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Using longitudinal data for Canada, we analyze the incidence and wage returns to employer supported course enrollment …
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We consider changes in the distribution of hourly compensation in Canada using confidential census data and the recent …
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Canadian and Swedish men. It is found that parental use of UI shortens the time to a first UI claim in Canada, but not in … Sweden. Subsequent participation in the Canadian program is influenced by parental UI history. In Sweden individual learning …
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conducted in Canada to evaluate the effect of high-powered financial incentives for full time work among former welfare …
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use a dynamic structural model and focus on transition paths from school to work for youths in Canada and the U.S. Using …, cognitive abilities seem to be more important in determining youths' educational attainment in the U.S. than in Canada. However … these educational subsidies are smaller in Canada than in the U.S. On the other hand, immigration policies designed to admit …
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Canada's immigration system is currently undergoing significant change driven by several goals that include (1) a …
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This paper looks at the evolution of incomes at the top of the distribution in Canada. Master files of the Canadian … groups driving the growth in top incomes in Canada. A finding more specific to Canada is that the oil and gas sector has also … revolution, scientists, engineers and even computer scientists do not account for much of the growth in top incomes in Canada. …
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-run imprisonment rate for five English-speaking nations: Australia, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand and the United States. These … has the highest rate. With the exception of Canada, incarceration rates have risen markedly since the mid-1980s. These new …
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Using data from a Canadian field experiment on the financial barriers to higher education, we estimate the distribution of the value of financial aid for prospective students. Our results point out that a considerable share of prospective students are affected by credit constraints. We find that...
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The increasing numbers of workers in employment with little to no job security, so-called precarious employment, has led to a range of concerns over worker outcomes. A particular focus is the effect of instability on health in general, and particularly, mental health. We provide new evidence on...
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