Byron G Spencer

Biographic Data

ID3601383
NAMEByron G Spencer
GIVEN NAMESByron G
FAMILY NAMESpencer
SIGNATURESPENCER B G
AFFILIATIONSMcMaster University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS38
TOTAL CITATIONS32
AUTHOR COUNT38
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1971
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX3

  • In Living Memory

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLEPopulation and Development Review2021Cited by: 6References: 4

    We model a stable population that has experienced an important historical event and the declining proportion, as time passes, of the population that remembers that event. The proportion is determined by the demographic characteristics of the population, including its age distribution, the natural rate of growth, the underlying birth rate, the life table probabilities to which the population is subject, and the effects of immigration and emigratio…

  • Age–Income Dynamics over the Life Course

    Frank T Denton, Byron G Spencer et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2020References: 3

    This article is concerned with patterns of cohort aging and income progression. We explore the dynamics of age–income progression through the use of state transition matrices, consider alternative cohort definitions, and introduce an artificial cross-sectional cohort based on the transition matrices. Our applications make use of individual income records from Statistics Canada’s Longitudinal Administrative Database. Relative income is defined by …

  • Effects of Population Aging on Gross Domestic Product per Capita in the Canadian Provinces

    Frank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2019References: 3

    A shift in population distribution toward older ages is underway in industrialised countries throughout the world and will continue well into the future. We make use of a framework that we developed in earlier work to isolate the pure effects of population aging on per capita GDP in the 10 Canadian provinces and derive the rates of productivity growth required to offset those effects. For comparison, we consider also some changes relating to the …

  • Immigration and the rate of population mixing

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLEIZA Journal of Development and…2017References: 1

    The integration or mixing of immigrants with non-immigrants is an important issue in many countries. There are various forms of mixing. We consider here cross-parenting, the bearing of children with one immigrant parent and one non-immigrant. Our objective is to model cross-parenting as a demographic process and investigate the rate at which such mixing could occur. We identify three populations within an overall total: non-immigrant, immigrant, …

  • Does the marriage market sex ratio affect parental sex selection? Evidence from the Chinese census

    Open AccessXing Li, M W Luke Chan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population Economics2016Cited by: 2References: 11

  • A simulation analysis of the longer-term effects of immigration on per capita in-come in an aging population

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLEInternational Journal of…2016Cited by: 3References: 4

    Immigration is a possible instrument for offsetting longer-run adverse effects of population aging on per capita income. Our “laboratory” is a fictitious country Alpha to which we assign demographic characteristics typical of a country experiencing population aging. Si-mulations indicate that a very high immigration rate with heavy concentration in younger working ages might be required to keep per capita income from declining. More rapid produc-…

  • On Removing “Age” and Especially “Old Age” as a Criterion in Social Programs

    Michel Grignon, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2015References: 3

    Age, measured as years since birth, is a widely used criterion to determine eligibility for pension, health care and other social benefits. However, keeping age markers fixed ignores large and continuing gains in longevity and health, and can create work incentives (or disincentives) that become increasingly problematic over time; beyond that, age is a poor criterion for access to health care services. Removing age markers and introducing a guara…

  • Exploring the population implications of male preference when the sex probabilities at birth can be altered

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLEDemographic Research2014Cited by: 1References: 14

    The paper explores the population effects of male preference stopping rules and of alternative combinations of fertility rates and male-biased birth sex ratios

  • Age of Pension Eligibility, Gains in Life Expectancy, and Social Policy

    Frank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2011Cited by: 4References: 1

    Canadians are living longer and retiring younger. When combined with the aging of the baby-boom generation, that means that the “inactive” portion of the population is increasing and there are concerns about possibly large increases in the burden of support on those who are younger. We model the impact of continued future gains in life expectancy on the size of the population that receives public pension benefits. We pay special attention to poss…

  • A Dynamic Extension of the Period Life Table

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLEDemographic Research2011References: 13

    The standard period life table is based entirely on the death probabilities of the given period. Popular (not expert) usage of life expectancies from a period table typically ignores the fact that the expectancies make no allowance for future declines

  • What Is Retirement? A Review and Assessment of Alternative Concepts and Measures

