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Winter 2008 issue of the Expert Witness newsletter (volume 13, issue 2)
Contents: Premiums, Profits, and Costs of Business in Alberta’s Automobile Insurance Industry, 1996-2006 by Christopher Bruce and Jason Strauss In February 2008, Economica was retained by the Canadian Bar Association to prepare a series of reports on automobile insurance premiums in five provinces: Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. We have… Continue reading
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Examination of Expert Witnesses
This article is based on Chris Bruce and Derek Aldridge’s experience as panelists at a Legal Education Society of Alberta seminar on examination of expert witnesses. The article offers some recommendations regarding the examination of expert economists. Continue reading
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Premiums, Profits, and Costs of Business in Alberta’s Automobile Insurance Industry, 1996-2006
In February 2008, Economica was retained by the Canadian Bar Association to prepare a series of reports on automobile insurance premiums in five provinces: Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. We have now completed this work, having prepared two reports on Alberta and one on each of the other four provinces.… Continue reading
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Spring 2008 issue of the Expert Witness newsletter (volume 13, issue 1)
Contents: The Discount Rate Revisited (Spring 2008) by Laura Weir, Derek Aldridge, Kelly Rathje, and Christopher Bruce This article reports on our latest survey of discount rates. We conclude that no changes to our existing discount rate assumptions are warranted, though a reduction in our long-term rate may be necessary in the future if the… Continue reading
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Mathematical Mistake: Averaging Multiple Statistical Sources Together to Form One “Overall” Average Income Figure
In this article Laura Weir discusses an error that can occur by averaging multiple sources of statistical data in an attempt to obtain an overall average that is superior in quality to the individual averages. Continue reading
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The Discount Rate Revisited (Spring 2008)
This article reports on our latest survey of discount rates. We conclude that no changes to our existing discount rate assumptions are warranted, though a reduction in our long-term rate may be necessary in the future if the observed long-term rates remain significantly lower than our assumed rate. Continue reading
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Autumn 2007 issue of the Expert Witness newsletter (volume 12, issue 2)
Contents: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on the Educational Attainment and Adult Earnings of Canadian Women by Christopher Bruce and Daniel Gordon This article concerns sexual abuse cases and the difficult task of determining the impact that the harm has had on the plaintiff’s earning capacity. Christopher Bruce and his colleague from the University… Continue reading
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The Impact of Poor Health on Retirement Age
In this article Christopher Bruce examines the evidence supporting a claim that poor health will lead to earlier retirement. Continue reading
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Fatal Accident Calculations Under the New Legislation
In this article Kelly Rathje discusses the treatment of survivor pension benefits in fatal auto accidents, in light of the new rules defined by Alberta’s Insurance Amendment Act. Continue reading
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The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on the Educational Attainment and Adult Earnings of Canadian Women
This article concerns sexual abuse cases and the difficult task of determining the impact that the harm has had on the plaintiff’s earning capacity. Christopher Bruce and his colleague from the University of Calgary, Daniel Gordon, found that, on average, sexual abuse is not associated with lower educational levels or lower adult incomes among victims. Continue reading