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"Fair" inequality? Attitudes toward pay differentials: The United States in comparative perspective
(2006-06)Are American attitudes toward economic inequality different from those in other countries? One tradition in sociology suggests American "exceptionalism," while another argues for convergence across nations in social norms, ... -
Federal Expenditures in Canada: The Millennial Vision and its Tensions
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Fetching Water in Rural India
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Fishing in different pools: Job-search strategies and job-finding success in Canada in the early 1980s
(University of Chicago, acting through its Press, 1993-04)The job-search methods of jobless workers are examined in an analysis that emphasizes sample selectivity in choice of job-search strategies, especially the use of public employment agencies. Longitudinal data from the Labor ... -
How Much does Employment Matter for Inequality in Canada and Elsewhere?
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How Much Income Tax Could Canada's Top 1% Pay?
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How much of Canada's unemployment is structural?
(2000-07)This paper starts from the definition that "structural unemployment occurs when workers are unable to fill available jobs because they lack the skills, do not live where jobs are available, or are unwilling to work at the ... -
How should we measure poverty in a changing world? Methodological issues and Chinese case study
(2007)No abstract available.