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The Effects of Cancer on Employment and Earnings of Cancer Survivors
Jeon, Sung Hee - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
attachment to the labour market prior to their diagnosis. The comparison group consists of similar workers never diagnosed with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010934649
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003201
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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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Job Creation by Company Size Class: Concentration and Persistence of Job Gains and Losses in Canadian Companies
Picot, Garnett; Dupuy, Richard - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1997
The statistical observation that small firms have created the majority of new jobs during the 1980s has had a tremendous influence on public policy. Governmentshave looked to the small firm sector for employment growth, and have promoted policies to augment this expansion. However, recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328098
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Earnings Inequality and Earnings Instability of Immigrants in Canada
Ostrovsky, Yuri - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
The deterioration of immigrants' entry earnings in Canada in the past three decades has been well documented. This study provides further insights into the changing fortunes of immigrants by focusing on their earnings inequality and earnings instability. The analysis is based on a flexible...
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Why Did Employment and Earnings Rise Among Lone Mothers During the 1980s and 1990s?
Hou, Feng; Picot, Garnett; Myers, Karen; Myles, John - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
Employment rates and earnings among single mothers improved significantly after 1980, and by 2000, low-income rates reached new historic lows. Unlike married mothers, most of the gains among lone mothers were the result of the dynamics of population change and cohort replacement as the large and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328102
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Setting up Shop: Self-employment Amongst Canadian College and University Graduates
Laporte, Christine; Rivard, Maud-Catherine; Finnie, Ross - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2002
Changes in the labour market such as an increase in the incidence of part-time, part-year work, multiple job holding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328103