What are the long-term income consequences of interruptions to paid work? Little is known about the effects of labour market withdrawals for th efuture incomes of Canadian workers (though see Robinson, 1986 which looks at occupational attainment). Does an interruption result in a different...

This paper uses micro data from the 1988/89/90 Labour Market Activities Survey to study some behavioural implications of the Canadian maternity/parental benefits system. We find, first, that fertility behaviour is not significantly influenced by the availability of benefits, and, second, that...

What are the long-term income consequences of interruptions to paid work? Little is known about the effects of labour market withdrawals for th efuture incomes of Canadian workers (though see Robinson, 1986 which looks at occupational attainment). Does an interruption result in a different...

This paper uses micro data from the 1988/89/90 Labour Market Activities Survey to study some behavioural implications of the Canadian maternity/parental benefits system. We find, first, that fertility behaviour is not significantly influenced by the availability of benefits, and, second, that...