Low-income intensity during the 1990s: The role of economic growth, employment earnings and social transfers

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL, 2003, Pages

  Picot, G ^b   Morissette, R ^b   Myles, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY;

CANADA;

EID: 12244277626     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552275     Document Type: Article

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