With economic inequality on the rise in Canada, the federal government needs to consider innovative solutions. One possibility for improving the tax-transfer system involves refundable tax credits (RTCs). Making all tax credits refundable wouldn't require Ottawa to introduce new tax measures;...

Cities are a significant source of economic growth and prosperity, but they may also contribute to social problems. In particular, the dynamics of urban spatial structure may exacerbate such problems as unemployment and poverty in the inner city. In this paper we examine a more recent but...

Analysis of urban structure normally involves models of residential location in which workplace location is predetermined, despite the disappointing explanatory power of these models. This paper re-examines a model in which workplace location, based on economic principles of spatial job search,...

Patterns of intermittent work activity appear to be more common in the modern labour market, at least for younger workers. This study extends earlier models of the relationship between labour market intermittency and earnings to include both part time work and nonparticipation, to differentiate...

This paper extends analyses of the declining social assistance participation rate in Canada since the mid-1990s using rich Manitoba administrative data for the period since 1999. We examine trends in Manitoba to mid-2008, separately analyze the entry and continuation rates, and include for the...

An exploratory econometric model to explain the duration of industrial training programs and assess training policy is developed in this paper. Based on the theoretical framework of Becker and Hashimoto, models for general and specific training are formulated and estimated by Tobit regression...