Frank Denton

Background

• University of Toronto: B.A., 1952; M.A., 1954
• Honorary LL.D., McMaster University, 2008
• Elected Fellow, American Statistical Association, 1979
• Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1984
• Elected Member, International Statistical Institute, 1982

  Career

Publications

Selected journal articles

• Frank T. Denton, 1963. "Some Techniques for Analysing a Set of Time Series Subject to a Linear Restriction," Journal of the American Statistical Association, vol. 58, pp. 513–518.
• Frank T. Denton, 1973. "A Simulation Model of Month-to-Month Labour Force Movement in Canada," International Economic Review, vol. 14, pp. 293–311.
• Frank T. Denton and Ernest H. Oksanen, 1973. "Data Revisions and Forecasting Accuracy: An Econometric Analysis Based on Preliminary and Revised National Accounting Estimates," Review of Income and Wealth, series 19, pp. 437–452.
• Frank T. Denton and Ernest H. Oksanen, 1973. "Measurement Error and Choice of Econometric Estimation Method: Some Empirical Findings," International Statistical Review, vol. 41, pp. 343–349.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 1974. "Some Demographic Consequences of Changing Cohort Fertility Patterns: An Investigation Using the Gompertz Function," Population Studies, vol. 28, pp. 309–318.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 1974. "Some Aspects of Economic Adjustments through Migration Flows," Economic Journal, vol. 84, pp. 868–885.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 1976. "Household and Population Effects on Aggregate Consumption," Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. LVIII, pp. 86–95.
• Frank T. Denton, 1978. "Single-Equation Estimators and Aggregate Restrictions When Equations Have the Same Sets of Regressors," Journal of Econometrics, vol. 8, pp. 173–179.
• Frank T. Denton, 1985. "The Effect of Professional Advice on the Stability of a Speculative Market," Journal of Political Economy, vol. 93, pp. 977–993.
• Frank T. Denton, 1987. "The Power Function of a Published Hypothesis Test," Economics Letters, vol. 25, pp. 101–104.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 1989. "Macro-Effects of Changes in Household Preferences for Children: Simulated History and Future Time Paths," Journal of Population Economics, vol. 2, pp. 165–188.
• Frank T. Denton, 1990. "The Effects of Publication Selection on Test Probabilities and Estimator Distributions," Risk Analysis, vol. 10, pp. 131–136.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 1992. "Resampling a Time Series Process: A Method of Estimating the Probabilities Associated with Alternative Plans for Protecting Pensions Against Inflation," Journal of Applied Econometrics, vol. 6, pp. 303–314. Also, "Erratum," vol. 7, 1992.
• Frank T. Denton, A. Leslie Robb, and Byron G. Spencer, 1993. "An Econometric Analysis of Housing as Both a Consumption Good and a Risky Asset," Empirical Economics, vol. 18, pp. 215–231.
• Frank T Denton, Christine H. Feaver, and Byron G. Spencer, 1994. "Teachers and the Birth Rate: The Demographic Dynamics of a Service Population," Journal of Population Economics, vol. 7, pp. 307–329.
• Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver, Dean C. Mountain, A. Leslie Robb, and Byron G. Spencer, 1996. "Industry-Region Load Profiles: Econometric Estimation Based on Marginal Totals," Annals of Regional Science, vol. 30, pp. 223–246.
• Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver, and Byron G. Spencer, 1998. "Student Enrollment and Faculty Renewal: The Response of a Tenure-Based University to Demographic and Budgetary Shocks," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 34, pp. 101–127.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 1999. "How Old is Old? Revising the Definition Based on Life Table Criteria," Mathematical Population Studies, vol. 7, pp. 147–159.
• Frank T. Denton, Dean C. Mountain, and Byron G. Spencer, 1999. "Age, Trend, and Cohort Effects in a Macro Model of Canadian Expenditure Patterns," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, vol. 17, pp. 430–443.
• Frank T. Denton and Dean C. Mountain, 2001. "Income Distribution and Aggregation/Disaggregation Biases in the Measurement of Consumer Demand Elasticities," Economics Letters, vol. 73, pp. 21–28.
• Frank T. Denton, Dean C. Mountain, and Byron G. Spencer, 2003. "Energy Demand with Declining Rate Schedules: An Econometric Model for the U.S. Commercial Sector," Land Economics, vol. 79, pp. 86–105.
• Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver, and Byron G. Spencer, 2005. "Time Series Analysis and Stochastic Forecasting: An Econometric Study of Mortality and Life Expectancy," Journal of Population Economics, vol. 18, pp. 203–227.
• Frank T. Denton, Dean C. Mountain, and Byron G. Spencer, 2006. "Errors of Aggregation and Errors of Specification in a Consumer Demand Model: A Theoretical Note," Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 39, pp. 1398–1407.
• Frank T. Denton, Dean C. Mountain, and Byron G. Spencer, 2006. "Age, Retirement, and Expenditure Patterns: An Econometric Study of Older Households," Atlantic Economic Journal, vol. 34, pp. 189–218.
• Frank T. Denton, Amiram Gafni, and Byron G. Spencer, 2009. "Users and Suppliers of Physician Services: A Tale of Two Populations," International Journal of Health Services, vol. 39, pp. 189–218.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 2011. "A Dynamic Extension of the Period Life Table," Demographic Research, vol. 24, pp. 831–854.
• Frank T. Denton and Dean C. Mountain, 2011. "Exploring the Effects of Aggregation Error in the Estimation of Consumer Demand Elasticities," Economic Modelling, vol. 28, pp. 1747–1755.
• Frank T. Denton and Dean C. Mountain, 2011. "Taxing a Commodity with and without Revenue Neutrality: An Exploration Using a Calibrated Consumer Equilibrium Model," Atlantic Economic Journal, vol. 39, pp. 261–271.

  Selected books and monographs

• Frank T. Denton and Sylvia Ostry, 1967. Historical Estimates of the Canadian Labour Force, 1961 Census Monograph Series, Dominion Bureau of Statistics: Ottawa.
• Frank T. Denton and Sylvia Ostry, 1969. Working Life Tables for Canadian Males, 1961 Census Monograph Series, Dominion Bureau of Statistics: Ottawa.
• Frank T. Denton, 1970. The Growth of Manpower in Canada, 1961 Census Monograph Series: Ottawa.
• Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer, 1975. Population and the Economy, Saxon House, D. C. Heath Ltd.: Westmead, Farnborough, Hants., England.
• Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver, and A. Leslie Robb, 1976. The Short-Run Dynamics of the Canadian Labour Market, Economic Council of Canada: Ottawa.
• Frank T. Denton, A. Leslie Robb, and Byron G. Spencer, 1980. Unemployment and Labour Force Behaviour: Evidence from Canada and Ontario, University of Toronto Press: Toronto.
• Frank T. Denton, Melvin L. Kliman, and Byron G. Spencer, 1981. Pensions and the Economic Security of the Elderly, C. D. Howe Institute: Montreal.
• Frank T. Denton, Deborah A. Fretz, and Byron G. Spencer, 2000. Independence and Economic Security in Old Age, UBC Press: Vancouver.