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The economic cost of childhood socio-economic disadvantage in Canada

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  • Olivier Thévenon
  • Chris Clarke
  • Gaëlle Simard-Duplain

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While child poverty has decreased significantly in recent years due to increased support for families with children, measures to assist socio-economically disadvantaged children only partially address their challenges. To enhance equality of opportunity and social mobility in Canada, it is crucial to strengthen efforts addressing the root causes of socio-economic disadvantages and bridge gaps in policies aimed at reducing child poverty. This paper presents an overview of child poverty trends in Canada and discusses the challenges associated with the Poverty Reduction Strategy aimed at enhancing equality of opportunity and social mobility.

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  • Olivier Thévenon & Chris Clarke & Gaëlle Simard-Duplain, 2024. "The economic cost of childhood socio-economic disadvantage in Canada," OECD Papers on Well-being and Inequalities 25, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:wiseaa:25-en
    DOI: 10.1787/7abf1837-en
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    Keywords

    child poverty; childhood disadvantage; children; education; health; inequality;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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