In 1997, Australia implemented a gun buyback program that reduced the stock of firearms by around one-fifth (and nearly halved number gun-owning households). Using differences across states, we test whether reduction in availability affected homicide and suicide rates. We find led to drop firearm rates almost 80%, with no significant effect on non-firearm death The homicides is similar magnitude but less precise. results are robust variety specification checks instrumenting state-level rate.

In 1979, less than 30% of full-time university students in Canada worked for pay during the academic year. By mid-2000s, this had risen to 45%. This trend increasing work among is also evident other countries, and may be a concern if it reduces students' investment human capital their studies. I find that, controlling demographic characteristics student population, only economic variable that explains substantial portion increase higher tuition fees.

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Canada’s federal and provincial governments spend a lot of money subsidizing post-secondary students. Tuition education/textbook tax credits, in particular, cost the government around $1.6 billion 2012 – sum much greater than net Canada Student Loan Program. These credits lower dramatically attending education. Unlike other programs that support education, there has not been formal evaluation effectiveness these measures, but is good reason to conclude they are poor policy. The immediate...

Using time series analysis on data from 1979-2004, Baker and McPhedran (2006) argue that the stricter gun laws introduced in National Firearms Agreement (NFA) post-1996 did not affect firearm homicide rates, may have had an impact rate of suicide or accidental death by shooting. We revisit their analysis, find results are robust to: (a) using a longer series; (b) log rather than level (to take account fact cannot fall below zero). also show claims authors allowed both for method substitution...

Full-day kindergarten programs are expanding across North America, driven by a policy focus on early childhood development. These also affect parents’ budget sets and may lead to changes in labour market outcomes. We examine supply response the move from half-day full-day Ontario’s French schools well before same change was made English schools. find no robust evidence of effects for fathers two-parent families only some limited modest mothers families. For single mothers, estimates suggest...

Three recent papers have examined the effect of a national tightening firearm legislation and gun buy-back in Australia 1996–1997 on non-firearm death rates. Despite analysing almost same data, three reach rather different conclusions. In this article, we highlight key methodological concerns with papers. We also make some judgments as to evidence effectiveness Australian legislation. Drawing strong conclusions from simple time series analysis is not warranted, but extent that points...

In 1997, Australia implemented a gun buyback program that reduced the stock of firearms by around one-fifth. Using differences across states in number withdrawn, we test whether reduction availability affected firearm homicide and suicide rates. We find led to drop rates almost 80 per cent, with no statistically significant effect on non-firearm death The estimated homicides is similar magnitude, but less precise. results are robust variety specification checks, instrumenting state-level rate.

Studies of the effect government spending on unemployment are potentially confounded by reverse causality. To address endogeneity problem, we exploit variation in a pork-barrel road-building program, and find that higher expenditure substantially reduces local unemployment.

Stanley Surrey and others have highlighted tax expenditures as being hidden forms of spending that can evade the type analysis scrutiny applied to direct programs, allowing inefficient inequitable programs persist. But there is only limited empirical evidence on differences in persistence similar a measure compared form. The conversion Ontario's education tuition into form via existing student aid program provides an interesting case study. As discussed this article, although credits had...