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abstract: 'This article assesses age-based income inequality among employed
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Canadians using Canadian Census data over a 15-year period from 1996 to
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2011. We show that income inequality has risen for groups of older
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workers since 1996 and that incomes have polarized based on level of
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education and occupation. More specifically, we find that wages have
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stagnated for those with lower levels of education and those not
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employed in management or upper-level professional occupations. Few
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Canadians experienced noticeable income gains (and this is more
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pronounced for men than for women) suggesting that many older workers
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have fallen into relative economic hardship since 1996. We argue that
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this is because, at least in part, Canadian policies have failed to
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adequately consider the dilemma that older workers face when they lose
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their jobs in an economy that requires more highly skilled workers now
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than was true in the past. We argue that increasing the pension
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eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS) may put older Canadian
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workers at heightened risk of experiencing income insecurity. Hence,
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changes to OAS must be linked to new labor market and education policy
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so that older workers can gain the skills they need to remain in and
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compete for well-paying jobs later life.'
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affiliation: 'Curtis, J; McMullin, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Western Ontario,
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Dept Sociol, Social Sci Ctr, Room 5306, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada.
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Curtis, Josh; McMullin, Julie, Univ Western Ontario, Dept Sociol, London, ON N6A
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5C2, Canada.'
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author: Curtis, Josh and McMullin, Julie
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author_list:
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- family: Curtis
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given: Josh
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- family: McMullin
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given: Julie
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1093/workar/waw003
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eissn: 2054-4650
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files: []
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issn: 2054-4642
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journal: WORK AGING AND RETIREMENT
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language: English
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month: JUL
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '45'
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pages: 359-371
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papis_id: 2f4ecbe80939c164ae1d339d8fed88ad
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ref: Curtis2016olderworkers
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times-cited: '4'
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title: 'Older Workers and the Diminishing Return of Employment: Changes in Age-Based
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Income Inequality in Canada, 1996-2011'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000378242600006
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '16'
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volume: '2'
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web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor; Psychology, Applied; Management
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year: '2016'
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