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This paper examines health-care spending projections when the interaction between end-of-life care expenditures and declining mortality is taken explicitly into account. Based on Quebec's historical public health-care spending data and mortality rates for 20 age groups over the period 1998 to 2009, an econometric model is developed with the aim of differentiating 'ordinary' health-care spending from end-of-life care expenditures. Numerical simulations reveal that the average annual growth rate of future health-care spending projected over the period 2009-2056 diminishes by about 0.19 to 0.23 percentage points. This implies a cumulative health-care savings of about 8.4 to 10.3 percent in 2056, independent of other health-related factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Analyzes the determinants of Canadian unemployment in a framework incorporating demand and supply-side variables such as the interest rate, taxation, foreign activity, minimum wages, union density, demographic pressure, unemployment insurance, and terms of trade. Macroeconomic and structural causes of unemployment.

Focuses on the lowest sustainable rate of unemployment (LSRU) trends in Canada during the 1990s. Definition of LSRU; Conditions for achieving LSRU in a matter of a few quarters; Prospects for improving Canada's macroeconomic performance during the 2000s; Effect of low macroeconomic unemployment on structural unemployment.

Discusses a rejoinder to Freedman and Macklem's study on the economy and fiscal crisis of 1990-96 in Canada. Role of high interest rates in the economic crisis; Usage of the Duguay output equation; Main contribution of monetary policy to economic stagnation; Review of Tobin's wage floor hypothesis; Supply-side explanations of the crisis.

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Focuses on the contributory factors to the increase of Canada's public sector debt. Taxation; Program spending; Interest rates; Economic growth and fluctuations.

Provides the activities of Canadian economists and the Canadian Economics Association based on past papers presented, researches and meetings. Presentation of papers by women; Regional shares of papers presented; Academic departments shares of papers presented.

Deals with a study which assessed the monetary targets and monetary policy in Canada. Examination on the success of Bank of Canada in reducing the growth rate of monetary supply; Description of how the monetary rule fare in the light of developments in the theory of monetary policy and how the Bank of Canada's arguments in favor of a constant-growth-rate (CGR) rule square with the theory ; Examination of the CGR rule.

Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes in Nova Scotia (ICONS) was a five-year, community partnership-based disease-management project that sought, as a primary goal, to improve the care and outcomes of patients with heart disease in Nova Scotia. This program, based on a broad stakeholder partnership, provided repeated measurement and feedback on practices and outcomes as well as widespread communication and education among all partners. From a clinical viewpoint, ICONS was successful. For example, use of proven therapies for the target diseases improved and re-hospitalization rates decreased. Stakeholders also perceived a sense of satisfaction because of their involvement in the partnership. However, the universe of health stakeholders is large, and not many have had an experience similar to ICONS. These other health stakeholders, such as decision-makers concerned with the cost of care and determining the value for cost, might, nonetheless, benefit from knowledge of the ICONS concepts and results, particularly economic analyses, as they determine future health policy. Using budgetary data on actual dollars spent and a robust input-output methodology, we assessed the economic impact of ICONS, including trickle-down effects on the Canadian and Nova Scotian economies. The analysis revealed that the $6.22 million invested in Nova Scotia by the private sector donor generated an initial net increase in total Canadian wealth of $5.32 million and a global net increase in total Canadian wealth of $10.23 million, including $2.27 million returned to the different governments through direct and indirect taxes. Thus, the local, provincial and federal governments are important beneficiaries of health project investments such as ICONS. The various government levels benefit from the direct influx of private funds into the publicly funded healthcare sector, from direct and indirect tax revenues and from an increase in knowledge-related employment. This, of course, is in addition to the clinical benefits associated with the partnership-measurement disease-management model. Because of their uniquely simultaneous roles as beneficiary and major resource provider, the public payer can play an early and active role in such partnerships to enhance its efficiencies and increase the likelihood of sustainability if the original concepts are proven of value.