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. An (Overdue) Review of Canada's Fiscal Stabilization Program. IRPP Insight 31, 2020.

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. The Effect of Migration Policy on Growth, Structural Change, and Regional Inequality in China. Journal of Monetary Economics, revisions requested, 2020.

. Effective, Flexible, and Affordable: Towards a New System of Federal-Provincial Transfers in Budget 1995. The Budget that Changed Canada: Essays on the 25th Anniversary of the 1995 Budget, 2020.

. Policy Forum: Expenditures, Efficiency, and Distribution-Advice for Canada's 43rd Parliament. Canadian Tax Journal, forthcoming, 2020.

. The DNA of New Exporters: Spin-Offs and FDI at the Extensive Margin of Trade. American Economic Review: Insights, conditionally accepted, 2019.

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. Calgary's Regional Active Economy: An Exploratory Study of the Role of an Active Ecosystem in Generating Community Value. 2019.

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. Internal Trade in Canada: The Case for Liberalization. IMF Working Paper 19-158, 2019.

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. An Analysis of Carbon Tax Treatment Within Canada's Equalization Program. Canadian Public Policy, 2019.

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. Trade, Migration and Productivity: A Quantitative Analysis of China. American Economic Review, May 2019, 2019.

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. Final and Unalterable - But Up for Negotiation: Federal-Provincial Transfers in Canada. Canadian Tax Journal, 2019.

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. Alberta's Long-Term Fiscal Future. SPP Research Paper 11 (31): November 2018, 2018.

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. Fiscal Integration with Internal Trade: Quantifying the Effects of Equalizing Transfers. Canadian Journal of Economics, forthcoming, 2018.

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. Opening Canada's North: A Study of Trade Costs in the Territories. SPP Research Paper 11 (17): June 2018, 2018.

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. Climate Policy Transition Briefing: An Evidence-Based Climate Policy for Ontario. Ontario 360, 2018.

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. Yukon Financial Advisory Panel Final Report. Report for Premier Sandy Silver, Government of Yukon, 2017.

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. The Ground Rules for Effective OBAs: Principles for Addressing Carbon-Pricing Competitiveness Concerns Through the Use of Output-Based Allocations. SPP Research Paper 10 (17): June 2017, 2017.

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. If it Matters, Measure it: Unpacking Diversification in Canada. SPP Research Paper 9 (36): November 2016, 2016.

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. Power Play: The Termination of Alberta's PPAs. SPP Communique 8 (11): August 2016, 2016.

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. Internal Trade, Productivity, and Interconnected Industries: A Quantitative Analysis. Canadian Journal of Economics, 2016.

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. The Missing Food Problem: Trade, Agriculture, and International Productivity Differences. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2015.

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. Environmental Policy and Misallocation: The Productivity Effect of Intensity Standards. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2015.

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. Quality Disclosure Programs and Internal Organizational Practices: Evidence from Airline Flight Delays. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2015.

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. Better off Dead: 'Value Added' in Economic Policy Debates. SPP Research Paper 8 (9): March 2015, 2015.

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. Factor Market Distortions Across Time, Space, and Sectors in China. Review of Economic Dynamics, 2015.

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. The Taming of the Skew: Facts On Canada's Energy Trade. SPP Research Paper 7 (9): March 2014, 2014.

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. The Importance of Policy Neutrality for Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions. SPP Research Paper 6 (14): March 2013, 2013.

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. Appreciate the Appreciation: Imported Inputs and Concern over Dutch Disease. SPP Research Paper 6 (13): January 2013, 2013.

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. Management matters. Journal of Monetary Economics, 2012.

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. The Impact of Sub-Metering on Condominium Electricity Demand. Canadian Public Policy, 2011.

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