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Journal on Aging / La…2009

    Puisque que la notion de retraite est à la mode dans la pensée populaire et dans les études théoriques, il serait utile de définir un concept analytiquement pertinent que l’on pourrait mesurer avec précision afin de comparer les modèles de retraite au fil du temps et selon les différents groupes de population. Le présent essai passe en revue et évalue les divers concepts et mesures qui ont été proposés, les regroupant dans les catégories suivante…

  • Population Aging, Older Workers, and Canada's Labour Force

    Frank T Denton, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2009

    The Expert Panel on Older Workers made recommendations designed to increase the labour force participation of older workers. We explore the implications that higher rates of older-worker participation would have for the overall size and age composition of the labour force, for the productive capacity of the economy, and for the incomes of Canadians. Our purpose is to assess the potential impact that increased participation of older workers might …

  • Private Pensions and Income Security in Old Age

    Thomas F Crossley, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2008

    THOMAS F. CROSSLEY Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, UK, Department of Economics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, and Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Program BYRON G. SPENCER Department of Economics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population, and Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Program

  • Les régimes de retraite privés et de sécurité du revenu à la retraite

    Thomas F Crossley, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2008

  • Les régimes de retraite privés et de sécurité du revenu à la retraite

    Thomas F Crossley, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2008

  • Private Pensions and Income Security in Old Age

    Thomas F Crossley, Byron G SpencerARTICLECanadian Public Policy2008Cited by: 1

  • Socio-Economic Influences on the Health of Older Canadians

    Neil J Buckley, Frank T Denton et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2006Cited by: 1References: 7

    Neil J. Buckley, Frank T. Denton, A. Leslie Robb, Byron G. Spencer, Socio-Economic Influences on the Health of Older Canadians: Estimates Based on Two Longitudinal Surveys, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Mar., 2006), pp. 59-83

  • Time series analysis and stochastic forecasting

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Christine H Feaver et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population Economics2005Cited by: 4References: 1

  • Alternative Pasts, Possible Futures

    Frank T Denton, Christine H Feaver et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2002

    Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver, Byron G. Spencer, Alternative Pasts, Possible Futures: A "What If" Study of the Effects of Fertility on the Canadian Population and Labour Force, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Sep., 2002), pp. 443-459

  • Independence and Economic Security in Old Age

    Martin J Prince, Michael J Prince et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2001Cited by: 1

    Preface 1. Introduction and Overview / Frank T. Denton, Deborah Fretz, and Byron G. Spencer Part 1: Population Aging and the Definition of 2. How Old Is Old? Revising the Definition Based on Life Table Criteria / Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer 3. The Future Population of Canada and Its Age Distribution / Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver and Byron G. Spencer Part 2: Family, Health, and Economic Security in Later Life 4. Independence of O…

  • Population Change and the Requirements for Physicians

    Frank T Denton, Amiram Gafni et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy2001

    Frank T. Denton, Amiram Gafni, Byron G. Spencer, Population Change and the Requirements for Physicians: The Case of Ontario, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Dec., 2001), pp. 469-485

  • Age, Trend, and Cohort Effects in a Macro Model of Canadian Expenditure Patterns

    Frank T Denton, Dean C Mountain et al.ARTICLEJournal of Business and Economic…1999

    A quadratic almost ideal demand system allowing for age, cohort, and trend effects is developed at the macro level. The model is estimated by maximum likelihood, using a three-tier iterative/search method applied to pooled 1961–1992 time series for five regions of Canada and six categories of expenditure. Hypothesis tests indicate support for the model specification. Elasticities are compared with those reported in other studies, with special att…

  • Teachers and the birth rate

    Open AccessFrank T Denton, Christine H Feaver et al.ARTICLEJournal of Population Economics1994

  • Labor Supply and Investment in Child Quality

    Byron G SpencerARTICLEThe Review of Economics and…1992

  • A Multivariate Analysis of Mortality in Rural Africa

    Byron G Spencer, Irena WinkowskaARTICLEAfrican Studies Review1991

    This study provides an analysis of the determinants of mortality in a part of Ethiopia an area called Legeambo. While this area is small it is similar in many important respects to other parts of rural Africa: the standard of living is low access to sources of water for drinking cooking and bathing is difficult and medical services are all but nonexistent. It is also similar to other areas in terms of its high rate of mortality. Data are from a h…