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A Comparison of Inequality and Living Standards in Canada and the United States Using an Expanded Measure of Economic Well-Being

Wolff, Edward N.; Zacharias, Ajit; Masterson, Thomas; … - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2012

. Inequality was notably lower in Canada, with a Gini coefficient of 0.285 for equivalent LIMEW in 2005, compared to a US …

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Distributional Outcomes in Canada During the 1990s

Heisz, Andrew; Jackson, Andrew; Picot, Garnett - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

authors focus on four aspects of distribution outcomes: (1) earnings and income inequality; (2) the relative earnings of the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481815

China’s Productivity Performance and its Impact on Poverty in the Transition Period

Standards, Centre for the Study of Living - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003

increasing income inequality, mostly between rural and urban areas but also within both rural and urban areas and across regions … results do not show that trends in inequality have a significant effect on poverty. However, the process of economic growth …, besides bringing the benefits of productivity increases, also brings structural adjustments that exacerbate income inequality …

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Productivity Growth and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries

Standards, Centre for the Study of Living - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003

also found that the higher is income inequality within a country the more limited is the impact of growth on reducing … relationships between productivity growth, poverty and inequality. The present study uses several sources of international data on … labour productivity, poverty and income inequality, and finds that across the developing countries for which data are …

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Human Well-being and Economic Well-being: What Values Are Implicit in Current Indices?

Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003

value judgment that inequality and insecurity do not matter, the paper demonstrates that a better measure of “command over …

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Social Policy and Productivity Growth: What are the Linkages?

Harris, Richard G. - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

new endogenous growth theory that suggests that increases in inequality can hurt growth. …

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Trends in Economic Well-being in Canada in the 1990s

Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Lars Osberg and Andrew Sharpe provide an overview of trends in a number of dimensions of economic well-being (consumption flows, stocks of wealth, income equality, and economic security) from the lens of the Index of Economic Well-being, a new composite measure of economic...

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Social Divergence and Productivity: Making a Connection

Grafton, R. Quentin; Knowles, Stephen; Owen, P. Dorian - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Quentin Grafton, Stephen Knowles and Dorian Owen examine the implications for productivity arising from the level of social diversity along a variety of dimensions, including ethnic, linguistic and religious differences and inequalities between rich and poor. Their basic...

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Canada 2030: An Agenda for Sustainable Development

Kindornay, Shannon; Standards, Centre for the Study of … - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2015

concise overview of the report in the eight areas it covers: poverty, education, employment and inequality, energy, the …

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Convergence Across Provincial Economies in Canada: Trends, Drivers, and Implications

Capeluck, Evan - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2014

Canada has long been characterized by significant regional disparities. Such inequalities can create and exacerbate regional tensions and lead to demands for further redistribution of wealth. The objective of this study is to report on the current state of provincial differences in twenty-five...

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