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  • COMMENTARY 

    Osberg, Lars. 2005. "COMMENTARY." Economic Policy Review - Federal Reserve Bank of New York 11(1): 19-22.
    As Richard B. Freeman and William M. Rodgers III document, the past four years has been the weakest recovery from a US recession in the past forty years -- employment creation in the 2001-2004 period has fallen short of ...

  • Comparisons of Trends in GDP and Economic Well-being - The Impact of Social Capital 

    Osberg, Lars, Sharpe, Andrew, (2001). Comparisons of Trends in GDP and Economic Well-being - The Impact of Social Capital. In International Symposium Report, (pages 310-351). Ottawa: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and Human Resource Development Canada

  • Concepts of Unemployment and the Structure of Employment 

    Osberg, Lars. 1995. "Concepts of Unemployment and the Structure of Employment." Economie Appliquee 48(1): 157-181.
    Section 1 notes that a continuing reason for dissatisfaction with the economics literature on employment is its focus on the decision-making of workers, rather than that of firms, and its neglect of shifting structures of ...

  • Consensus and Controversy in the Debate on Deficit Reduction 

    Osberg, Lars, and Fortin, Pierre. (1996). Consensus and Controversy in the Debate on Deficit Reduction. In Larrs Osberg (eds.), and Pierre Fortin (eds.) Unnecessary debts (pages ix-xvi). Toronto: J. Lorimer.

  • The Constitution and the Social Contract 

    Boadway, R., K. Norrie, and Lars Osberg, "The Constitution and the Social Contract," in Economic Dimensions of Constitutional Change, Vol. 1, edited by R. Boadway, T. Courchene, and D. Purvis, 225-255. Kingston: John Deutsh Institute, Queen's University, 1991.

  • Credibility Mountain 

    Osberg, Lars, and Fortin, Pierre. (1996).Credibility Mountain. In Larrs Osberg (eds.), and Pierre Fortin (eds.) Unnecessary debts. Toronto: J. Lorimer.

  • Demand or Supply for Schooling in Rural India? 

    Motiram, Sripad, and Lars Osberg. 2012. "Demand or Supply for Schooling in Rural India?." electronic International Journal of Time Use Research 9(1): 1-27.
    Is the poor human capital investment by rural Indian families primarily a supply side or a demand side issue? We examine school attendance and total human capital investment time (time in school plus travel time plus in-home ...

  • Demand or Supply for Schooling in Rural India? 

    Osberg, Lars and Sripad Motiram, "Demand or Supply for Schooling in Rural India?" (paper presented at Seminar on Towards Mainstreaming Time Use Surveys in National Statistical System in India, Goa, May 24-25, 2007).

  • Democracy, Affordability, and the Social Charter: A Reply 

    Osberg, Lars. (1992). Democracy, Affordability, and the Social Charter: A Reply. In A Social Charter for Canada? Perspectives on the Constitutional Entrenchment of Social Rights (pages 111-117). Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute

  • Digging a Hole or Laying the Foundation? The Objectives of Macroeconomic Policy in Canada 

    Osberg, Lars. Digging a Hole or Laying the Foundation? The Objectives of Macroeconomic Policy in Canada, pp. 3-13 in The Unemployment Crisis, 1996

  • 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 Growth, Income Distribution and Economic Welfare in Canada 1975 - 1994 

    Osberg, L.. 1997. "Economic Growth, Income Distribution and Economic Welfare in Canada 1975 - 1994." North American Journal of Economics and Finance 8(2): 153.
    No abstract available.

  • 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).

  • Economic Segmentation and Politics 

    APOSTLE, R., D. CLAIRMONT, and L. OSBERG. 1986. "Economic Segmentation and Politics." American Journal of Sociology 91(4): 905-931.
    No abstract available.