Heather Carmichael

Biographic Data

ID5805324
NAMEHeather Carmichael
GIVEN NAMESHeather
FAMILY NAMECarmichael
SIGNATURECARMICHAEL H
AFFILIATIONSQueen's University
ORCID0000-0002-0569-8247
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS44
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1988
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX4

  • Be supportive and understanding of the stress that youth are going through

    Open AccessRuth M Chambers, Ruth Chambers et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2020Cited by: 3References: 11

  • It's just not right to move a kid that many times

    Open AccessRuth M Chambers, Ruth Chambers et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2018Cited by: 6References: 14

  • Perspectives

    Open AccessRuth M Chambers, Ruth Chambers et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2017Cited by: 4References: 8

  • Restructuring the University System

    H Lorne Carmichael, Heather CarmichaelARTICLECanadian Public Policy1999Cited by: 1

    It seems inevitable that universities in Canada will be increasing their reliance on tuition as a source of income. This paper works out an optimal tuition subsidy formula for a full tuition university system where investments in higher-education are treated by the tax system in the same way as investments in physical capital. The optimal subsidy is quite substantial in some cases. In general, with enlightened tax policy, there is no reason to fe…

  • Multiskilling, Technical Change and the Japanese Firm

    H Lorne Carmichael, Heather Carmichael et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1993Cited by: 7

    Journal Article Multiskilling, Technical Change and the Japanese Firm Get access H. Lorne Carmichael, H. Lorne Carmichael Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar W. Bentley MacLeod W. Bentley MacLeod Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 103, Issue 416, 1 January 1993, Pages 142–160, https://doi.org/10.2307/2234341 Published: 01 January 1993

  • Self-Enforcing Contracts, Shirking, and Life Cycle Incentives

    Open AccessH Lorne Carmichael, Heather CarmichaelARTICLEThe Journal of Economic…1989Cited by: 6References: 16

    The labor market is a rich and complicated place. When a worker takes a job he expects to earn a wage, but will also care about rates of wage growth, fringe benefits, levels of risk, retirement practices, pensions, promotion and layoff rules, seniority rights, and grievance procedures. In return, the worker must give up some time, but he is also asked to upgrade his skills, train other workers, provide effort and ideas, and defer to authority in …

  • Incentives in Academics

    H Lorne Carmichael, Heather CarmichaelARTICLEJournal of Political Economy1988Cited by: 17References: 2

    This paper models an academic department as an internal labor market. The major problem facing the university administration is t o ensure that members of its departments are willing to hire the best possible candidates. Academic tenure is seen to be a necessary condi tion for this. The analysis is also consistent with other aspects of the academic environment including "tenure-track" appointments, contr act buy-outs, early retirement plans, and,…