• Lost in Transition: The Costs and Consequences of Sectoral Labour Adjustment and Policy Responses, Queen's Economics Department Working Paper No. 1142, November 2007 (Abstract)     (Paper)     (Stephen Gordon's blog on the topic)
  
• The Dynamics of Sectoral Labour Adjustment, Queen's Economics Department Working Paper No. 1141, November 2007 (Abstract)     (Paper)
  
• The Ins and Outs of Canadian Unemployment: Implications for the Business Cycle, 2007 (Abstract)

• A Macroeconomic Study of the Costs, Consequences and Policy Implications of Sectoral Labour Reallocation, Queen's University, 2008 (PhD Thesis)
  

Selected Policy Research Conducted at the Parliamentary Budget Office:

• Fiscal Sustainability Report, February 2010 (Paper)
• Canadian Labour Market Developments: Recession Impacts, Recent Trends and Future Outlook, July 2009 (Paper)
• PBO Perspectives on Budget 2009, May 2009 (Paper)
• Key Information for the Government's Progress Reports to Assist Parliamentary Monitoring and Oversight of Budget 2009, February 2009 (Paper) (Finance Committee Testimony)
• Pre-Budget Economic and Fiscal Briefing, January 2009 (Paper)
• Revisiting the Spectre of Deflation, December 2008 (Paper)
• Economic and Fiscal Assessment, November 2008 (Paper)
• The Government of Canada's Economic and Fiscal Forecasting Process, November 2008 (Paper)

• Exploring a Medium-Term Approach for Canada's Fiscal Policy, manuscript 2006 (Abstract)   (Draft)   (National Post Article)
  
• How Canada Can Improve Its Development Aid: Lessons From Other Aid Agencies, C.D. Howe Commentary 232, April 2006 (with Danielle Goldfarb) (Abstract)   (Paper)   (Vancouver Sun Article)
• Squeezing Gaps Shut: Responsible Reforms to Federal-Provincial Fiscal Relations, C.D. Howe Commentary 225, December 2005 (with Finn Poschmann) (Abstract)   (Paper)   (Globe & Mail Article)

Research Conducted at the Department of Finance:

• Understanding Rules of Origin, Department of Finance Working Paper 2007-05, June 2007 (Abstract)   (Paper)

• Using Real-Time Data to Evaluate Bank of Canada Forecasts of Real GDP Growth, 2003 (Abstract)

Masters Thesis:

• Provincial Income Convergence in Canada, Queen's University, 2001 (Abstract)

• Firm Home Production, Queen's 2006
• A Positive Theory of Government Debt, CEA 2006
• Does a North American Business Cycle Really Exist?, CEA 2005

• Canada's New Debt Target: A Step in the Wrong Direction, National Post, December 23, 2005 (View)
  
• Increasing the Effectiveness of Canadian Aid, Toronto Star, July 6, 2005 (with Danielle Goldfarb) (View)
  
• Gender-Based Pricing Legislation in Ontario: A Solution in Search of a Problem, National Post, July 13, 2005 (with Matthew Brzozowski)

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