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Differences in Earnings and Wages Distributions Between Canada and the United States: An Application of a Semi- Parametric Estimator of Distribution Functions with Covariates

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Donald, S.G.
Green, D.A.
Paarsch, H.J.

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Paper provided by UBC Department of Economics in its series UBC Departmental Archives with number 95-34.

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Date of creation: 1995
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Keywords: WAGES; LABOUR MARKET;

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  4. David Card & Thomas Lemieux & W. Craig Riddell, 2004. "Unions and Wage Inequality," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 25(4), pages 519-562, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Hanratty, Maria J & Blank, Rebecca M, 1992. "Down and Out in North America: Recent Trends in Poverty Rates in the United States and Canada," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 107(1), pages 233-54, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  10. Fortin, N.M. & Lemieux, T., 1996. "Rank Regressions, Wage Distributions and the Gender Gap," Cahiers de recherche 9607, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ.
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  11. Beach, Charles M & Davidson, Russell, 1983. "Distribution-Free Statistical Inference with Lorenz Curves and Income Shares," Review of Economic Studies, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 50(4), pages 723-35, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  13. Gritz, R Mark & MaCurdy, Thomas, 1992. "Unemployment Compensation and Episodes of Nonemployment," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 183-204.
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  1. François Bourguignon & Francisco Ferreira & Phillippe Leite, 2008. "Beyond Oaxaca–Blinder: Accounting for differences in household income distributions," Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer, vol. 6(2), pages 117-148, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Gordon Anderson, 2001. "The Power And Size Of Nonparametric Tests For Common Distributional Characteristics," Econometric Reviews, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 1-30. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Stuart Landon, 1997. "High School Enrollment, Minimum Wages and Education Spending," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 23(2), pages 141-163, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Paul A. Storer & Marc A. van Audenrode, 1998. "Exploring the Links between Wage Inequality and Unemployment: A Comparison of Canada and the US," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 24(s1), pages 233-253, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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