Alix Jansen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5802536 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alix Jansen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alix |
| FAMILY NAME | Jansen |
| SIGNATURE | JANSEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Policy resistance to paradigm shifts
We assess Canada's labour market policy mix in order to determine whether the inclusive growth and innovation agenda indicates that technological change has triggered a policy paradigm shift. Our analysis of four policy areas concerning labour market access indicates no paradigm shift has occurred. Instead, the agenda is an example of policy resistance: first‐ and second‐order policy changes (changes to policy settings) maintain the status quo of…
Does the Profit Motive Matter? Covid-19 Prevention and Management in Ontario Long-Term-Care Homes
We introduce evidence that for-profit long-term-care providers are associated with less successful outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak management. We introduce two sets of theoretical arguments that predict variation in service quality by provider type: those that deal with the institution of contracting (innovative competition vs. erosive competition) and those that address organizational features of for-profit, non-profit, and governm…
Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work
This article offers a critical assessment of empirical knowledge regarding labour market training and skills development in an era of technological disruption. Although exactly which skills and jobs will become obsolete is not known, technological change may cause unemployment to spike and increase the need for retraining. To move toward understanding what policy interventions will be needed in response, in this article we assess the current stat…
Staging the nation at expos and world's fairs
World's fairs provide a stage on which nations display and promote their identities in both a global and commercial context. From the 1851 Great Exhibition, nations identified themselves via mass arrays of products and materials. As the technology of display came to dominate in the twentieth century, nations used film to project their identities through amusing experiences for visitors. In contemporary Expos, national displays blend corporate bra…
Does the Profit Motive Matter? Covid-19 Prevention and Management in Ontario Long-Term-Care Homes
We introduce evidence that for-profit long-term-care providers are associated with less successful outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak management. We introduce two sets of theoretical arguments that predict variation in service quality by provider type: those that deal with the institution of contracting (innovative competition vs. erosive competition) and those that address organizational features of for-profit, non-profit, and governm…
Staging the nation at expos and world's fairs
World's fairs provide a stage on which nations display and promote their identities in both a global and commercial context. From the 1851 Great Exhibition, nations identified themselves via mass arrays of products and materials. As the technology of display came to dominate in the twentieth century, nations used film to project their identities through amusing experiences for visitors. In contemporary Expos, national displays blend corporate bra…
Policy resistance to paradigm shifts
We assess Canada's labour market policy mix in order to determine whether the inclusive growth and innovation agenda indicates that technological change has triggered a policy paradigm shift. Our analysis of four policy areas concerning labour market access indicates no paradigm shift has occurred. Instead, the agenda is an example of policy resistance: first‐ and second‐order policy changes (changes to policy settings) maintain the status quo of…
Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work
This article offers a critical assessment of empirical knowledge regarding labour market training and skills development in an era of technological disruption. Although exactly which skills and jobs will become obsolete is not known, technological change may cause unemployment to spike and increase the need for retraining. To move toward understanding what policy interventions will be needed in response, in this article we assess the current stat…
Staging the nation at expos and world's fairs
World's fairs provide a stage on which nations display and promote their identities in both a global and commercial context. From the 1851 Great Exhibition, nations identified themselves via mass arrays of products and materials. As the technology of display came to dominate in the twentieth century, nations used film to project their identities through amusing experiences for visitors. In contemporary Expos, national displays blend corporate bra…
Training and Skills Development Policy Options for the Changing World of Work
This article offers a critical assessment of empirical knowledge regarding labour market training and skills development in an era of technological disruption. Although exactly which skills and jobs will become obsolete is not known, technological change may cause unemployment to spike and increase the need for retraining. To move toward understanding what policy interventions will be needed in response, in this article we assess the current stat…
Does the Profit Motive Matter? Covid-19 Prevention and Management in Ontario Long-Term-Care Homes
We introduce evidence that for-profit long-term-care providers are associated with less successful outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak management. We introduce two sets of theoretical arguments that predict variation in service quality by provider type: those that deal with the institution of contracting (innovative competition vs. erosive competition) and those that address organizational features of for-profit, non-profit, and governm…
Policy resistance to paradigm shifts
We assess Canada's labour market policy mix in order to determine whether the inclusive growth and innovation agenda indicates that technological change has triggered a policy paradigm shift. Our analysis of four policy areas concerning labour market access indicates no paradigm shift has occurred. Instead, the agenda is an example of policy resistance: first‐ and second‐order policy changes (changes to policy settings) maintain the status quo of…
Business (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Order (exchange (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)