James B Davies
Biographic Data
| ID | 5733383 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James B Davies |
| GIVEN NAMES | James B |
| FAMILY NAME | Davies |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIES J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Deaths and Cases in the First Wave
The cross-country relationship of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case and death rates with previously measured income inequality and poverty in the pandemic's first wave is studied, controlling for other underlying factors, in a worldwide sample of countries. If the estimated associations are interpreted as causal, the Gini coefficient for income has a significant positive effect on both cases and deaths per capita in regressions using the f…
Reforming Canada’s Disaster Assistance Programs
Canada’s disaster financial assistance (DFA) system provides benefits through the provinces, subsidized by the federal DFA Arrangements (DFAA) above damage thresholds that were tripled in 2015. Disaster incidence and severity is increasing. Flooding is most costly, then storms and wildfire. The need for policy changes is analyzed, with particular attention to flooding. It is argued that flood coverage should be required under home insurance, subs…
Comparing global inequality of income and wealth
This paper is the first to compare global trends in income and wealth inequality this century. It is based on large income and wealth microdata samples designed to be representative of all countries in the world. Measured by the Gini coefficient, inequality between countries accounts for about two-thirds of global income inequality, but noticeably less— around one half—of wealth inequality. Broadly similar results are found for different years an…
Economic Efficiency of Federal Provision of Scientific Information and Support for Science Research in Canada
Federal provision of scientific information and support for science research have declined significantly in recent years, and a trend away from pure research toward applied and commercializable research has begun. This commentary asks whether those and other trends in this area can be justified in terms of economic efficiency. It is argued that the marginal benefits of scientific information and research have likely risen relative to production c…
Closing the 49th Parallel
We draw attention to, and begin to consider the implications of, the severe restrictions on emigration by Canadians to the United States introduced under the US Immigration Act of 1965. These restrictions came into effect in 1968 and lasted until mobility began to increase to some extent under the free trade agreements in the early 1990s. This is an unusual episode in Canadian history, the implications of which for the Canadian economy and for Ca…
The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
Journal Article The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth Get access James B. Davies, James B. Davies University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Susanna Sandström, Susanna Sandström UNU‐WIDER, Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anthony Shorrocks, Anthony Shorrocks UNU‐WIDER, Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxfo…
The effects of gender control on fertility and children's consumption
Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption
James B. Davies, Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption: Single vs. Multi-Year Analysis, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 21, Supplement: The Canadian Experience of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (Oct., 1995), pp. S159-S173
Income Inequality and International Migration
Journal Article Income Inequality and International Migration Get access James B. Davies, James B. Davies University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ian Wooton Ian Wooton University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 102, Issue 413, 1 July 1992, Pages 789–802, https://doi.org/10.2307/2234577 Published: …
The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes
James B. Davies, The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 17, No. 3, The Role of Wealth Taxes in Canada / L'Impôt sur la richesse (Sep., 1991), pp. 279-308
Reforming Capital Income Taxation in Canada
Uncertain Lifetime, Consumption, and Dissaving in Retirement
This paper asks whether the continued accumulation, or mild dissaving, observed among the retired can be explained by uncertain lifetime. In the absence of annuities, after an initial period influenced by borrowing constraints, under constant relative risk aversion, uncertain lifetime depresses consumption by a proportion increasing with age if the elasticity of intertemporal substitution in consumption is "small." Illustrative computations, base…
The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
Journal Article The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth Get access James B. Davies, James B. Davies University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Susanna Sandström, Susanna Sandström UNU‐WIDER, Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anthony Shorrocks, Anthony Shorrocks UNU‐WIDER, Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxfo…
Uncertain Lifetime, Consumption, and Dissaving in Retirement
This paper asks whether the continued accumulation, or mild dissaving, observed among the retired can be explained by uncertain lifetime. In the absence of annuities, after an initial period influenced by borrowing constraints, under constant relative risk aversion, uncertain lifetime depresses consumption by a proportion increasing with age if the elasticity of intertemporal substitution in consumption is "small." Illustrative computations, base…
Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Deaths and Cases in the First Wave
The cross-country relationship of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case and death rates with previously measured income inequality and poverty in the pandemic's first wave is studied, controlling for other underlying factors, in a worldwide sample of countries. If the estimated associations are interpreted as causal, the Gini coefficient for income has a significant positive effect on both cases and deaths per capita in regressions using the f…
Income Inequality and International Migration
Journal Article Income Inequality and International Migration Get access James B. Davies, James B. Davies University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ian Wooton Ian Wooton University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 102, Issue 413, 1 July 1992, Pages 789–802, https://doi.org/10.2307/2234577 Published: …
