Note: The complete conference program and registration information are posted on the website of the Canadian Economics Association at www.economics.ca/2010/en/. (as of May 25, 2010) Session 1 (CEA Session 37): Improving the Human Capital of Canada’s Aboriginal People Organizers: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) and John Richards (C.D. Howe Institute and Simon Fraser University) Friday, May 28, 9:00-10:30 AM Session sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS), the C.D. Howe Institute, Centre for Education Research and Policy (CERP), Simon Fraser University and the Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit (SIRDU), University of Regina Chair: Jean-François Tremblay (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) Papers: Simon Lapointe (CSLS) and Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) The Labour Market and Economic Performance of Canada’s First Nations Reserves: The Effect of Educational Attainment and Remoteness (Abstract) Jim Marshall (University of Regina), Sheila Carr-Stewart (University of Saskatchewan) and Larry Steeves (University of Regina) Case Study: A Comparison of Resources Available for Second-level Education Services in Saskatchewan First Nations Schools and Saskatchewan school divisions (Abstract) Larry Steeves (University of Regina), Don Pinay, Jim Marshall (University of Regina) and Sheila Carr-Stewart (University of Saskatchewan) The Kokum Connection: A Metaphor for Educational Accoutnability Frameworks (Abstract) Michele Battisti (Simon Fraser University), Jane Friesen (Simon Fraser University) and Brian Krauth (Simon Fraser University) Non-standard English at School: Can Targeted Funding Improve Student Achievement? (Abstract) Discussants: Ken Horsman (Government of Saskatchewan) Richard Mueller (Statistics Canada and University of Lethbridge) John Richards (Simon Fraser University) Session 2 (CEA Session 110): New Productivity Estimates for Canada Session organized by the CSLS Organizer: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Friday, May 28, 16:30-18:00 Chair: Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) Papers: Renaud Bourlès (Ecole Centrale Marseille and GREQAM-IDEP) Gilbert Cette (Banque de France (DEMS) and Université de la Méditerranée (DEFI), and Anastasia Cozarenco (Université de la Méditerranée and GREQAM) Employment and Productivity: Distangling Employment Structure and Qualification Effects (Abstract) Jianmin Tang (Industry Canada), Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada), and Min Li (Statistics Canada) Productivity Performance of Canadian Industries Relative to their U.S. Counterparts: Consistent Estimates (Abstract) Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) and Eric Thomson (CSLS) Insights into Canada’s Abysmal post-2000 Productivity Performance from Decompositions of Labour Productivity Growth by Industry and Province (Abstract) Discussants: Jeannine Bailliu (Bank of Canada) Doug May (Memorial University) Weimin Wang (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) Session 3 (CEA Session 114): Explaining Happiness in Canada and the United States Session organized by the CSLS and the Progressive Economics Forum Organizers: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) and Chris Barrington-Leigh (UBC) Saturday, May 29, 9:00-10:30 Chair: Pierre Fortin (UQAM and CSLS) Papers: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS), Ali Akbar Ghanghro (CSLS) and Anam Kidwai (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity) Explaining Geographic Variation in Happiness in Canada (Abstract) Richard Florida (University of Toronto), Charlotta Mellander (University of Toronto) and Kevin Stolarick (University of Toronto) Should I Stay or Should I Go Now: The Effects of Community Satisfaction on the Decision to Stay or Move (Abstract) Chris Barrington-Leigh (University of British Columbia) "Canadian Life Satisfaction Over Time" (Abstract) Marie Connolly Pray (Université du Québec à Montréal) The Effect of Weather on Subjective Well-being (Abstract) Discussants: John Helliwell (University of British Columbia) Rod Hill (University of New Brunswick at Saint John) Session 4 (CEA Session 196): Panel on Policies to Improve Canada’s Productivity Performance Session organized by the CSLS Organizer: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Saturday, May 29, 14:30-16:00 PM Chair: Craig Riddell (University of British Columbia) Panelists: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Remarks Marcello Estevao (IMF) Robert Gagné (HEC) Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) Session 5 (CEA Session 222): New Measures of Well-being for Canada Session Organized by the CSLS Organizers: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Sunday, May 30, 9:00-10:30 AM Chair: Stephen Tapp (Parliamentary Budget Office) Michael Wolfson (University of Ottawa and Statistics Canada) and Jeff Rowe (Statistics Canada) Good Life Time (GLT): Health, Income, and the Time to Enjoy Them - New Indicators of Social Progress (Abstract) Alex Murray and Ben Evans (CSLS) The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-being: Estiamtes for Canada, 1999 and 2005 (Abstract) Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) and Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) "New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2009" (Abstract) Discussants: Doug May (Memorial University) Michael Veall (McMaster University) Session 6 (CEA Session 270): Panel: Striking the Balance between Market Forces and State Intervention in Canadian Economic Policy Session organized by the CSLS Session Organizer: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Sunday, May 30, 11:00-12:30PM Chair: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Panelists: Jean-Yves Duclos (Université Laval) David Green (University of British Columbia) John Richards (Simon Fraser University) Mel Watkins (University of Toronto)