Preliminary Program
Conference onLabour Market Transitions and Income DynamicsPresented byCanadian Employment Research Forum (CERF)Statistics Canada - Human Resources Development CanadaA Joint Conference with the Canadian Economics AssociationUniversity of Ottawa28-29 May 1998 |
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Thursday, 28 May |
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Session 1: OPENING |
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Welcoming remarks |
Craig Riddell, CERF & University of British Columbia (or Ging Wong) |
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New Federal-Provincial Partnerships and Information Needs |
Jim Armstrong, Centre for Strategic Management |
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New Data Overviews |
Maryanne Webber & Garnett Picot, Statistics Canada, Anne Routhier (HRDC) & Thomas Crossley (York University) |
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Session 2: THE FAMILY |
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Chair: |
Bob Glossop, Vanier Institute of the Family |
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Revenue après séparation - le cas des personnes sans enfant |
Diane Galarneau & Jim Sturrock, Statistics Canada |
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Discussant: |
Monica Boyd, Florida State University & Statistics Canada |
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The Long-Term Consequences of Growing Up With a Single Parent |
Miles Corak & Andrew Heisz, Statistics Canada |
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Discussant: |
Shelley Phipps, Dalhousie University |
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Multivariate Duration Models, Labour Supply and the Presence of Young Children |
Padma Rao Sahib, Concordia University |
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Discussant: |
Douglas Norris, Statistics Canada |
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Economic Circumstances and the Stability of Non-Marital Cohabitation |
Zheng Wu, University of Victoria |
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Discussant: |
Guy Lacroix, Université Laval |
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Session 3: INCOME DYNAMICS |
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Chair: |
Mike Sheridan, Statistics Canada |
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La dynamique du travail et du revenu dans le secteur culturel canadien |
Benoît Laplante, Université du Québec |
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(Heritage Canada) |
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Income and Employment Dynamics in Rural Areas: The Risk of Social Exclusion |
Esperanza Vera-Toscano, St. Mary's - Kings' College |
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Discussant: |
Lars Osberg, Dalhousie University |
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Earnings Dynamics |
David M. Gray, University of Ottawa & Ross Finnie, Queen's University and Statistics Canada |
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Discussant: |
René Morrissette, Statistics Canada |
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What Do People Do When They Are Laid Off? |
Paul Bernard & Stephane Crespo, Univerité de Montréal, & Johanne Boisjoly, Université du Québec à Rimouski |
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Discussant: |
Arthur Sweetman, University of Victoria |
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Session 4: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE |
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Chair: |
Norine Smith, Human Resources Development Canada |
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Structural Estimation of the Effects of UI Benefits in Search Activities |
Christian Belzil, Concordia University |
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Discussant: |
Miles Corak, Statistics Canada |
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Job Starts and Job Finds: Does UI Subsidize Search or Leisure? |
Thomas Crossley & Pokman Chak, York University & Peter Kuhn, McMaster University |
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Discussant: |
Dwayne Benjamin, University of Toronto |
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Réclamation de l'assurance-chômage et retour sur le marché du travail |
Jean-François Bertrand, Marc Van Audenrode et Jean-Yves Duclos, Université Laval |
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Discussant: |
David Green, University of British Columbia |
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Evaluation of 1994 UI Reform Impacts on Canadians |
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Overview Presentation: |
Ging Wong, CERF & HRDC |
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Panel Discussion: |
Peter Kuhn, Stephen Jones, McMaster University, Marc Van Audenrode, Université Laval & Thomas Crossley, York University |
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Friday, 29 May |
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Session 5: LOW INCOME |
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Chair: |
Andrew Sharpe, Centre for the Study of Living Standards |
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The Persistence of Low Income Spells in Canada, 1982-1993 |
Mireille Laroche, Department of Finance Canada |
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Discussant: |
Ken Battle, Caledon Institute |
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Why People Move Into and Out of Low Income? |
Nathalie Noreau, Garnett Picot & Myles Zyblock, Statistics Canada |
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Discussant: |
Peter Kuhn, McMaster University |
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The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases on the Employment and Earnings of Low-Wage Workers: A Dynamic Analysis Using Longitudinal Data |
Jane Friesen & Krishna Pendakur, Simon Fraser University |
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Discussant: |
Thomas Lemieux, Université de Montréal |
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Session 6: YOUTH |
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Chair: |
Jean-Pierre Voyer, Human Resources Development Canada |
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A Dynamic Analysis of the School-to-Work Transition of Post-Secondary Graduates |
Ross Finnie, Queens' University & Statistics Canada |
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Discussant: |
Christopher Ferrall, Queens' University |
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Estimating the Earnings Losses of Young Displaced Workers |
Lori G. Kletzer & Robert W. Fairlie, University of California |
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Discussant: |
Marc Van Audenrode, Université Laval |
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The Re-employment Outcomes of Youth |
Ging Wong, Christopher Riddell & Gordon Dicks |
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Discussant: |
Gordon Betcherman, Queens' University and CPPN |
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Session 7: SOCIAL ASSISTANCE |
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Chair: |
Ian McKinnon, Former Deputy Minister, Social Assistance, British Columbia |
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The Dynamics of Income Assistance: Estimates from the Self-Sufficiency Project |
Christopher Ferrall, Queens' University & Laura Brown, University of Manitoba |
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Discussant: |
Alice Nakamura, University of Alberta |
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An Empirical Analysis of the Transitions Between UI, Welfare and the Labour Market in Quebec |
Bernard Fortin et Guy Lacroix, Université Laval |
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Discussant: |
Jon Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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The Effects of High School Graduation on Income Assistance Recipiency |
David Green, University of British Columbia & William Warburton, Government of British Columbia |
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Discussant: |
Martin Dooley, McMaster University |
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Session 8: EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS I |
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Chair: |
Michael McCracken, Informetrica Ltd. |
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Transition from Labour Market to Retirement: Determinants of Canada Pension Plan Take-up |
Emile Tompa, McMaster University |
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Discussant: |
John Myles, Florida State University & Statistics Canada |
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Adverse Selection and Unemployment Dynamics: Evidence from the Canadian Out-of-Employment Panel |
Kevin Lang & Nuria Rodriguez-Planas, Boston University |
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Discussant: |
Lori Kletzer, University of California at Santa Cruz |
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Session 9: EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS II |
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Chair: |
CERF Co-chair |
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In and Out of the Labour Market: Long-Term Income Consequences of Interruptions in Women's Paid Work |
Shelley Phipps & Peter Burton, Dalhousie University |
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Discussant: |
Nicole Fortin, Université de Montréal |
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Hirings and Separations from the Canadian Labour Force Survey |
Georges Lemaître, OECD |
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Discussant: |
Deborah Sunter, Statistics Canada |
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Closing Remarks |
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Note: Chairs and Discussants are proposed, to be confirmed.