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Issues In The Analysis Of Inequality, Michael R. Smith May 2013

Issues In The Analysis Of Inequality, Michael R. Smith

Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster Discussion Paper Series/ Un Réseau stratégique de connaissances Changements de population et parcours de vie Document de travail

In spite of data and methodological challenges, research has largely reached the conclusion that earnings inequality has risen in Canada, the US and elsewhere, and that the rise has been mainly driven by large increases at the top of the earnings distribution. Researchers offer two competing explanations for causes of the rising inequality: (1) innovations in information and communication technologies, and (2) institutional changes such as the freezing of the minimum wage, decline in unionization, and the spread of performance-related pay increases. Inequality is influenced by changes in population composition, specifically, the size of cohorts entering the labour market, and …


2013-1 Health Insurance, Annuities, And Public Policy, Kai Zhao Jan 2013

2013-1 Health Insurance, Annuities, And Public Policy, Kai Zhao

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.


2013-1 The Changing Determinants Of High School Attainment In Rural China, Juan Yang, Terry Sicular, Desheng Lai Jan 2013

2013-1 The Changing Determinants Of High School Attainment In Rural China, Juan Yang, Terry Sicular, Desheng Lai

Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-4 A Major In Science? Initial Beliefs And Final Outcomes For College Major And Dropout, Ralph Stinebrickner, Todd R. Stinebrickner Jan 2013

2013-4 A Major In Science? Initial Beliefs And Final Outcomes For College Major And Dropout, Ralph Stinebrickner, Todd R. Stinebrickner

Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-5 Academic Performance And College Dropout: Using Longitudinal Expectations Data To Estimate A Learning Model, Ralph Stinebrickner, Todd R. Stinebrickner Jan 2013

2013-5 Academic Performance And College Dropout: Using Longitudinal Expectations Data To Estimate A Learning Model, Ralph Stinebrickner, Todd R. Stinebrickner

Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-1 Central Bank Laws And Monetary Policy Outcomes: A Three Decade Perspective, Michael Parkin Jan 2013

2013-1 Central Bank Laws And Monetary Policy Outcomes: A Three Decade Perspective, Michael Parkin

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-2 The Fisher Relation In The Great Depression And The Great Recession, David Laidler Jan 2013

2013-2 The Fisher Relation In The Great Depression And The Great Recession, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-3 The Effects Of Central Bank Independence And Inflation Targeting On Macroeconomic Performance: Evidence From Natural Experiments, Michael Parkin Jan 2013

2013-3 The Effects Of Central Bank Independence And Inflation Targeting On Macroeconomic Performance: Evidence From Natural Experiments, Michael Parkin

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-4 Three Revolutions In Macroeconomics: Their Nature And Influence, David Laidler Jan 2013

2013-4 Three Revolutions In Macroeconomics: Their Nature And Influence, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-5 Reassessing The Thesis Of The Monetary History, David Laidler Jan 2013

2013-5 Reassessing The Thesis Of The Monetary History, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-7 The Importance Of Financial Resources For Student Loan Repayment, Lance J. Lochner, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Utku Suleymanoglu Jan 2013

2013-7 The Importance Of Financial Resources For Student Loan Repayment, Lance J. Lochner, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Utku Suleymanoglu

Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-6 Immigrant Job Search Assimilation In Canada, Audra J. Bowlus, Masashi Miyairi, Chris Robinson Jan 2013

2013-6 Immigrant Job Search Assimilation In Canada, Audra J. Bowlus, Masashi Miyairi, Chris Robinson

Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-2 Are Exporters More Productive Than Non-Exporters?, David A. Rivers Jan 2013

2013-2 Are Exporters More Productive Than Non-Exporters?, David A. Rivers

Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-3 Analysis Of The Cslp Student Loan Defaulter Survey And Client Satisfaction Surveys, Lance J. Lochner, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Utku Suleymanoglu Jan 2013

2013-3 Analysis Of The Cslp Student Loan Defaulter Survey And Client Satisfaction Surveys, Lance J. Lochner, Todd R. Stinebrickner, Utku Suleymanoglu

Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-2 Correlated Equilibria And Communication Equilibria In All-Pay Auctions, Gregory Pavlov Jan 2013

2013-2 Correlated Equilibria And Communication Equilibria In All-Pay Auctions, Gregory Pavlov

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.