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The Human Development Index In Canada: Ranking the Provinces and Territories Internationally, 2000-2015: An Update

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  • James Uguccioni, Andrew Sharpe and Richard Beard

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Overall, our report highlights the diverse human development experiences of Canadians that are concealed by Canada’s overall HDI.

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  • James Uguccioni, Andrew Sharpe and Richard Beard, 2017. "The Human Development Index In Canada: Ranking the Provinces and Territories Internationally, 2000-2015: An Update," CSLS Research Reports 2017-06, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
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    Keywords

    Human Development Index; International Index; Income; Life expectancy; Education; Well-Being; Canada;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • F00 - International Economics - - General - - - General
    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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