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Earnings of Couples with High and Low Levels of Education, 1980-2000

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  • Johnson, Anick
  • Morissette, Rene
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    This study explores the labour market performance of low and high educated couples using Census data for the period 1980 to 2000.

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    Paper provided by Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch in its series Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series with number 2004230e.

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    Date of creation: 13 Oct 2004
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    Keywords: Education; training and learning; Educational attainment; Household; family and personal income; Income; pensions; spending and wealth; Job training and educational attainment; Labour; Outcomes of education; Wages; salaries and other earnings;

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    1. Picot, Garnett & Morissette, Rene, 2005. "Low-paid Work and Economically Vulnerable Families over the Last Two Decades," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005248e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    2. Picot, Garnett & Morissette, Rene, 2005. "Summary Of: Low-paid Work and Economically Vulnerable Families over the Last Two Decades," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005249e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.

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