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This paper studies the incidence and duration of unemployment in Canada at an aggregate and a number of disaggregated levels with data from the Canadian Labour Force Survey covering 1976 to 2006. The principal empirical findings indicate that most of the changes in steady state unemployment...
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analysis indicates that dropouts have poorer wage and employment outcomes, and they do not make up for their lack of education …
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. Examples are the health, education and general government sectors. The System of National Accounts 1993 recommends valuing …
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post-migration education on new immigrants’ labour market integration, as measured by earnings and occupational status … professional or managerial occupation prior to migration are most likely to enroll in Canadian education. But, acceptance of … previous work experience by Canadian employers lowers the likelihood of enrolling in further education. Financial capital was …
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This study investigates the causal effects of education on individuals’ transitions between employment and … unemployment, with particular focus on the extent to which education improves re-employment outcomes among unemployed workers …. Given that positive correlations between education and labour force transitions are likely to be confounded by the …
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education in the selection of economic immigrants is creating an imbalance between the supply of both first and second …
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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...
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In universities across many western countries, student enrolments in economics discipline rose sharply towards the end of last decade but not in Canada. One reason for this outcome may be the continued perception of Canadian students of a lower economic reward to an economics degree. Using micro...
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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...
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University) entitled “The Impact of Education on Unemployment Incidence and Re-employment Success: Evidence from the U ….S. Labour Market†investigates the impact of formal education on transitions between labour force states, especially the … transition from unemployment to employment. The study shows that education at both the secondary and post-secondary levels …
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