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Income Inequality

Rising income inequality has long been at the forefront of public debate in Canada, yet there is still much to be learned about the economic forces driving the distribution of earnings and income in this country and how they might evolve. In collaboration with the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network, we gathered some of the country’s leading experts to provide new evidence on the causes and effects of rising income inequality in Canada and to consider the role of policy. This work is now published in the volume Income Inequality: The Canadian Story, which was awarded the 2017 Doug Purvis Memorial Prize, presented annually to the authors of a highly significant written contribution to Canadian economic policy. A follow-up book on Universal Basic Income was published in 2023. To purchase a copy of either publication, please visit the IRPP store. This research program was directed by France St-Hilaire.

 

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