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Incentive Effects of Social Assistance : A Regression Discontinuity Approach
Lemieux, Thomas - 2004
We examine the incentive effects of transfer programs using a unique policy episode. Prior to 1989, social assistance recipients without children in Quebec who were under age 30 received benefits 60 percent lower than recipients older than 30. We use this sharp discontinuity in policy to...
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Push and Pull : Disability Insurance, Regional Labor Markets, and Benefit Generosity in Canada and the United States
Milligan, Kevin - 2017
in Canada. We empirically assess these trends by measuring the strength of the 'push' from weak labor markets versus the … the growth path observed in Canada …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455276
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The Economics of Long-Term Care in Canada
Milligan, Kevin; Schirle, Tammy - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
financial, organizational, and physical structures of the long-term care system. Unlike other OECD countries, Canada's system is … and regulating long-term care. We provide institutional and empirical details on the evolution and future of Canada's long …
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