Transfer Payments and Other Determinants of Working Poverty in Canada 1971-90

dc.contributor.author	Dholakia, Ravindra H.
dc.contributor.author	Dholakia, Archana R.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-17T08:39:23Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-17T08:39:23Z
dc.date.copyright	1993-11
dc.date.issued	2012-10-17T08:39:23Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11718/11255
dc.description.abstract	Government policy of reducing transfer payments drastically is based on arguments of strong preference for leisure by the beneficiaries. Since this has direct bearing on working poverty, empirical evidence on the relationship between the incidence of working poverty and transfer payments in Canada is presented in the paper. Different categories of working poor are considered separately and determinants identified. Impact of unemployment benefits and other transfer payments on working poverty is examined holding other factors constant. Our finding suggests that cuts in transfer payments are likely to impose considerable social coasts in terms of raising the incidence of working poverty in Canada.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	WP;1993/1152
dc.subject	Working Poverty	en
dc.subject	Canada	en
dc.subject	Transfer Payments	en
dc.subject	Goverment policy	en
dc.title	Transfer Payments and Other Determinants of Working Poverty in Canada 1971-90	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en