Does Adjusting for Family Size Eliminate the Partnership Benefit?
In this blog post, Leslie McCall considers whether adjusting for family size eliminates economic benefits for families headed by couples compared to those headed by single people.
Couples with (Economic) Benefits
In this blog post, Leslie McCall discusses how marriage and cohabitation — relative to being single — affect where men and women fall along the income distribution.
The Decline of Income in the Bottom Half of the United States
In this blog post, Nishant Yonzan looks at three definitions of income and finds they all show significant drops in prosperity for the bottom 50 percent.
Intergenerational Mobility Between and Within Canada and the United States
M. Connolly, M. Corak, and C. Haeck. Journal of Labor Economics. vol. 37, no. s2. 2019.
The Canadian Geography of Intergenerational Mobility
M. Corak. The Economic Journal. uez019. 2019.
Financial Post: Canada’s Income Ladder Is Easier to Climb Than America’s, but It’s Way Smaller
In this article, the Financial Post's William Watson explores a study by Miles Corak, Marie Connolly and Catherine Haeck on the intergenerational transmission of income inequality in Canada and the United States.
Economic Self-Reliance and Gender Inequality Between U.S. Men and Women, 1970–2010
D. Bloome, D. Burk, and L. McCall. American Journal of Sociology. vol. 124, no. 5. 2019.
Income Level and Income Inequality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, c. 14-700
B. Milanovic. The Review of Income and Wealth. vol. 65, no. 1. pp. 1-20. 2019.
Panel: Discussing a ‘Maximum Wage’
Janet Gornick, Chuck Collins, and Sam Pizzigati engage in a discussion on addressing income inequality.
Panel: Workers and Wages in America Today
In this video, a panel of experts examines the power, or weakness, of the American worker.