Past CSLS Events
- On June 9th and 10th, 2022, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS), in collaboration with the Atlantic Institute for Policy Research (AIPR), hosted a workshop in Fredericton, New Brunswick entitled "The New Brunswick Economy: The Way Forward." The event featured keynote speeches from David Campbell (Jupia Consultants) and Tony Venables (Oxford University, University of Manchester) regarding the state and outlook of the New Brunswick Economy, as well as a series of panel sessions focusing on specific topics including sustainability, immigration, productivity, and innovation. Participants spanned a diverse set of backgrounds, with delegates and panelists representing stakeholders from across the province including social, governmental, academic, labour, and private sector organizations. More information on the event, including the program, the full list of delegates, and slides from select presenters can be found here.
- On June 3, 2022, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS), in collaboration with the Progressive Economics Forum, hosted a panel session at the CEA 2022 annual conference entitled "Are Labour Shortages Really Constraining the Canadian Economy?" Additional details including Powerpoint slides from the panelists can be found here.
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
- Expert Forum on First Nations Social Assistance Reform, Assembly of First Nations
September 3, 2019, Ottawa, Ontario
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
May 31-June 2, 2019, Banff, Alberta
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
June 1-3, 2018, McGill University, Montr al, Qu bec
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
June 2-4, 2017, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
June 3-5, 2016, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
May 29 - 31, 2015, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 1, 2014, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Canadian Economic Association Annual Meeting
May 31 - June 2, 2013, HEC, Montreal, Quebec
- American Economic Association Annual Meeting
January 4, 2013 2:30 pm, Manchester Grand Hyatt,Randle A, San Diego, California
Session: What Explains Divergent Productivity Growth between the United States, Europe and Canada?
Presiding: Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)
- "US Productivity Growth in the 21st Century: Cost Cutting or Innovation?", James Manyika (McKinsey) and Martin Baily (Brookings Institution)
- "Productivity or Employment: Is It a Choice?", Marcello Estevao (International Monetary Fund), Andrea De Michelis(Federal Reserve Board) and Beth Anne Wilson (Federal Reserve Board)
- "Is The Information Technology Revolution Over?", David Byrne(Federal Reserve Board), Dan Sichel (Wellesley College) and Stephen Oliner (American Enterprise Institute and University of California at Los Angeles)
- "The Productivity Performance of European Economies", Bart van Ark, Vivian Chen, Bert Colijn, Kirsten Jaeger, Wim Overmeer(The Conference Board) and Marcel Timmer(University of Groningen)
Discussants: Robert Gordon (Northwestern University), Barbara Fraumeni (University of Southern Maine), Chad Syverson (University of Chicago), and Pascal Petit (Universit de Paris-Nord)
- Sessions organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Held in Calgary, June 7-10, 2012.
- The economic and fiscal crisis in Greece continues to deepen, with the outcome at this point unknown. One scenario sees Greece leaving the euro zone, with very serious implications for Europe. To shed light on this perilous situation, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives have organized a luncheon on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 with Richard Parker from Harvard University. From 2009 to 2011 he served as economic advisor to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, an experience that gives him a unique perspective on the Greek crisis. More information on the lecture "The Greek Economic Crisis and Implications for Europe" is available here
- Festschrift Dinner in Honour of Ian Stewart
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards honoured long-time CSLS Chair Ian Stewart and his distinguished professional career as an economic researcher and policy adviser with a dinner and festschrift volume. The dinner took place on Friday, September 16, 2011 in the Laurier Room at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. More information on the festschrift volume may be found here.
Speakers reminisce about Ian's distinguished career and their professional relationships with him
Sessions organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Held in Ottawa, June 2-5, 2011.
Workshop on the Festschrift in Honour of Ian Stewart: New Directions for Intelligent Government in Canada.
Held in Ottawa, April 20-21, 2011.
Conference on Happiness hosted by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards and the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity
Held in Ottawa, December 1, 2010.
Sessions organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Held in Quebec City, May 28-30, 2010.
Sessions organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Held at the University of Toronto, May 29-31, 2009.
Sessions organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 6-8, 2008.
Industry Canada/ITAC Whiteboard Session on Global Competitiveness Indicators
Held at the Heritage Building, Ottawa, Ontario, November 5, 2007
Invitational Conference Organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards & Canadian Medical Association
Held at the Quebec Suite, Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario, October 30, 2007
Sessions Organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
Held at the Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, May 26-28, 2006.
Canadian Medical Association and Centre for the Study of Living Standards Invitational Roundtable on Healthcare and the Economy
Held at the CMA Office, Ottawa, Ontario, March 7, 2006.
