This Paper Examines the Determinants of the Demand for Child Care Services in Canada. Using Survey Data Collected for 1981 by Statistics Canada and Probit Analysis We Find That the Likelihood of Using Child Care Services Increases with Variables Such As the Education of the Mother and the Age of...

This Paper Presents Evidence on the Monetary Returns, Gross an Net of Taxes, of University Schooling in Canada and on the Private and Social Costs of That Type of Schooling. These Returns Are Obtained by Computing the Future Earnings of Males From Quebec and Ontario Aged 18 in 1981 and Faced...

Dans Ce Texte, Nous Utilisons, D'une Part, des Donnees de L'enquete Sur les Finances des Consommateurs Pour 1981 et du Recensement de 1981 Et, D'autre Part, des Projections de L'impot Sur le Revenu Pour Calculer la Rentabilite des Etudes Collegiales (Cegeps). Nos Resultats Indiquent Que les...

Biofuels are being embraced worldwide as sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels, because of their potential to promote energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while providing opportunities for job creation and economic diversification. However, biofuel production also raises a...

As part of a cooperative effort between the Journal of Business Research (JBR) and the Business Association of Latin American Studies (BALAS), this special issue brings updated research on the Latin American business environment. Out of 107 papers submitted to the BALAS 2013 Conference, which...