Analysis reveals that, from 1974 to 1995, a large portion of Canadian families had absolutely higher purchasing power than their U.S. counterparts; in both countries, individual earnings polarization fell over the past decade. Ce qui est simple est toujours faux, ce qui ne l'est pas est...

A cooperative comprehensive study by a group of researchers under the Luxembourg Income Study, aimed at summarizing the impact of noncash income on living standards and poverty in seven western nations. Emphasis in data analysis is placed on the life cycle perspective. The study also focuses on...

A major challenge in the measurement of well-being and progress is to link indicators of high-level societal outcomes with specific policy interventions. This is important not only for better informing the public, but also to provide the means for policy makers and advisors to assess the impacts...

Il est generalement admis que la societe americaine est a la fois plus riche et plus inegale que la societe canadienne, et que l'inegalite entre l'une et l'autre s'est accentuee ces dernieres decennies. Il est vrai que l'inegalite des gains a augmente dans les deux pays de 1974 a 1985....

The role of technical innovation in economic growth is both a current matter of keen public policy interest, and active exploration in economic theory. However, formal economic theorizing is often constrained by considerations of mathematical tractability. Evolutionary economic theories which...