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High Technology Industry And Material Linkages In The Toronto Region, Jim Torretto
High Technology Industry And Material Linkages In The Toronto Region, Jim Torretto
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
This study examines the material linkage patterns of a sample of 80 high technology establishments located in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). The main focus of the research is to relate the spatial spread of linkages to aspects of plant structure, most notably ownership. In addition, an attempt is made to compare linkage arrangements of firms in Toronto with other regional studies of high technology industry. The results reveal the expected linkage patterns with respect to ownership. Foreign owned companies show much lower levels of purchasing and selling within the Toronto economy than domestic firms. Further dimensions of plant …
Elderly Housing Choice: A Case Study Of Brantford, Ontario, David Owen Diegel
Elderly Housing Choice: A Case Study Of Brantford, Ontario, David Owen Diegel
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
As Canada’s population ages, policy analysts are increasingly concerned with issues related to housing the elderly. Addressing some of these concerns, this thesis provides evidence of the characteristics of the elderly who choose to move to Senior Citizens’ Apartments (SCAs), as opposed to staying in their own homes. Choice based sampling and binary logit analysis are used to investigate the connection between the choice made and the characteristics of the elderly. The results indicate that being married and owning a car increase the odds of elderly persons staying in their own homes as opposed to moving to an SCA, while …