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The evolution of cognitive skills inequalities by socioeconomic status across Canada
Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020
facing challenges (p10) is large. It represents about 4 years of schooling. We also show that socioeconomic differences in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012225456
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Inequalities in education across Canada : lessons for the pandemic
Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020
) and students facing challenges (p10) is large. It represents about 4 years of schooling. We also show that socioeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219488
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Wage, Literacy, and Numeracy Skills Inequality : Do Immigration Admission Categories Matter?
Mueller, Richard - 2020
literacy and numeracy skills, and the economic returns to these skills, for Canadian immigrants and non-immigrants. The novelty … and third-generation Canadians. Our results show that no immigrant group performs as well on literacy and numeracy tests … across all quantiles. Finally, we find that the labour market rewards literacy or numeracy skills equally for immigrants and …
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Human capital, labour market outcomes, and horizontal inequality in Guatemala
Canelas, Carla; Gisselquist, Rachel M. - 2017
With the second largest indigenous population by percentage in Latin America, Guatemala is an important case for understanding horizontal inequality and indigenous politics. This paper presents new analysis of survey data, allowing for consideration both of indigenous and ladino populations, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635687
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Literacy skills, equality of educational opportunities and educational outcomes : an international comparison
Jovicic, Sonja - 2018
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Geography, landownership inequality, and literacy : historical evidence from Greek regions
Benos, Nikos; Karagiannis, Stelios; Tsitou, Sofa - In: Journal of population economics : international … 37 (2024) 1, pp. 1-22
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014530746
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A Distribution in Motion: The Case of Argentina
Cruces, Guillermo; Gasparini, Leonardo - 2008
This paper documents the changes in the income distribution in Argentina from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s. Over the period inequality increased substantially. Two types of episodes have shaped this upward trend: deep macroeconomic crises and periods of sudden and intense economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429284
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A Turning Point? Recent Developments on Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Gasparini, Leonardo; Cruces, Guillermo; Tornarolli, Leopoldo - 2009
This paper documents patterns and recent developments on different dimensions of inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). New comparative international evidence confirms that LAC is a region of high inequality, although maybe not the highest in the world. Income inequality has fallen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429287
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“I Can Hear the Grass Grow”: The Anatomy of Distributive Changes in Argentina
Escudero, Walter Sosa; Petralia, Sergio - 2010
We present a detailed description of the drastic changes in many aspects of the distribution of income in Argentina, complementing a recent study by Gasparini and Cruces (2009), who focus mostly on inequality. We use modern descriptive tools to provide a complete map of the changes in many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429315
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Los cambios en la Distribución del Ingreso de Argentina entre 1998 y 2005
Zoloa, Juan Ignacio - 2011
En este trabajo se analizan los cambios en la desigualdad producidos durante el período 1998-2005. Se presenta un conjunto de resultados que pueden contribuir a entender mejor los cambios en la desigualdad. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que la desigualdad distributiva observada entre ambos...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429333