Browsing Economics Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Author "Osberg, Lars"
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The Distribution of Income, Wealth and Economic Security: The Impact of Unemployment Insurance Reforms in Canada
Erksoy, S., Lars Osberg, and S. Phipps, "The Distribution of Income, Wealth and Economic Security: The Impact of Unemployment Insurance Reforms in Canada," in The Distribution of Welfare and Household Production: International Perspectives, edited by S. Jenkins, A. Kaptyn, and B.M. van Praag, 321-345. Cambridge University Press, 1998. -
The Distribution of Wealth and Riches
Osberg, Lars, "The Distribution of Wealth and Riches," in Social Inequality in Canada, edited by J. Curtis, E. Grabb, N. Guppy, and S. Gilbert, 92-96. Scarborough: Prentice-Hall, 1988. -
A Distribution-Free Test for Deprivation Dominance
Xu, Kuan, and Lars Osberg. 1998. "A Distribution-Free Test for Deprivation Dominance." Econometric Reviews 17(4): 415-429.The Rawlsian perspective on social policy pays particular attention to the least advantaged members of society, but how should "the least advantaged" be identified? The concept of deprivation dominance operationalizes in ... -
Distributional Issues and the Future of the Welfare State
Osberg, Lars. Distributional Issues and the Future of the Welfare State. pp. 160-174 in Perspective 2000, K. Newton, T. Schweitzer & J.P. Voyer (ed.) Economic Council of Canada, Ottawa, 1990. -
Economic and Social Aspects of Productivity: Linkages and Policy Implications
Osberg, Lars. 2002. "Economic and Social Aspects of Productivity: Linkages and Policy Implications." In , 761-787. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press. -
Economic Insecurity in the Malaysian Context
Osberg, Lars, "Economic Insecurity in the Malaysian Context," Working Paper John Deutsch Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, October 1998. -
Economic Policy Variables and Population Health
Osberd, Lars. Economic Policy Variables and Population Health. pp. 579-610 in Determinants of Health: Settings and Issues. Vol. 3 of Canadian Health Action: Building on the Legacy, Editions Multimondes, Sainte Foy, 1998. -
The Economic Role of Education - with special reference to Atlantic Canada
Osberg, Lars, "The Economic Role of Education - with special reference to Atlantic Canada," (revised version of Keynote Address to the Atlantic Canada Economics Association, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, October 29, 1993). -
The Economics of National Standards
Osberg, Lars, "The Economics of National Standards," Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, Toronto, (1992). -
The Effect of Economic Insecurity on Mental Health: Recent Evidence from Australian Panel Data
Rohde, N., Tang, K., Osberg, L., Rao, P. 2016 The Effect of Economic Insecurity on Mental Health: Recent Evidence from Australian Panel Data, Social Science & Medicine. 151:250-258. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.014.This paper estimates the impact of economic insecurity on the mental health of Australian adults. Taking microdata from the 2001-2011 HILDA panel survey, we develop a conceptually diverse set of insecurity measures and ... -
Equity, Efficiency and the New Workplaces
Osberg, Lars, "Equity, Efficiency and the New Workplaces," (paper presented at OECD Conference on Changing Workplace Strategies, Ottawa, Dec. 2-3, 1996). -
The Equity/Efficiency Trade-Off in Retrospect
Osberg, Lars. 1995. "The Equity/Efficiency Trade-Off in Retrospect." Canadian Business Economics 3(3): 5-19.No abstract available. -
The Evolution of Poverty Measurement - with special reference to Canada
Osberg, Lars, "The Evolution of Poverty Measurement - with special reference to Canada," Working Paper V 1.3, February 9, 2007. -
"Fair" inequality? Attitudes toward pay differentials: The United States in comparative perspective
Osberg, Lars, and Timothy Smeeding. 2006. ""Fair" inequality? Attitudes toward pay differentials: The United States in comparative perspective." American Sociological Review 71(3): 450-473.Are American attitudes toward economic inequality different from those in other countries? One tradition in sociology suggests American "exceptionalism," while another argues for convergence across nations in social norms, ... -
Federal Expenditures in Canada: The Millennial Vision and its Tensions
Osberg, Lars, "Federal Expenditures in Canada: The Millennial Vision and its Tensions," Unpublished, 2000. -
Fetching Water in Rural India
Osberg, Lars, "Fetching Water in Rural India," May, 2006. -
Fishing in different pools: Job-search strategies and job-finding success in Canada in the early 1980s
Osberg, Lars. 1993. "Fishing in different pools: Job-search strategies and job-finding success in Canada in the early 1980s." Journal of Labor Economics 11(2): 348.The job-search methods of jobless workers are examined in an analysis that emphasizes sample selectivity in choice of job-search strategies, especially the use of public employment agencies. Longitudinal data from the Labor ... -
The Framework of an Efficient Labour Market
Osberg, Lars, "The Framework of an Efficient Labour Market", (paper presented at the Round Table on Creating a More Efficient Labour Market, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, Luncheon Address, Ottawa, February 27, 2001). -
The Growth of Poor Children in China 1991-2000: Why Food Subsidies May Matter
Osberg, Lars, Jiaping Shao and Kuan Xu, "The Growth of Poor Children in China 1991-2000: Why Food Subsidies May Matter," (paper presented at at the UNU-WIDER Conference Advancing Health Equity Helsinki, Finland 29-30 September 2006).