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Une nouvelle perspective des tendances de l'inegalite des revenus au Canada et aux Etats-Unis

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  • Wolfson, Michael
  • Murphy, Brian B

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Il est generalement admis que la societe americaine est a la fois plus riche et plus inegale que la societe canadienne, et que l'inegalite entre l'une et l'autre s'est accentuee ces dernieres decennies. Il est vrai que l'inegalite des gains a augmente dans les deux pays de 1974 a 1985. Cependant, si elle a generalement progresse aux Etats-Unis, l'inegalite des gains a diminue tres legerement au Canada dans la periode 1985-1995. En meme temps, chose qui peut surprendre, la polarisation - l'eloignement de la distribution des revenus par rapport a la mediane - a diminue dans les deux pays depuis une decennie. Lorsqu'on tient compte du role des impots sur le revenu et des transferts gouvernementaux, les revenus disponibles des familles sont plus egaux au Canada, mais plus inegaux aux Etats-Unis. Enfin, une grande partie des familles canadiennes avaient un pouvoir d'achat plus grand, en chiffres absolus, que leurs homologues americaines.

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  • Wolfson, Michael & Murphy, Brian B, 1998. "Une nouvelle perspective des tendances de l'inegalite des revenus au Canada et aux Etats-Unis," Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche 1998124f, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp3f:1998124f
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    1. Gray, David & Finnie, Ross & Beach, Charles M., 2006. "Sommaire de : L'effet des conditions macroeconomiques sur l'instabilite et l'inegalite a long terme des gains des travailleurs au Canada," Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche 2006269f, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques.

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