La presente etude vise a evaluer les effets des competences en litteratie et en numeratie sur les resultats sur le marche du travail des decrocheurs du secondaire au Canada. Nous avons determine que ces competences ont des repercussions significatives sur la probabilite d'etre occupe, ainsi que...

Dans cette etude, on examine la performance des couples peu scolarises ou tres scolarises sur le marche du travail a l'aide des donnees du recensement pour la periode de 1980 a 2000.

This study explores the labour market performance of low and high educated couples using Census data for the period 1980 to 2000.

La deterioration des resultats economiques chez les nouveaux immigrants arrives au pays durant les annees 1980 et 1990 a suscite de vives inquietudes dans la population et de nombreux debats strategiques. En 1993, de nouvelles modifications ont ete apportees aux procedures de selection des...

This study assesses the effects of literacy and numeracy skills on the labour market outcomes of Canadian high school drop-outs. We find that these skills have significant effects on the probability of being employed and on hours and weeks of work for both men and women, and also have strong...

The deteriorating economic outcomes among immigrants entering during the 1980s and 1990s have prompted much public concern and policy debate. In 1993, immigrant selection procedures were further modified to increase immigrants' educational attainment and the share of immigrants in the "skilled"...