- manufacturing, construction, and trade - and six countries- - Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S. The results …

income inequality. A notable exception is Canada where public transfers represent only a moderate portion of elderly income …

the variation in annual hours worked either over time within Canada or across countries. This paper adds to the literature …

public pension programs in Canada increases the relative income share and the average income of the poorest seniors. Moreover …, cross-national comparisons of income inequality show that Canada exhibits a more equal distribution of income in old age …

Three decades ago, Canada and the United States shared almost identical relative poverty and inequality levels. Yet … period, Canada has experienced declining household poverty. Several institutional economists have utilized the comparative … case of Canada to emphasize the important role of one kind of institution for explaining differences in poverty or …