In many commodity-based economies, rollercoaster boom-and-bust cycles have come to be viewed almost as an unavoidable characteristic. Framed mainly in the context of the Alberta economy, the articles in this volume explore a wide range of issues associated with the historical phenomenon of recurring periods of boom and bust, including reasons for their apparent inevitability, dealing with revenue volatility, possible diversification strategies, savings policy, and challenges faced by policy makers. Re-examining and shedding new light on these struggles, Boom and Bust Again is an important contribution to the literature on policy issues for readers in the fields of economics, business, finance, and public policy.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2013.
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- 338.5/42
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
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- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- B66 2013eb
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- 1 electronic text (ix, 361 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Title Page 4
- Copyright Page 5
- Dedication 6
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgements 10
- 1 Introduction | Ryan 12
- 2 Bradford Reid In Memoriam | Ryan 26
- 3 Is There a Commodity Curse? | Murray 34
- 4 Three Strikes and You're Out?| Emery & Kneebone 50
- 5 Output Instability in Resource-Based and Diversified Economies | Dahlby, Macaspac & McMillan 70
- 6 I've Heard That Song Before | Chambers, Brisbois and Emter 116
- 7 When Worlds Collide | Gibbins 144
- 8 Savings of Non-renewable Resource Revenue | Ascah 162
- 9 Searching for Ropes and a Mast | Busby 210
- 10 Government Revenue Volatility in Alberta | Landon & Smith 236
- 11 Booms, Busts, and Gambling | Humphreys & Matheson 278
- 12 Expenditure Management in Alberta | O'Brien 296
- 13 Alberta's Health Spending Challenge | Duckett, Kramer & Sarnecki 312
- 14 Bradford Reid's Mission | Nakamura 346
- Contributors 360
- Index 366
- Other Titles from University of Alberta Press 373
