Using Census data from 1981, 1986, 1991 and 1996, this study examined the association between living in a visible minority enclave and immigrants' labour market outcomes in Canada's three largest cities. The results showed that the number of such enclaves, defined as census tracts with at least...

Our objective is to obtain an accurate estimate of the degree of intergenerational income mobility in Canada. We use income tax information on about 400,000 father-son pairs, and find intergenerational earnings elasticities to be about 0.2. Earnings mobility tends to be slightly greater than...

Anxiety over middle class living is complex, but probably not as warranted as the hand-wringing might suggest.

This Paper Questions the Capacity of the Two Leading Categories of Contract-Based Models of the Business Cycle to Give a Satisfactory Explanation for the Dynamic Behavior of Aggregates. Firstly, an Expected Market-Clearing Model That Is Designed to Account for the Dynamic Propagation of Shocks...

In This Paper, We Present a Critical Review of the Main Characteristics of the Automobile Insurance Regime in Quebec, Emphasizing Both the Compensation and the Pricing of Insurance. Moreover, We Present a Recommendation in Order to Improve the Classification of Risks and to Increase Incentives...