Donald Gilchrist
Biographic Data
| ID | 5690152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald Gilchrist |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald |
| FAMILY NAME | Gilchrist |
| SIGNATURE | GILCHRIST D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Competing for Business
Situating the City of Saskatoon in a tax competition with four nearby prairie cities—Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, and Winnipeg—this study assesses the efficacy of two major tax tools used by Canadian cities to attract business investments: reduction of non‐residential property tax rates and targeted abatements. Descriptive analyses and stakeholder interviews suggest that the abatement program is symbolic but not a major influencer, while reducing n…
Outstanding in the Field
Land acquisition and ownership is an important part of modern agriculture in North America. Given the unique nature of farmland as a good, this paper develops a multi-agent simulation of farmland auction markets in a Canadian context. The model is used to generate data on land transactions between farm agents to determine if a particular auction design or type is better suited to farmland transactions. The simulation uses three different sealed-b…
An Equilibrium Analysis of the Diversification of Regional Agriculture
Regional industrial diversification policies seek to achieve a more stable economy through a 'better' balance among the industries currently active in the region and through the development of new industries. In this paper, we provide a consistent model of regional industrial diversification that explicitly incorporates the regional industrial structure and sources of economic instability, and facilitates the inclusion of data on technologies not…
Strength in Adversity
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Strength in Adversity
An Equilibrium Analysis of the Diversification of Regional Agriculture
Regional industrial diversification policies seek to achieve a more stable economy through a 'better' balance among the industries currently active in the region and through the development of new industries. In this paper, we provide a consistent model of regional industrial diversification that explicitly incorporates the regional industrial structure and sources of economic instability, and facilitates the inclusion of data on technologies not…
Outstanding in the Field
Land acquisition and ownership is an important part of modern agriculture in North America. Given the unique nature of farmland as a good, this paper develops a multi-agent simulation of farmland auction markets in a Canadian context. The model is used to generate data on land transactions between farm agents to determine if a particular auction design or type is better suited to farmland transactions. The simulation uses three different sealed-b…
Competing for Business
Situating the City of Saskatoon in a tax competition with four nearby prairie cities—Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, and Winnipeg—this study assesses the efficacy of two major tax tools used by Canadian cities to attract business investments: reduction of non‐residential property tax rates and targeted abatements. Descriptive analyses and stakeholder interviews suggest that the abatement program is symbolic but not a major influencer, while reducing n…
Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Accounting (1 works) · Accounting (1 works) · Agricultural Economics and Policy (1 works) · Agriculture (1 works) · Auction Theory and Applications (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Economic and Fiscal Studies (1 works) · Economic geography (1 works)