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Measuring Economic Insecurity
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2009-03)
We provide a systematic treatment of the notion of economic insecurity, assuming that an individual’s sentiment of insecurity depends on the current wealth level and its variations experienced in the past. We think of ...
Sectoral Price Rigidity and Aggregate Dynamics
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2009-02)
In this paper, we study the macroeconomic implications of sectoral heterogeneity and, in particular, heterogeneity in price setting, through the lens of a highly disaggregated multi-sector model. The model incorporates ...
Beyond Panel Unit Root Tests: Using Multiple Testing to Determine the Non Stationarity Properties of Individual Series in a Panel
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2009-10)
Most panel unit root tests are designed to test the joint null hypothesis of a unit root for each individual series in a panel. After a rejection, it will often be of interest to identify which series can be deemed to be ...
Using Ancillary Text to Index Web-based Multimedia Objects
(2006-06)
PériCulture est le nom d'un projet de recherche à l'Université de Montréal qui fait partie d'un projet plus vaste basé à l'Université de Sherbrooke. Ce dernier visait à former un réseau de recherche pour la gestion du ...
The production of knowledge in Canada : consolidation and diversification
(University of Toronto Press, 2002)
The Canadian innovation system is composed of four main sectors: university,
hospital, government, and industry. This paper analyzes each sector’s strengths
and weaknesses in terms of its scientific production. It is ...
A Class of Two-Group Polarization Measures
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2007)
Oligarchies in Spatial Environments
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2007)
In spatial environments we consider social welfare functions satisfying Arrow’s requirements, i.e. weak Pareto and independence of irrelevant alternatives. Individual preferences measure distances between alternatives ...
Monetary Policy by Committee:Consensus, Chairman Dominance or Simple Majority?
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2008-02)
This paper studies the theoretical and empirical implications of monetary policy making by committee under three different voting protocols. The protocols are a consensus model, where super-majority is required for a policy ...
The Efficient Use of Multiple Sources of a Nonrenewable Resource under Supply Cost Uncertainty
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2008-03)
Uncertainties as to future supply costs of nonrenewable natural resources, such as oil and gas, raise the issue of the choice of supply sources. In a perfectly deterministic world, an efficient use of multiple sources of ...
Poverty and Time
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2008-03)
We examine the measurement of individual poverty in an intertemporal context. In contrast to earlier contributions, we assign importance to the persistence in a state of poverty and we characterize a class of individual ...