Are estimates of earnings inequality sensitive to measurement choices? A case study of Canada in the 1980s
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- Eric G. Moore & Michael A. Pacey, 2003. "Changing Income Inequality and Immigration in Canada, 19801995," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 29(1), pages 33-51, March.
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