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New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Childcare in Canada
Kottelenberg, Michael J.; Lehrer, Steven F. - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
in program impacts and indicates that some of the negative impacts reported in earlier research are driven by children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184373
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Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Wellbeing of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
A vast literature has examined the impact of family income on the health and development outcomes of children. One …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970954
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Industrial Actions in Schools: Strikes and Student Achievement
Baker, Michael - Vancouver School of Economics - 2013
Many jurisdictions ban teacher strikes on the assumption that they negatively affect student achievement, but there is surprisingly little research on this question. The majority of existing studies make cross section comparisons of the achievement of students who do or do not experience a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184429
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Assortative Marriage and the Effects of Government Homecare Subsidy Programs on Gender Wage and Participation Inequality
Bjerk, David; Han, Seungjin - Vancouver School of Economics - 2005
We develop a model of the labor market where firms incur an adjustment cost when one of their workers quits, and males and females form households assortatively by skill. We show how this environment can lead to an economy where females earn less and drop out more frequently than equally skilled...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970947
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Marché du travail en revue - Novembre 2012
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
Du fait de l’entrée importante des femmes sur le marché du travail rémunéré au cours des quarante dernières années, ainsi que du besoin croissant d’un deuxième salaire pour élever une famille, les parents et les employeurs ont de plus en plus demandé aux gouvernements de financer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184393
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The Effect of High School Shootings on Schools and Student Performance
Beland, Louis-Philippe; Kim, Dongwoo - Vancouver School of Economics - 2014
We analyze how fatal shootings in high schools affect schools and students using data from shooting databases, school report cards, and the Common Core of Data. We examine schools’ test scores, enrollment, and number of teachers, as well as graduation, attendance, and suspension rates at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184408
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Labour Market Matters - November 2012
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
-parental care for young children. Without a doubt, Quebec is the leader among Canadian provinces in developing policies to transform … significant increase in the number of licensed child care places available to children living in the province, and access to child … care at a rate of $5 per day (increased to $7 per day in 2004) for parents with children aged 0-4. Surveys of Quebec …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184413
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Labour Market Matters - March 2014
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2014
The mobility of immigrants’ earnings and their experience in getting ahead in the Canadian labour market are reflection of the general state of economic opportunity in Canada. High or increasing degrees of upward mobility of earnings may indicate increasing opportunities for economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184414
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Labour Market Matters - August 2014
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2014
Canada’s population has been aging steadily for several decades. In 1976, the median age of men in the population was only 27.2 years, but by 2013, had risen to 39.4 years. The trend reflects both an increase in the life expectancy of Canadians at birth and also the impact of the aging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184437
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Marché du travail en revue - Août 2014
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2014
La population du Canada vieillit depuis plusieurs décennies. En 1976, l’âge moyen des hommes n’était que de 27,2 ans, alors qu’il atteint 39,4 ans en 2013. La tendance reflète à la fois une augmentation de l’espérance de vie des Canadiens à leur naissance, mais aussi l’impact du...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184443