Canada Rural Economy Research Lab (C-RERL)

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Latest News

Appearing in Horizons Magazine, IDRC:
Balancing geography New insights into rural development arise from Canadian-Chilean collaboration

Latest Presentations

Saskatchewan’s Urban Centres as Engines of Growth
M. Rose Olfert, (Canada Rural Economy Research Lab) University of Saskatchewan
Presented at National Housing Day Luncheon:
Regina’s Growth and Its Effect on Housing
November 25, 2009
Regina, SK

Recent Spatial Growth Dynamics in Wages and
Housing Costs: Proximity to Urban Production
Externalities and Consumer Amenities
Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State University/Swank Chair in
Rural-Urban Policy
Coauthors: Dan S. Rickman
Kamar Ali
M. Rose Olfert
Prepared for presentation at North American Regional Science Association Urban Economics Association Meetings
November 20, 2009
San Francisco, CA

Towards Spatial Equilibrium?
M. Rose Olfert, University of Saskatchewan
Co‐authors: Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State University
Dan Rickman, Oklahoma State University
Kamar Ali, University of Lethbridge.
Presented at 56th Annual Meetings of the North American Regional Science Association
November 2009
San Francisco, CA

Latest Research Papers

Places for Place-Based Policies
M. Rose Olfert, Julio Berdegue, Javier Escobal,
Benjamin Jara, Felix Modrego

Triage at the Periphery: Place Based Policy in
Resource-Dependent Rural Communities
M. Rose Olfert, Samira Bakhshi, Mengis Chokie, Sara E. Olfert

The Role of STEs in the World Wheat Trade
Arvin Pirness, M. Rose Olfert, Mark D. Partridge, W. H. Furtan
August 14, 2009