This article draws a portrait of effective marginal tax rates (EMTRs) on labour income in Quebec. It aims to improve the understanding of the impact of tax policy on the behaviour of economic agents. Using an accounting microsimulation model that reproduces the system of taxes and transfers in...

The main goal of this paper is to analyze the impact of the unemployment insurance (UI) program on the rates of entry into and exit from welfare by single-parent households in Quebec. The database we used comes from Quebec welfare records and comprises over 11,180 single parent households, most...