analysis]

WP048: Categorizing Science and Technology to Support Measurement and Reporting, by Erica Maidment, Policy Research Initiative, and Alan Painter, Policy Research Initiative. July 2009. [Impacts of Federal Science]

WP047: Best Practices for Assessing S&T Impacts, by A. Dennis Rank, KMPG, and Douglas Williams, KPMG. May 2009. [Impacts of Federal Science]

WP046: Measuring and Reporting the Impacts of “Better Regulation” Reforms: Recommendations for Canada , by Scott Jacobs, Jacobs & Associates, May 2009. [Regulatory Strategy]

WP045: The Mechanisms of Productivity: The Search for the Underlying Determinants, by Jean-François Abgrall, Policy Research Initiative, March 2009.

WP044: Market Impacts on Canadians of Different Kinds of Science and Technology Investments by the Canadian Federal Government, by Pierre Mohnen, Maastricht University, UNU-MERIT, and CIRANO, March 2009. [Impacts of Federal Science]

WP043: Non-Commercial Impacts of Government Science and Technology Activities, by Steven Globerman, Western Washington University, College of Business and Economics and Simon Fraser University, Segal Graduate School of Business, March 2009. [Impacts of Federal Science]

WP042: Overcoming Barriers to Integrating Risk Assessment and Economic Analysis, by Sandra Hoffmann, Resources for the Future, and Alan Krupnick, Resources for the Future, March 2009. [Regulatory Strategy]

WP041: Distributional Analysis: Tracking Economic Impacts of Regulations and Policy Across Society, by Sandra Hoffmann, Resources for the Future, March 2009. [Regulatory Strategy]

WP040: Governing the Global Economy: The Role of Private Politics, by Daniel Diermeier, Kellogg School of Management, March 2009. [Regulatory Strategy]

WP039: Proposed Social Discount Rate(s) for Canada Based on Future Growth, by Anthony E. Boardman, University of British Columbia, Mark A. Moore, Simon Fraser University, Aidan R. Vining, Simon Fraser University, and Paul De Civita, Policy Research Initiative, January 2009. [Regulatory Strategy]

WP038: Using Quality-Adjusted Life Years in Regulatory Analysis: Definitions, Methods, Applications and Limitations, by John D. Graham, Pardee Rand Graduate School, Jianhui Hu, Pardee Rand Graduate School, October 2008. [Regulatory Strategy]

WP037: Regulatory Costing: An Overview, by Richard D. Morgenstern, Resources for the Future, and Paul De Civita, Policy Research Initiative, October 2008. [Regulatory Strategy]

WP036: The Transmission of Technology and Knowledge to Innovative Canadian Manufacturing Firms by Publicly Funded Research Organizations, by Frances Anderson, Statistics Canada, May 2008. [Impacts of Federal Science]

WP035: The Emergence of CBRs along the Mexican-US Border and in Europe, by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, University of Victoria, Tony Payan, University of Texas at El Paso, and Gary Sawchuk, Policy Research Initiative, February 2008. [Cross Border Regions]

WP034: Do Cross-Border Regions Matter for Trade? Canada-US Border Effects and Cross-Border Regions, by André Downs and Gary Sawchuk, Policy Research Initiative, January 2007. [North American Linkages]

WP033: With Whom Do Canada's Provinces Compete at Home? How China is Impacting Provincial Marketplaces, by Gary Sawchuk, Policy Research Initiative, and David Yerger, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, January 2007. [North American Linkages]

WP031: Freshwater for the Future, Policies for Sustainable Water Management in Canada: Conference Proceedings, May 2006. [Sustainable Development]

WP030: Regulation, Growth and Prosperity: An Alternative Approach to Assessing the Implications of Regulations for Innovation, Productivity, and the Business Environment in Canada , by Bryne Purchase, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, September 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP029: Developing a Framework for Assessing Innovation, Productivity, and Business Impacts of Regulation, by Roy Atkinson, Industry Canada and Policy Research Initiative, September 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP028: The Canadian Water Sustainability Index (CWSI) Case Study Report, by Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, and Anne Morin, Policy Research Initiative, August 2006. [Sustainable Development]

