During the 2000–2016 period, Canada’s economy and labor market performed well. An important element in this success was … that Canada is situated roughly halfway between the US and Europe. …

as its implications for income inequality. The main finding is that young, less educated, and low skilled workers, as … hypothesize that income inequality likely has increased due to the pandemic. Policies aiming at reducing inequality in the labor …

objectives are twofold: First, we aim to explore on an international level the inequality settings that COVID-19 has highlighted … the pandemic. We assess how the likelihood of the working-age population falling into the unemployment pool varies before …

stock and flow data to understand key developments. We find dramatic changes in employment, unemployment and labour market … temporary severing of employment relationships followed by a phase of more standard labour market search and matching, we use …

, and policy restrictions, we consider a range of employment outcomes - including permanent layoffs, which generate large … examine how these employment patterns vary across different states, according to the timing and severity of virus caseloads … economic activity reduce employment rates concurrently but do not seem to have lingering effects once relaxed. In contrast …

We use Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey to explore the labor market impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 … shutdown by governments on hours worked across the earnings distribution in Canada, focusing on individuals who remained …

stock and flow data to understand key developments. We find dramatic changes in employment, unemployment and labour market … temporary severing of employment relationships followed by a phase of more standard labour market search and matching, we use … persistence in depressed employment rates. …