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Language at Work: The Impact of Linguistic Enclaves on Immigrant Economic Integration
Boyd, Monica - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
non-official languages at work have lower wages than those who use only English at work. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512496
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A New View of the Male/Female Pay Gap
Baker, Michael; Drolet, Marie - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
the earnings data that has been used in the past. Wages more closely correspond to the price of labour, which is the focus … gender differences in wages with gender differences in decisions of how much to work (i.e., hours). Our results reveal … only 0.72. We also find that as the gender wage ratio has risen, the remaining gap in wages is increasingly unexplained in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497084
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Determinants and Effects of Post-Migration Education Among New Immigrants in Canada
Banerjee, Rupa; Verma, Anil - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
This study investigates post-migration educational investment among newly arrived immigrants and examines the effect of post-migration education on new immigrants’ labour market integration, as measured by earnings and occupational status. The results indicate that younger immigrants who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004975588
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Ability, Parental Valuation of Education and the High School Dropout Decision
Foley, Kelly; Gallipoli, Giovanni; Green, David A. - Vancouver School of Economics - 2010
We use a large, rich Canadian micro-level dataset to examine the channels through which family socio-economic status and unobservable characteristics affect children's decisions to drop out of high school. First, we document the strength of observable socio-economic factors: our data suggest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509636
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The pitfalls of work requirements in welfare-to-work policies: Experimental evidence on human capital accumulation in the Self-Sufficiency Project
Riddell, Chris; Riddell, Craig - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
This paper investigates whether policies that encourage recipients to exit welfare for full-time employment influence participation in educational activity. The Self-Sufficiency Project (‘SSP’) was a demonstration project where long-term welfare recipients randomly assigned to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184465
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Unemployment Compensation and Adjustment Assistance for Displaced Workers: Policy Options for Canada
Riddell, W. Craig - Vancouver School of Economics - 2011
other job losers, many long-tenure displaced workers become re-employed at significantly lower wages. EI does not take into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395120
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The Effectiveness of Training for Displaced Workers with Long Prior Job Tenure
Jones, Stephen - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
Workers displaced from long-tenure jobs often have difficulty finding new employment and can take a substantial drop in earnings when they find reemployment. These losses are large and persistent, and can easily dwarf the transitory losses from the initial period of nonemployment. Policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493084
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Displacement of Older Workers: Re-employment, Hastened Retirement, Disability, or Other Destinations?
Finnie, Ross; Gray, David - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
The central objective of this study is to investigate the income sources and patterns of prime-age and older workers who suffer a layoff from steady employment. We focus on a set of cohorts who are deemed to have a high degree of attachment to the labour force preceding the event of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004975591
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Economic Change and Worker Displacement in Canada: Consequences and Policy Responses
Riddell, W. Craig - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
Change is an enduring feature of the economy and the labour market, even in normal times. The importance of adjusting to change, and of policies that promote adjustment, has been a recurring theme throughout David Dodge’s distinguished career. This paper deals with “displaced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005008698
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Should Unemployment Insurance Vary with the Unemployment Rate? Theory and Evidence
Kroft, Kory; Notowidigdo, Matthew J. - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
responsiveness of search effort as opposed to reservation wages. …
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