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Source-country Female Labour Force Participation and the Wages of Immigrant Women in Canada
Frank, Kristyn; Hou, Feng - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2015
Previous studies have found a strong association between source-country female labour force participation rates and … immigrant women?s labour force participation in the host country. This relationship is interpreted as the enduring influence of … source-country gender-role attitudes on immigrant women?s labour market activity. However, the assumption that source …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152394
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The Income Management Strategies of Older Couples in Canada
Laporte, Christine; Schellenberg, Grant - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2011
In this study, the income management strategies of Canadian couples are examined using data from the 2007 General Social Survey. The extent to which "older" couples, in which at least one spouse or partner is aged 45 or older, employ an allocative, pooled, or separate strategy is explored....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009143908
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How Have the Risk of Layoff and Earnings Losses of Laid-off Workers Evolved Since the Late 1970s in Canada?
Qiu, Theresa; Chan, Winnie; Morissette, Rene - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2011
This study examines how the risk of job loss and the short-term earnings losses of laid-off workers evolved between the late 1970s and the mid-2000s.
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Workers Laid-off During the Last Three Recessions: Who Were They, and How Did They Fare?
Chan, Winnie; Morissette, Rene; Frenette, Marc - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2011
Over the last three decades, Canada has experienced three recessions: one that started during the early 1980s; a second that began during the early 1990s; and the most recent one, which led to employment declines starting in October 2008. For each recession, this study: a) examines which workers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318985
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An Investment of a Lifetime? The Long-term Labour Market Premiums Associated with a Postsecondary Education
Frenette, Marc - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
This paper examines the long-term labour market premiums associated with completing a college certificate and a … bachelor's degree, compared to completing a high school diploma. Several labour market outcomes of individuals are examined … individuals in the labour market for a longer period of time than is feasible with existing survey data. The purpose of this study …
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The Human Capital Model of Selection and the Long-run Economic Outcomes of Immigrants
Qiu, Theresa; Hou, Feng; Picot, Garnett - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
"knowledge-based economy" and, perhaps more importantly, better adjust to both cyclical and structural changes in the labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003202
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An Overview of the Working Lives of Older Baby Boomers
Schellenberg, Grant; Bonikowska, Aneta - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2013
With the leading edge of the baby boom generation now in their mid-sixties, there is considerable interest in how and when these individuals will retire. To help place this issue in a broader context, this paper provides information on the employment histories of individuals who were aged 33 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003203
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Wages and Full-time Employment Rates of Young High School Graduates and Bachelor?s Degree Holders, 1997 to 2012
Morissette, Rene; Frenette, Marc - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
changes in labour supply, labour demand, institutions and employer?employee contracts, and general economic conditions … changes in relative labour supply. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003205
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Annual Levels of Immigration and Immigrant Entry Earnings in Canada
Hou, Feng; Picot, Garnett - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
immigrants' labour market outcomes their entry earnings, i.e., earnings during the first two full years in Canada. An increase in … labour supply - that is, a larger immigrant entering cohort - could increase competition for the types of jobs sought by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003206
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Immigration, Low Income and Income Inequality in Canada: What?s New in the 2000s?
Hou, Feng; Picot, Garnett - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
in Canada. Over the 2000s, there were significant changes in the labour market and in immigrant selection. This paper …
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