Tenth Anniversary of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, two panels and a reception were held on Friday, November 4, 2005 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The first panel was on policies to increase productivity in Canada and the second addressed policies to improve the economic well-being of Canadians. Papers presented at the event are now available through the link above.
Labor Market Developments in the United States and Canada Since 2000
Event sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Centre for the Study of Living Standards, the Canadian Consulate General in New York, and the New York Association for Business Economics.
December 2, 2004, Canadian Consulate General, Rockefeller Center, New York, New York.
Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World
Sixth International Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies,
co-sponsored and co-organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards,
November 10-14, 2004, Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
A preliminary conference program is available here.  (603Kb)
CSLS sessions at CEA 2004 annual meeting
2004 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
June 4-6, 2004 at the Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
CSLS session at the AEA 2004 annual meeting
2004 Annual Meeting of the American Economics Association
January 3-5, 2004 in San Diego, California
CSLS sessions at CEA 2003 annual meeting
2003 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economic Association
May 30-June 1, 2003 at the Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
Roundtable on Relative Canadian-US Productivity and Living Standard Trends
April 16, 2003, Rockefeller Center, New York, New York
Panel on Risk, Insecurity and Well-being Organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards for the Policy Research Initiative Conference
October 24-25, 2002, Ottawa, Ontario
Bellagio Conference on the Ford Foundation Project on the Development of a New Cross-National Architecture for Labour Market Statistics
September 23-September 27, 2002, Bellagio, Italy
CSLS sessions at CEA 2002 annual meeting
2002 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economic Association
May 31-June 2, 2002 at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Authors' Workshop on "Productivity and Social Progress: Perspectives and Prospectives"
January 25-26, 2002, Ottawa, Ontario
Sessions on Economic Well-being organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS).
Washington, D.C. November 28-December 2, 2001.
Festschrift and Dinner to Honour David Slater
Friday, October 19, 2001, Chateau Laurier hotel, Ottawa
Industry Canada Conference on North American Linkages: Opportunities and Challenges for Canada,
June 20-22, 2001, Delta Bow Valley Hotel, Calgary, Alberta
Les liens en Amérique du Nord: Occasions et défis pour le Canada
Hôtel Delta Bow Valley, Calgary (Alberta), Du 20 au 22 juin 2001
CSLS Sessions at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association,
June 1-3, 2001, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
CSLS Roundtable on Creating a More Efficient Labour Market in Canada
February 26-27, 2001, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario
IRPP-CSLS Conference on Economic Growth and Inequality
Ch teau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, January 26-27, 2001
Economic Performance and Social Progress in Canada in the 1990s: First Issue of the IRPP-CSLS Annual Review of Economic Performance and Social Progress
Invitational Authors' Workshop
Lady Elgin Room, Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, December 8-9, 2000
Invitational Preconference for the IRPP-CSLS Project on Economic Growth and Inequality
Renaissance Hotel du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, November 3-4, 2000
CSLS-Industry Canada Workshop "Productivity Issues in a Canadian Context"
Lady Elgin Room, Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, September 29, 2000
Sessions Organized by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association
University of British Columbia, June 2-4, 2000
CSLS Conference on the Canada-US Manufacturing Productivity Gap
Château Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, January 21-22, 2000
CSLS-Industry Canada Conference on Canada in the 21st Century: A Time for Vision
Château Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, September 17-18, 1999
Conférence du CENV et d'Industrie Canada : Le
Canada au XXIe siècle : Tendances et perspectives
les 17 et 18 septembre 1999 au Château Laurier à Ottawa (Ontario)
CSLS sessions at CEA annual meeting
1999 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economic Association
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, May 28-30, 1999
CSLS Conference on the Structural Aspects of Unemployment
Ch teau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, April 22-23, 1999
Indices of Well-being, Economic and Otherwise
1999 Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association,
New York, January 3-5, 1999.
CSLS
Conference on the State of Living Standards and
the Quality of Life in Canada
October 30-31, 1998, Ch teau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario.
CSLS
sessions at CEA annual meeting
1998 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economic Association
University of Ottawa, May 29-31, 1998
CSLS
- HRDC session on Participation Rates
Congr s annuel de la Soci t canadienne de science conomique.
May 7-8, 1998, Quebec City
Is
Technological Change Speeding Up or Slowing Down?
1998 Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association
Chicago, January 1998
CSLS
Workshop on the Measurement of,and Trends in Economic and Social Well-Being
Ottawa, September 25, 1997
CSLS Conference on Service Sector Productivity and Productivity Paradox
Ch teau Laurier, Ottawa, Canada April 11-12,1997
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