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Quebec's Lackluster Performance in Interprovincial Migration and Immigration: How, Why, and What Can Be Done

Liaw, Kao-Lee; Xu, Lei; Qi, Mingzhu - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2002

.0% in 2000), this paper examines Quebec's roles in the life-time interprovincial migration of the Canada-born elderly, the …, we found that Quebec ended up with an overall net loss of 4.9% of Canada-born elderly lifetime migrants, which was highly … was rooted in the cultural disharmony between Quebec and the rest of Canada as well as Quebec's relative shortage of good …

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Quebec's Lackluster Performance in Interprovincial Migration and Immigration: How, Why, and What Can Be Done?

Liaw, Kao-Lee; Xu, Lei; Qi, Mingzhu - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2002

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635292

Le soutien aux personnes âgées en perte d'autonomie: jusqu'où les baby-boomers pourront-ils compter sur leur famille pour répondre à leurs besoins ?

Légaré, Jacques; Alix, Carolyne; Carrière, Yves; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2006

caregivers. Using Statistics Canada Life Paths micro-simulation model, these projections incorporate disability rates and the …

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La «migration de remplacement» au Québec: à quel point peut-on compter sur l’immigration pour contrer les problèmes démographiques appréhendés?

Marois, Guillaume - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

Quebec, as most Western societies, is facing the ageing of its population, producing many economic, political and social impacts. One solution often considered is to rely on immigration to reduce, delay or even counter certain consequences. For this purpose, replacement migration is sometimes...

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La prèparation financière à la retraite des premiers boomers: une comparaison Québec-Ontario

Mo, Long; Légaré, Jacques - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

Statistics Canada surveys. In particular, demographic census data were used for the period covering 1971-2001, as well as the …

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Les Premiers Baby-Boomers Québécois font-ils une Meilleure Préparation Financière à la Retraite que leurs Parents? Revenu, Patrimoine, Protection en Matière de Pensions et Facteurs Démographiques

Mo, Long; Légaré, Jacques - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2005

In the forthcoming decades, population aging will generate major challenges in our society. In particular, the financial security of future pensioners constitutes an important issue. This paper will examine the financial planning for retirement of the Quebec first cohorts of baby boomers born in...

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Policy Areas Impinging on Elderly Transportation Mobility: An Explanation with Ontario, Canada as Example

Mercado, Ruben; Páez, Antonio; Newbold, K. Bruce - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

given concrete elucidation in the case of Ontario, Canada. Reflections and recommendations for further research and policy …

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Effects of 'Authorized-Generics' on Canadian Drug Prices

Grootendorst, Paul - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

This paper examines how the use of ‘authorized-generics’ (AGs) influences Canadian prescription drug prices. An authorized-generic is the actual brand name drug product, manufactured by the brand firm, but sold as a generic by a licensee or subsidiary of the brand, competing with independent...

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Car Driving and Public Transit Use in Canadian Metropolitan Areas: Focus on Elderly and Role of Health and Social Network Factors

Mercado, Ruben G.; Newbold, K. Bruce - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

linkage between people’s car driving and public transit use in Canada and their personal, health and social network … characteristics, with a focus on the elderly population. The study exploits Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey (GSS-19), a …

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The Relationship between Age, Socio-Economic Status, and Health among Adult Canadians

Prus, Steven G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001

The relationship between socio-economic status and the health status of Canadians is well documented. However, the dynamics of this relationship over the adult life course remain largely unexplored. This paper uses data from the 1998-1999 Canadian National Population Health Survey to examine...

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