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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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A Longitudinal Analysis of Earnings Change in Canada
Finnie, Ross; Beach, Charles M. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2004
This paper examines trends in earnings, using tax-based longitudinal data from the last two decades and synthetic cohort analysis.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328172
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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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393101
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Employment Transitions Among Older Workers Leaving Long-term Jobs: Evidence from Administrative Data
Schellenberg, Grant; Bonikowska, Aneta - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
This study documents the prevalence and nature of re-employment among workers who left long-term jobs in paid employment at age 50 or older. The analysis is based on a 28-year administrative panel dataset, the Longitudinal Worker File, capitalizing on its large sample size and detailed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010897302
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Life Satisfaction and Income in Canadian Urban Neighbourhoods
Hou, Feng - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2014
implications is whether the income of others in the same geographic area is associated with individuals' SWB. The association could … be positive if people benefit from the improved resources, amenities, and social capital in high-income areas. The … significant ways. First, this study examines whether the effect of the average income in a geographic area (locality income) on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003204
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328099
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328102
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Participation in Post-secondary Education in Canada: Has the Role of Parental Income and Education Changed over the 1990s?
Drolet, Marie - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2005
background, namely parental income and parental education changed between 1993 and 2001. The results support a long …-standing pattern that university participation rates are highest among youths from high-income families and of highly educated parents … difference in participation rates among youths from modest-income (below $75,000) and low-income families. Overall, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328107
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The Retirement Plans and Expectations of Non-retired Canadians Aged 45 to 59
Schellenberg, Grant - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2004
This study examines retirement issues for older working Canadians: income, pension coverage, home ownership status …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328110
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The Evolution of Pension Coverage of Young and Prime-aged Workers in Canada
Drolet, Marie; Morissette, Rene - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1999
In this paper, we assemble data from several household surveys to document how pension coverage of young and older workers has evolved in Canada between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s. Our main findings are the following. First, both administrative data from the Pension Plans in Canada (PPIC)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328113