The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men [electronic Resource] : Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Data

The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men [electronic Resource] : Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Data
Author: Miles R. (Miles Raymond) Corak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1998
Genre: Age distribution (Demography)
ISBN: 9780660176116

Our objective is to obtain an accurate estimate of the degree of intergenerational income mobility in Canada. We use income tax information on about 400,000 father-son pairs, and find intergenerational earnings elasticities to be about 0.2. Earnings mobility tends to be slightly greater than income mobility, but non-parametric techniques uncover significant non-linearities in both of these relationships. Intergenerational earnings mobility is greater at the lower end of the income distribution than at the upper end, and displays an inverted V-shape elsewhere. Intergenerational income mobility follows roughly the same pattern, but is much lower at the very top of the income distribution.

The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men

The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men
Author: Miles Corak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre:
ISBN:

Our objective is to obtain an accurate estimate of the degree of intergenerational income mobility in Canada. We use income tax information on about 400,000 father-son pairs, and find intergenerational earnings elasticities to be about 0.2. Earnings mobility tends to be slightly greater than income mobility, but non-parametric techniques uncover significant non-linearities in both of these relationships. Intergenerational earnings mobility is greater at the lower end of the income distribution than at the upper end, and displays an inverted V-shape elsewhere. Intergenerational income mobility follows roughly the same pattern, but is much lower at the very top of the income distribution.

The Intergenerational Income Mobility of Canadian Men

The Intergenerational Income Mobility of Canadian Men
Author: Miles Corak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1991
Genre: Child support
ISBN:

In this paper we use administrative data associated with the tax system to: (1) document the extent of intergenerational income mobility among Canadian men: and (2) estimate the income disadvange (in adulthood) of being raised in a low income household. We find that there is considerable intergenerational income mobility in Canada among middle income earners, but that the inheritance of economic status is significant at both the very top and very bottom of the income distribution. About one-third of those in the bottom quartile were raised by fathers who occupied the same position in the income distribution. In fact, the income advantage of someone who has a father in the top decile over someone who had a father in the bottom decile is in the order of 40%. We also discuss some of the policy implications of these findings, as well as some of their limitations and the directions implied for future research.

The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men

The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men
Author: Miles Corak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre:
ISBN:

Our objective is to obtain an accurate estimate of the degree of intergenerational income mobility in Canada. We use income tax information on about 400,000 father-son pairs, and find intergenerational earnings elasticities to be about 0.2. Earnings mobility tends to be slightly greater than income mobility, but non-parametric techniques uncover significant non-linearities in both of these relationships. Intergenerational earnings mobility is greater at the lower end of the income distribution than at the upper end, and displays an inverted V-shape elsewhere. Intergenerational income mobility follows roughly the same pattern, but is much lower at the very top of the income distribution.

Catching Up? Intergenerational Mobility and Children of Immigrants

Catching Up? Intergenerational Mobility and Children of Immigrants
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2017-12-21
Genre:
ISBN: 926428804X

This publication includes cross-country comparative work and provides new insights on the complex issue of the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage for native-born children of immigrants.

Earnings Dynamics and Inequality Among Canadian Men, 1976-1992

Earnings Dynamics and Inequality Among Canadian Men, 1976-1992
Author: Michael Baker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1999
Genre: Economic surveys
ISBN:

Several recent studies have found that earnings inequality in Canada has grown considerably since the late 1970's. Using an extraordinary data base drawn from longitudinal income tax records, we decompose this growth in earnings inequality into its persistent and transitory components. We find that the growth in earnings inequality reflects both an increase in long-run inequality and an increase in earnings instability. The large size of our earnings panel allows us to estimate and test richer models of earnings dynamics than could be supported by the relatively small panel surveys used in U.S. research. The Canadian data strongly reject several restrictions commonly imposed in the U.S. literature, and they also suggest that imposing these evidently false restrictions may lead to distorted inferences about earnings dynamics and inequality trends.

The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality

The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality
Author: Wiemer Salverda
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2009-02-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0191552356

The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality presents a new and challenging analysis of economic inequality, focusing primarily on economic inequality in highly developed countries. Bringing together the world's top scholars this comprehensive and authoritative volume contains an impressive array of original research on topics ranging from gender to happiness, from poverty to top incomes, and from employers to the welfare state. The authors give their view on the state-of-the-art of scientific research in their fields of expertise and add their own stimulating visions on future research. Ideal as an overview of the latest, cutting-edge research on economic inequality, this is a must have reference for students and researchers alike.

Mobility and Inequality

Mobility and Inequality
Author: Stephen L. Morgan
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780804752497

This book is a collection of original research from the leading scholars in sociology and economics studying mobility and inequality. The volume brings together the state-of-the-art in the field and sets the agenda for future research.

Economics In Practice: Evidence-based Policymaking In Singapore

Economics In Practice: Evidence-based Policymaking In Singapore
Author: Ming Leong Kuan
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2021-12-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9811250030

Singapore is recognised to be one of the most successful economies in the world given its rapid economic and social transformation. Its success is the result of a judicious blend of markets and government, high-quality governance, and public policies that are coherent, consistent and coordinated.This book showcases the contribution of Economics to Singapore's public policymaking. To illustrate the diverse areas that economic analysis has contributed to, this book comprises three sections that span the economic and non-economic policy domains in Singapore. Section I covers economic policies relating to economic growth, trade, investments, productivity, innovation, industrial development, the enterprise landscape and manpower. Section II highlights socioeconomic and security policies, and covers themes such as income inequality and mobility, families, healthcare costs and crime. In Section III, the focus is on infrastructural policies relating to the environment, housing and land transport.This book commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Singapore Government's Economist Service. As the premier service for economists in the Singapore public sector, the Economist Service plays an integral role in supporting evidence-based policymaking through rigorous economic research and analysis of public policies.

Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality

Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality
Author: Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2024-05-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1800888260

The Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality is motivated by a core question in social science: to what extent does one’s family background and childhood experience predict success in life? Bringing together experts in their respective fields from across the globe, this innovative Research Handbook provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary account of the rich research on intergenerational inequality, focusing on its origins in sociology and economics. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.