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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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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 …
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First, coverage of aggregate expenditure relative to national account is examined. Coverage rates are highest in Canada … and the UK. Over the past three decades coverage remained fairly stable in Canada and Australia; in the UK and US coverage … Australia, Canada, the UK and US. Cross-country and time series variation in survey methodology and experience is used to assess …
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We study differences in the time parents spend with girls and boys at preschool ages in Canada, the U.K. and the U …
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