S Landon

Contact

Faculty of Arts - Economics Dept
Email
slandon@ualberta.ca

Overview

About

For more information about me, see my cv.


Research

App Development

“Personal Finance Calculator” app (2023) available free for iPads and Mac devices at https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/personal-finance-calculator/id6444350749

The purpose of this app is to improve knowledge of basic financial topics in order to facilitate better individual financial decisions. It collects no personal information from users and has no ads.


Refereed Publications

Stuart Landon, “Inter-Sectoral Allocation Decisions,” in Policy, Program and Project Evaluation: A Toolkit for Economic Analysis in a Changing World edited by Anwar Shah, Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2020.

Landon, S. and C. Smith (2019), "Managing Uncertainty:  The Search for a Golden Discount Rate Rule for Defined Benefit Pensions," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 530, C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto. [published paper] [working paper]

Landon, S. and C. Smith (2017), "Does the Design of a Fiscal Rule Matter for Welfare?" Economic Modelling, 63, 226-37. [published paper] [working paper]

Landon, S. and C. Smith (2015), "Rule-Based Resource Revenue Stabilization Funds: A Welfare Comparison," The Energy Journal 36:2, 117-43. [published paper][working paper

Landon, S. and C. Smith (2013), "Government Revenue Volatility in Alberta," in D.L. Ryan, ed., Boom and Bust Again, University of Alberta Press.

Landon, S. and C. Smith (2013), "Government Revenue Stabilization Funds - Do They Make Us Better Off?," Canadian Public Policy, 39:1, 71-99. [published paper][working paper]

Galvani, V and S. Landon (2013), "Riding the Yield Curve: A Spanning Analysis," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 40:1, 135-54. [published paper] [working paper]

Landon, S. and C. Smith (2010), Energy Prices and Alberta Government Revenue Volatility, C.D. Howe Institute Commentary No. 313, November. [pdf]

Landon, S. (2009), "The Capitalization of Taxes in Bond Prices: Evidence from the Market for Government of Canada Bonds," Journal of Banking & Finance, 33:12, 2175-84. [published paper pdf] [working paper pdf]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (2009), "Investment and the Exchange Rate: Short Run and Long Run Aggregate and Sector-Level Estimates," Journal of International Money and Finance, 28, 813-35. [published paper] [working paper]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (2008), "Taxation and Bond Market Investment Strategies: Evidence from the Market for Government of Canada Bonds," Canadian Tax Journal, 56:2, 337-66. [working paper pdf] [pdf]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (2007), "Government Debt Spillovers in a Monetary Union," North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 18:2, 135-54. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (2007), "The Exchange Rate and Machinery and Equipment Imports: Identifying the Impact of Import Source and Export Destination Country Currency Valuation Changes," North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 18:1, 3-21. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (2006), "Seasonality in Canadian Bond Returns: The Role of International Factors," Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 23:4, 352-68. [pdf]

Landon, S., M.L. McMillan, V. Muralidharan and M. Parsons (2006), "Does Health Care Spending Crowd Out Other Provincial Government Expenditures?" Canadian Public Policy 32:2, 121-42. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (2006), "Exchange Rates and Investment Good Prices: A Cross-Industry Comparison," Journal of International Money and Finance 25, 237-56. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (2003), "The Risk Premium, Exchange Rate Expectations,and the Forward Exchange Rate: Estimates for the Yen-Dollar Rate," Review of International Economics, 11:1, 144-58. [link to published paper] [working paper pdf]

Landon, S. and C. E. Smith (2000) "Government Debt Spillovers and Creditworthiness in a Federation", Canadian Journal of Economics, 33, 634-61. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. (1999), "Education Costs and Institutional Structure," Economics of Education Review , 18, 327-45. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. (1998), "Institutional Structure and Education Spending", Public Finance Review, 411-46. [link to published paper]

Landon, S. and David L. Ryan (1998), "The Effectof Tax Changes on the Prospects for Re-Election: A Canadian Perspective," Agenda, 37-48.

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (1998), "Quality Expectations, Reputation and Price," Southern Economic Journal, 628-47. [working paper pdf]

Landon, S. (1997), "High School Enrollment,Minimum Wages and Education Spending," Canadian Public Policy, 141-63. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. and David L. Ryan (1997), "The Political Costs of Taxes and Government Spending," Canadian Journal of Economics, 85-111. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. and C.E. Smith (1997), "The Use of Quality and Reputation Indicators by Consumers: The Case of Bordeaux Wine," Journal of Consumer Policy, 289-323. [working paper pdf]

Landon, S. (1995), "Testing Aggregate Neutrality with Heterogeneous Sectors," Journal of Macroeconomics, 17:1, 131-48. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. (1992), "U.S. Money Demand: Structural Shifts or Heterogeneous Agents?" Economic Inquiry, 496-510. [abstract] [pdf]

Coyte, P.C. and S. Landon (1990), "Cost-Sharing Versus Block-Funding in a Federal System: A Demand Systems Approach," Canadian Journal of Economics, 23:4, 817-38. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. and B.G. Reid (1990), "Government Deficits and Money Growth," Review of Economics and Statistics, 72:3, 382-9. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. (1990), "The Two-Sector Model and Production Technique in the Short Run and the Long Run," Oxford Economics Papers, 42:2, 429-45. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Coyte, P.C. and S. Landon (1989), "The Impact of Competition on Advertising: The Case of Political Campaign Expenditures," Canadian Journal of Economics, 22:4, 795-818. [link to published paper] [pdf]

Landon, S. (1988), "Production Technique, External Shocks and Unemployment," Journal of Macroeconomics, 10:3, 371-88. [link to published paper] [pdf

Landon, S. (1987), "Unanticipated Policy Shocks, Regime Changes and Unemployment in Canada, 1967-1983," Applied Economics, 19:8, 1065-81. [pdf]