The prince and the pauper: Movement of children up and down the Canadian income distribution
Authors: Peter Burton, Shelley Phipps, and Lihui Zhang
Overview
Abstract (English)
This paper uses longitudinal microdata from the Statistics Canada National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to study the family income dynamics of Canadian children from the time they are 4 or 5 until they are 14 or 15. Dynamics of family income have been studied less often than dynamics of child poverty. Yet we argue that from the perspective of equity, it is important to know the extent to which some children are always affluent while other children are always poor. Also, since our social safety net is designed to shelter Canadians, including children, from both economic hardship and economic loss, it is also important, from the perspective of policy, to assess risk factors for persistent low income as well as correlates of major economic loss.
Abstract (French)
Dans cet article, nous examinons la dynamique des revenus des familles canadiennes avec enfants pendant la période où ceux-ci passent de l’âge de 4-5 ansà l’âge de 14-15 ans. On a beaucoup moinsétudié jusqu’à maintenant la dynamique des revenus familiaux que la dynamique de la pauvreté chez les enfants. Mais nous croyons que, dès que l’on pose l’équité commeétant une valeur importante, il est essentiel d’établir comment et pourquoi certains enfants sont toujours riches alors que d’autres sont toujours pauvres. De plus,étant donné que le filet social est conçu pour protéger les Canadiens – dont les enfants – sur le plan financier contre des difficultés (par exemple grâceà l’aide sociale) ou des pertes (par exemple grâceà l’assurance-emploi), il estégalement important, en matière de politiques publiques, d’évaluer les facteurs de risque liésà un bas niveau de revenu età des pertes financières importantes.
Details
Type | Journal article |
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Author | Peter Burton, Shelley Phipps, and Lihui Zhang |
Publication Year | 2014 |
Title | The prince and the pauper: Movement of children up and down the Canadian income distribution |
Volume | 40 |
Journal Name | Canadian Public Policy |
Number | 2 |
Pages | 111-125 |
Publication Language | English |
- Peter Burton
- Peter Burton, Shelley Phipps, and Lihui Zhang
- The prince and the pauper: Movement of children up and down the Canadian income distribution
- Canadian Public Policy
- 40
- 2014
- 2
- 111-125