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Gregory C. Mason

Research and teaching in public-policy

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Articles

2021  “Electronic medical records and primary care quality: evidence from Manitoba”, Health Economics, (with Elisabet Rodriguez-Llorian) https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4249

2021 “A modern annuity for Canada – Concrete reconciliation”  Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development  (with Jones, S., and Helgason, W.) ,  Download

2021  “Healthcare utilization and telemedicine: An evaluation using linked administrative data from Manitoba” Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.(with Elisbet Rodriguez-Llorian) https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X20981227

2017 “The Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment: Lessons Learned 40 Years Later Canadian Public Policy, Volume 43, Number 1, March/mars 2017, pp. 85-104 Download

2013 “Assessing the value for money of active labour market programming for persons with disabilities” (with A. Buchel, T. Haddad, and D. Unruh)  The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation Vol. 27 No.2 Pages 21–38 Download

2007 “Value for money analysis of labour market programs (with M. Tereraho)  1–The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation Vol. 22 No. 1 Pages 29 Download

2004 “The devaluation of Evaluation,” Special issue of the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, Vol. 19, No. 1. Download

2003 “Evaluation in the context of the Social Union Framework Agreement: a case study of the National Child Benefit,” Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, Vol. 17, No. 2. Download

1996 “Recent advances in questionnaire design for program evaluation, Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, Vol 11, No. 1, pp 73-94. Download

1994 “Issues in designing the standardized questionnaire” Evaluation Sourcebook, Canadian Evaluation Society. Download

1989 “Coping with collinearity,” Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, Vol 2, No. 2. Download

1985 (a) “Transitions to Work: Review of the Literature,” Transitional Learning, Vol. 1. No. 1, Summer 1985.

_____ (b)”Issues in Social Research to the Year 2000,” Science Council of Canada.

_____ (c) “Economic Trends for Winnipeg to 2000,” Institute for Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, Occasional Paper #10 (1985).

_____ (d) “The Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment (MINCOME),” Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 11, No. 1 (1985). Download

1984 “Policy research and the university” Canadian Public Administration, Vol. 27, No. 2 (1984).Download

1983 (a) “Urban Transit Myths of the Present, Realities of the Future and the Role of Technology,” Transportation Research Forum, (Proceedings, 1982). Download

_____ (b) “The Year Ahead,” Western Economic Review, Vol. 3, No. 4, December (with E. Waelbroeck-Rocha).

_____ (c) “Regression – A Primer,” Western Economic Review, Vol. 3, No. 3, September.

_____ (d) “Methodological and Logistical Issues in Social Experiments – The Case of MINCOME,” Canadian Evaluation Society, (Proceedings of the 1983 Annual Meeting).

_____ (e) “The Demographic Structure of Prairie Canada: A Micro Analysis” Review of Demography and its Implications for Economic and Social Policy (with W. Simpson)

1982 (a) “Bankruptcies in Canada”, (with F. Strain)Western Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 2, July .

_____ (b) “What Has Happened to Economic Growth?,” Western Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, March.

_____ (c) “Structure and Evolution of the Prairie Economy,” Western Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, March.

_____ (d) “Deficits – Real or Imagined?,” Western Economic Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, March.

_____ (e) “Urban Transit Rationalization – Toward a Benefit Incidence Methodology,” Transportation Research Forum, (Proceedings of the 1982 Annual Meeting). Download

1981  “Estimation of Rail Branch Line Cost Functions,”(with W. Wilson and E. Tyrchniewicz). The Logistics and Transportation Review, Vol. 17, No. 3 Download

1979  “The Deregulation of Urban Land use – A Note on the Alternatives to Zoning,” Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 13, No. 2. Download

1978  “The Grain Handling and Transportation Commission,” Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 3, No.2. 1978. Download

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Inflation is bred to the bone Copy

January 31, 2024 By Greg Mason

Financial Post, September 28, 2022 The current spike in inflation has its origin in the pandemic, which in one respect is good news: supply chains will eventually unclog and pent-up spending will abate, either because interest rates bite or financial markets force governments to pare back. Read more

Inflation is bred to the bone

October 19, 2022 By Greg Mason

Financial Post, September 28, 2022 The current spike in inflation has its origin in the pandemic, which in one respect is good news: supply chains will eventually unclog and pent-up spending will abate, either because interest rates bite or financial markets force governments to pare back. Read more

Time for an adult conversation about taxes

September 21, 2022 By Greg Mason

Winnipeg Free Press, September 2, 2022 Earlier this year while cleaning out some old files I found my property tax assessment from 1993. I  had just received my 2022 assessment, and my economist’s “spidy” sense tingled. This mental itch kicks in when we economists compare costs and prices over time – we automatically adjust for […]

To boost or not to boost?

August 14, 2022 By Greg Mason

Winnipeg Free Press, August 1, 2022 With apologies to The Clash, that iconic band from the 80s, “Darling you got to let me know, Should I vaxx or should I wait?” Let us be clear. I am a vaccine enthusiast. When the shingles vaccine became available, I was there in a flash. I get the […]

The search for the truth never ends

May 31, 2022 By Greg Mason

Winnipeg Free Press, May 30, 2022 Tributes to David Milgaard all highlight the strength of an individual who persevered through more that two decades of imprisonment for a murder he never committed. His mother Joyce Milgaard, Lloyd Axworthy, and the lawyer who believed his story, Hersch Wolch, deserve recognition for their efforts in righting a […]

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Specializing in economic policy, the basic annual income, health economics, and Indigenous economics, Greg joined the Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba in 1974. Recently he has written on the economics of COVID, telemedicine, electronic health records, the modern annuity, and urban reserves.

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  • Inflation is bred to the bone
  • Time for an adult conversation about taxes
  • To boost or not to boost?
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