WP027: With Whom Does Canada Compete at Home? How China is Impacting Canadian Businesses in the Canadian Marketplace, by Gary Sawchuk, Policy Research Initiative, and David Yerger, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, August 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP026: Regulatory Impact Analysis in Regulatory Process, Method, and Co-operation: Lessons for Canada from International Trends, by Scott Jacobs, Jacobs and Associates, June 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP025: Regulatory Expenditures and Compliance Costs: Verifying the Link Using US Data , by Fidèle Ndayisenga, Policy Research Initiative, and Doug Blair, Policy Research Initiative, May 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP024: The Commission for Environmental Co-operation: Lessons for Canada-United States Regulatory Co-operation, by John Kirton, University of Toronto, Sarah Richardson, University of Toronto, April 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP023: The International Joint Commission and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: Lessons for Canada - US Regulatory Co-operation, by Rick Findlay, Pollution Probe, and Peter Telford, Pollution Probe, April 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP022: The Governance of Effective Regulatory Co-operation: A Framework, Case Studies, and Best Practice, by G. Bruce Doern, Carleton University and University of Exeter, April 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP021: Trans-Tasman Regulatory Co-operation: Lessons for Canada and the United States, by Kaili Lévesque, Policy Research Initiative, April 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP020: Successes and Failure of Regulatory Co-operation in the European Union: Lessons for Canada - US Regulatory Co-operation, by Joelle Anne Schmitz, Ashburn Institute, April 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP019: Water Quality Trading to Address Pollution from Agricultural Activities in Canada: A Legislative Review, by Tri-Star Environmental Consulting, April 2006. [Sustainable Development]

WP018: Water Quality to Address Water Pollution from Agriculture Activities: Assessing the Adequacy of the Canadian Legislative and Policy Contexts , by Claude Sauvé, Jean Nolet, Clara Whyte, and Richard Sanchez, ÉcoRessources Consultants, April 2006. [Sustainable Development]

WP017: Market Regulation and Environmental Policies: The Dutch Manure Production Quota System , by Francisca Hubeek, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, LEI) Wageningen, University Research Centre, The Hague, the Netherlands, April 2006. [Sustainable Development]

WP015: Avoiding Poverty: The Role of Labour-Force Continuity During the Transition to Single Motherhood at Separation, by Heather Juby, Céline Le Bourdais, and Nicole Marcil-Gratton, Centre interuniversitaire d’études démographiques, Université de Montréal / McGill University with the collaboration of Louis-Paul Rivest, Département de mathématiques et de statistique, Université Laval, February 2006. [Population Aging and Life-Course Flexibility]

WP014: With Whom Does Canada Compete in the US Marketplace? Consequences of China's Export Growth and Shifting US Import-Market Shares, by Gary David Sawchuk, Policy Research Initiative, May 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP013: The Canadian Water Sustainability Index (CWSI): Data Study , by Tri-Star Environmental Consulting, February 2006. [Sustainable Development]

WP012: Leader Survey on Canada-US Cross-Border Regions , by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, University of Victoria, Susan E. Clarke, University of Colorado, Debora L. VanNijnatten, Wilfrid Laurier University, Derek Jansen, EKOS Research Associates Inc., Christian Boucher, Policy Research Initiative, and André Downs, Policy Research Initiative, February 2006. [North American Linkages]

WP011: The Canadian Water Sustainability Index (CWSI) , by Anne Morin, Policy Recherche Initiative, November 2005. [Sustainable Development]

WP010: What Impact Does Social Capital Have on the Health of Canadians?, by Louise Bouchard, University of Ottawa, Jean-François Roy, University of Ottawa, and Solange van Kemenade, Public Health Agency of Canada, November 2005. [Social Capital as a Public Policy Tool]

WP009: A Survey of Major Cross-Border Organizations Between Canada and the United States , by Jean-François Abgrall, Policy Research Initiative, October 2005. [North American Linkages]

WP008: Economic Impacts of Regulatory Convergence Between Canada and the United States, by Fidèle Ndayisenga, and André Downs, Policy Research Initiative, October 2005. [North American Linkages]

WP007: What Does It Mean to Be Poor and Working?, by Dominique Fleury, Myriam Fortin and May Luong, Social Development Canada, September 2005. [New Approaches for Addressing Poverty and Exclusion]

WP006: The Other Face of Working Poverty, by Myriam Fortin and Dominique Fleury, Social Development Canada, August 2005. [New Approaches for Addressing Poverty and Exclusion]

WP005: Biogeochemical Considerations for Water Quality Trading in Canada, by Anne Morin, Policy Recherche Initiative, August 2005. [Sustainable Development]

WP004: A Critique on Neighbourhood Effects in Canada, by Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto, August 2005 [New Approaches for Addressing Poverty and Exclusion]

WP003: Population Aging and Labour Market Reforms in OECD Countries: Key Insights for Canada, by Sylvain Côté, Policy Research Initiative, July 2005. [Population Aging and Life-Course Flexibility]

WP002: Toward North American or Regional Cross-Border Communities, by Christian Boucher, Policy Research Initiative, June 2005. [North American Linkages]

WP001: Economic Relations and Cross-Border Organizations Along the 49th Parallel , by Jean-François Abgrall, Policy Research Initiative, May 2005. [North American Linkages]