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Dans ce document, on presente les resultats d'une analyse empirique de l'ecart entre les gains des hommes et des femmes ayant recemment obtenu un diplome de baccalaureat dans les universites canadiennes. Les heures de travail constituent l'influence la plus importante, tandis que l'experience de...
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Employment equity legislation is becoming more prevalent in Canadian labour markets, yet -- other than broad … availability numbers -- the labour market experiencesof designated groups have not been well documented. Using the National … Graduates Survey of 1992, this report profiles the early labour market experiences ofvisible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and …
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In this paper, we use census tract data to analyse changes in neighbourhood income inequality and residential economic segregation in the eight largest Canadian cities during the 1980-95 period. Is the income gap between richer and poorer neighbourhoods rising? Are high and low-income families...
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of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics 1993 to 1996. The results provide evidence that there are significant … differences between rural and urban labour markets. However, these do not appear to arise - as is often argued - from a lack of … role of women in rural areas. The results also suggest labour market segmentation within rural areas with clear differences …
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This paper reports the results of an empirical analysis of the gender earnings gap among recent Canadian bachelor-level university graduates. Hours of work are the single most important influence on the gap; past work experience, job characteristics, family status, province of residence, and...
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This study attempts to compare the earnings of men and women on an equal footing by concentrating on recent postsecondary graduates and using survey data on a number of earnings-related characteristics. The data cover three graduating classes of university and community college students: 1982,...
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The 1990s were characterized by substantial declines in the number of welfare recipients in most Canadian provinces. These declines occurred in a period when most provincial governments lowered benefits and tightened eligibility rules. What happened to the economic well-being of those who left...
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We analyze time use studies to describe how people allocate their time as they age, especially among paid work, unpaid work, leisure, and personal care. We emphasize differences in time allocation between older (i.e., those aged 65+) and younger people; between developed and developing countries;...
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