This paper discusses the relative strengths and weaknesses of alternative solution methods in applied general equilibrium (AGE) analysis. The particular focus is not on the technical properties of solution algorithms, but instead deals with the general issue of using linearised approximation...

The central thrust of this paper is that the Canadian economic-union issue played a criticial background role in the process of redesigning the Canadian constitution. This is not to claim that it necessarily featured prominently in the series of late-night deliberations that led to the nine...