ECO244Y5 Midterm: PAST TEST 01 2006 FALL
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Instructions: answer only four of the following five questions. In the examiner"s report column on the front of your answer book, please circle the numbers of the questions you have answered in that book. We see the impact of computers everywhere except in the productivity statistics. Explain what is meant by 1the productivity paradox and outline the evidence for the existence of the paradox. Discuss the alternative hypotheses that have been suggested to resolve the productivity paradox and indicate which of the hypotheses are most important, using any evidence that you feel is appropriate. Describe the structure of employment insurance (ei) premiums and benefits in canada, including the ceilings that apply. Explain the rationale for the ceilings and describe the impact of the ceilings on the progressivity/regressivity of the canadian tax system. Discuss the proposal that organizations that layoff employees more frequently should pay higher. Employment insurance (ei) premiums than organizations that have more stable employment patterns.
