Byron Spencer

Professor Ph.D. Rice University 1967 Department of Economics Kenneth Taylor Hall, Rm 428 McMaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4M4 905-525-9140 ext. 24594 905-521-8232 (fax) spencer@mcmaster.ca

Research Interests: Population Economics, Health Economics, Econometrics

Recent Research Papers

F.T. Denton, Amiram Gafni, and B.G. Spencer.  "Users and Suppliers of Physicians Services:  A Tale of Two Populations," International Journal of Health Sciences, forthcoming.

N. Buckley, F.T. Denton, A. L. Robb and B.G. Spencer, "Socioeconomic Influence on the Health of Older Canadians: Estimates Based on Two Longitudinal Surveys," Canadian Public Policy, forthcoming.

F.T. Denton, D.C. Mountain and B.G. Spencer, "Age, Retirement and Expenditure Patterns: An Econometric Study of Older Canadian Households," Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. 34, No. 4, December 2006.

F.T. Denton, C.H. Feaver and B.G. Spencer, "Time Series Analysis and Stochastic Forecasting: An Econometric Study of Mortality and Life Expectancy," Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 203-227, 2005.

N. Buckley, F.T. Denton, A. L. Robb and B.G. Spencer, "Healthy Aging at Older Ages: Are Income and Education Important? "  Canadian Journal on Aging, Vol. 23, pp. Supplement 1, pp. S155-S169, 2004.

N. Buckley, F.T. Denton, A. L. Robb and B.G. Spencer, "The Transition from Good to Poor Health: an Econometric Study of the Older Population," Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 23, 1013-1034, 2004.

F.T. Denton, Amiram Gafni, and B.G. Spencer.  "Requirements for Physicians in 2030:  Why Population Aging Matters Less than You May Think,"  Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 168, No. 12, pp. 1545-1547, 2003.

F.T. Denton, D.C. Mountain and B.G. Spencer, "Energy Demand with Declining Rate Schedules: An Econometric Model for the U.S.Commercial Sector." Land Economics, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 86-105, 2003

F.T. Denton, C.H. Feaver and B.G. Spencer, "Alternative Pasts, Possible Futures: A `What If' study of the Effects of Fertility on the Canadian Population and Labour Force," Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 443-459, 2002

F.T. Denton and B.G. Spencer, "Some Demographic Consequences of Revising the Definition of 'Old Age' to Reflect Future Changes in Life Table Probabilities," Canadian Journal on Aging, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 86-105, 2003

B.G. Spencer, "The Double Cohort and the Shortage of Faculty: How Big Are the Problems?" Toronto: CD Howe, 2002.

F.T. Denton, A. Gafni and B.G. Spencer, "Population Change and the Requirements for Physicians: the Case of Ontario," Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 469-485, 2001