Miles Corak

Statistics Canada

Family and Labour Studies

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6

Canada

University of Ottawa

2292 Edwin Crescent

Ottawa, Ontario K2C 1H7

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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1.

Principles and Practicalities for Measuring Child Poverty in the Rich Countries

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 04 May 2005
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
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Family Income and Participation in Post-Secondary Education

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 26 Jan 2004
Miles Corak, Garth Lipps and John Zhao
Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
Downloads 909 (52,877)

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university, educational finance, intergenerational mobility

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Do Poor Children Become Poor Adults? Lessons from a Cross Country Comparison of Generational Earnings Mobility

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1993
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 08 Mar 2006
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
Downloads 789 (64,073)
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poverty, generational mobility

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Intergenerational Education Mobility Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3759
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Oct 2008
Abdurrahman Aydemir, Wen-Hao Chen and Miles Corak
Sabanci University, OECD and Statistics Canada
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immigrants, education, intergenerational mobility

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Inequality During the Early Years: Child Outcomes and Readiness to Learn in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6120
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 28 Nov 2011
Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel and Elizabeth Washbrook
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), Statistics Canada, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and University of Bristol
Downloads 335 (180,784)

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children, education, socio-economic inequalities

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Child Poverty and Changes in Child Poverty in Rich Countries Since 1990

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 25 Apr 2005
Wen-Hao Chen and Miles Corak
OECD and Statistics Canada
Downloads 317 (191,625)
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poverty, children, social polic

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Inequality from Generation to Generation: The United States in Comparison

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9929
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Jun 2016
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
Downloads 315 (192,954)
Citation 42

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equality of opportunity, intergenerational mobility

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The Impact of Tax and Transfer Systems on Children in the European Union

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 11 May 2005
Miles Corak, Christine Lietz and Holly Sutherland
Statistics Canada, University of Cambridge and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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poverty, children, social policy

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The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men: Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Data

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The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men: Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Data

Statistics Canada Working Paper No. 113
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Nov 1998
Miles Corak and Andrew Heisz
Statistics Canada and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
Downloads 301 (201,178)
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The Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility of Canadian Men: Evidence from Longitudinal Income Tax Data

Posted: 21 Jan 2000
Miles Corak and Andrew Heisz
Statistics Canada and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch

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Death and Divorce: The Long-Term Consequences of Parental Loss on Adolescents

Statistics Canada Analytical Studies Working Paper No. 135
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Jan 2000
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
Downloads 292 (209,195)
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Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, and Intergenerational Mobility

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7520
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Aug 2013
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
Downloads 200 (302,768)
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human capital, intergenerational mobility, inequality

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Economic Mobility, Family Background, and the Well-Being of Children in the United States and Canada

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4814
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 15 Mar 2010
Miles Corak, Lori Curtis and Shelley Phipps
Statistics Canada, Dalhousie University and Dalhousie University - Department of Economics
Downloads 196 (308,463)
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intergenerational mobility, children, Canada, United States

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Age at Immigration and the Education Outcomes of Children

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Age at Immigration and the Education Outcomes of Children

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Dec 2011
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
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children, educational attainment, high school graduates, high school leavers, immigrants, immigration

Age at Immigration and the Education Outcomes of Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6072
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 13 Nov 2011
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
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education, immigration, children

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Unemployment in the Stock and Flow

Statistics Canada Working Paper #97
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Dec 1996
Miles Corak, Michael Baker and Andrew Heisz
Statistics Canada, University of Toronto - Department of Economics and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
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The Duration of Unemployment: A User Guide

Statistics Canada Working Paper 84
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Sep 1996
Miles Corak and Andrew Heisz
Statistics Canada and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
Downloads 169 (352,210)
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Alternative Measures of the Average Duration of Unemployment

Statistics Canada Working Paper 83
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Aug 1996
Miles Corak and Andrew Heisz
Statistics Canada and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
Downloads 158 (373,020)
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Intergenerational Influences on the Receipt of Unemployment Insurance in Canada and Sweden

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 21 Nov 2000
Miles Corak, Björn Gustafsson and Torun Osterberg
Statistics Canada, University of Gothenburg - Department of Social Work and University of Gothenburg - Department of Social Work
Downloads 149 (391,677)
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Unemployment insurance, intergenerational mobility, unemployment

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'Inequality is the Root of Social Evil,' or Maybe Not? Two Stories About Inequality and Public Policy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11005
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 25 Sep 2017
Miles Corak
Statistics Canada
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inequality, poverty, middle class, top incomes, social mobility

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers in Canada and Denmark

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5593
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Mar 2011
Paul Bingley, Miles Corak and Niels Westergaard-Nielsen
Aarhus University - National Centre for Register-Based Research, Statistics Canada and Copenhagen Business School
Downloads 139 (413,905)
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intergenerational mobility, job search, equality of opportunity

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Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and the Inheritance of Employers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4876
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Apr 2010
Miles Corak and Patrizio Piraino
Statistics Canada and University of Cape Town - Faculty of Commerce - School of Economics
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intergenerational mobility, job search, networks

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The Intergenerational Income Mobility of Canadian Men

Statistics Canada Working Paper No. 89
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 21 Aug 1998
Miles Corak and Andrew Heisz
Statistics Canada and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
Downloads 117 (472,858)
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Intergenerational Earnings Mobility Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2085
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 25 Apr 2006
Abdurrahman Aydemir, Wen-Hao Chen and Miles Corak
Sabanci University, OECD and Statistics Canada
Downloads 108 (501,745)
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immigrants, children, generational mobility

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A Portrait of Child Poverty in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1528, RWI: Discussion Paper No. 26
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Mar 2005
Miles Corak, Michael Fertig and Marcus Tamm
Statistics Canada, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and RWI
Downloads 107 (508,604)

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poverty dynamics, poverty duration, immigrant households

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Don't Forget the Kids: How Immigrant Policy Can Help Immigrants' Children

C.D. Howe Institute E-brief 174
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 16 May 2014
Colin Busby and Miles Corak
C.D. Howe Institute and Statistics Canada
Downloads 106 (508,604)
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Social Policy; Immigrant; Children

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Firms, Industries, and Unemployment Insurance: An Analysis Using Employer-Employee Data

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Aug 2003
Miles Corak and Wen-Hao Chen
Statistics Canada and OECD
Downloads 87 (579,093)
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Unemployment Insurance, Payroll Taxes

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4819
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 22 Mar 2010
Miles Corak and Patrizio Piraino
Statistics Canada and University of Cape Town - Faculty of Commerce - School of Economics
Downloads 76 (626,214)
Citation 12

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intergenerational mobility, job search

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Differences in the Distribution of High School Achievement: The Role of Class Size and Time-in-Term

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4824
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Mar 2010
Miles Corak and Darren Lauzon
Statistics Canada and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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educational economics, human capital, input-output analysis

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Intergenerational Mobility between and within Canada and the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w25735
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023
Marie Connolly, Miles Corak and Catherine Haeck
University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) - Department of Economics, Statistics Canada and Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE)
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