The effects of gender control on fertility and children's consumption
The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes
James B. Davies, The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 17, No. 3, The Role of Wealth Taxes in Canada / L'Impôt sur la richesse (Sep., 1991), pp. 279-308
Economic Efficiency of Federal Provision of Scientific Information and Support for Science Research in Canada
Federal provision of scientific information and support for science research have declined significantly in recent years, and a trend away from pure research toward applied and commercializable research has begun. This commentary asks whether those and other trends in this area can be justified in terms of economic efficiency. It is argued that the marginal benefits of scientific information and research have likely risen relative to production c…
Closing the 49th Parallel
We draw attention to, and begin to consider the implications of, the severe restrictions on emigration by Canadians to the United States introduced under the US Immigration Act of 1965. These restrictions came into effect in 1968 and lasted until mobility began to increase to some extent under the free trade agreements in the early 1990s. This is an unusual episode in Canadian history, the implications of which for the Canadian economy and for Ca…
Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption
James B. Davies, Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption: Single vs. Multi-Year Analysis, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 21, Supplement: The Canadian Experience of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (Oct., 1995), pp. S159-S173
Uncertain Lifetime, Consumption, and Dissaving in Retirement
This paper asks whether the continued accumulation, or mild dissaving, observed among the retired can be explained by uncertain lifetime. In the absence of annuities, after an initial period influenced by borrowing constraints, under constant relative risk aversion, uncertain lifetime depresses consumption by a proportion increasing with age if the elasticity of intertemporal substitution in consumption is "small." Illustrative computations, base…
Reforming Capital Income Taxation in Canada
The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes
James B. Davies, The Distributive Effects of Wealth Taxes, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 17, No. 3, The Role of Wealth Taxes in Canada / L'Impôt sur la richesse (Sep., 1991), pp. 279-308
Income Inequality and International Migration
Journal Article Income Inequality and International Migration Get access James B. Davies, James B. Davies University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ian Wooton Ian Wooton University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 102, Issue 413, 1 July 1992, Pages 789–802, https://doi.org/10.2307/2234577 Published: …
Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption
James B. Davies, Distributional Effects of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption: Single vs. Multi-Year Analysis, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, Vol. 21, Supplement: The Canadian Experience of the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (Oct., 1995), pp. S159-S173
The effects of gender control on fertility and children's consumption
Closing the 49th Parallel
We draw attention to, and begin to consider the implications of, the severe restrictions on emigration by Canadians to the United States introduced under the US Immigration Act of 1965. These restrictions came into effect in 1968 and lasted until mobility began to increase to some extent under the free trade agreements in the early 1990s. This is an unusual episode in Canadian history, the implications of which for the Canadian economy and for Ca…
The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
Journal Article The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth Get access James B. Davies, James B. Davies University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Susanna Sandström, Susanna Sandström UNU‐WIDER, Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Anthony Shorrocks, Anthony Shorrocks UNU‐WIDER, Helsinki Search for other works by this author on: Oxfo…
Economic Efficiency of Federal Provision of Scientific Information and Support for Science Research in Canada
Federal provision of scientific information and support for science research have declined significantly in recent years, and a trend away from pure research toward applied and commercializable research has begun. This commentary asks whether those and other trends in this area can be justified in terms of economic efficiency. It is argued that the marginal benefits of scientific information and research have likely risen relative to production c…
Comparing global inequality of income and wealth
This paper is the first to compare global trends in income and wealth inequality this century. It is based on large income and wealth microdata samples designed to be representative of all countries in the world. Measured by the Gini coefficient, inequality between countries accounts for about two-thirds of global income inequality, but noticeably less— around one half—of wealth inequality. Broadly similar results are found for different years an…
Reforming Canada’s Disaster Assistance Programs
Canada’s disaster financial assistance (DFA) system provides benefits through the provinces, subsidized by the federal DFA Arrangements (DFAA) above damage thresholds that were tripled in 2015. Disaster incidence and severity is increasing. Flooding is most costly, then storms and wildfire. The need for policy changes is analyzed, with particular attention to flooding. It is argued that flood coverage should be required under home insurance, subs…
Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Deaths and Cases in the First Wave
The cross-country relationship of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case and death rates with previously measured income inequality and poverty in the pandemic's first wave is studied, controlling for other underlying factors, in a worldwide sample of countries. If the estimated associations are interpreted as causal, the Gini coefficient for income has a significant positive effect on both cases and deaths per capita in regressions using the f…
Economics (9 works) · Canadian Policy and Governance (4 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works)