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The short-term effect of COVID-19 on self-employed workers in Canada
Beland, Louis-Philippe; Fakorede, Oluwatobi; Mikola, Derek - 2020
Using the Canadian Labour Force Survey, we document the short-term impact of COVID-19 on self-employed individuals in Canada, which we interpret as small business owners. We document an important decrease in business ownership between February 2020 and May 2020 (-14.8 percent for incorporated...
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Canadian small businesses' employees and owners during COVID-19
Beland, Louis-Philippe; Fakorede, Oluwatobi; Mikola, Derek - 2020
research confirms increasing employment, hours worked, and small business ownership as provinces began reopening their …
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The economy and suicide : economic perspectives on suicide
Lester, David; Yang Lester, Bijou - 1997
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A comparative analysis of the labour market performance of university‐educated immigrants in Australia, Canada, and the United States : does policy matter?
Clarke, Andrew; Ferrer, Ana M.; Skuterud, Mikal - 2018
influence the labour market performance of skilled immigrants. Our estimates point to improvements in employment rates and …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Labour Market Performance of University‐Educated Immigrants in Australia, Canada, and the United States : Does Policy Matter?
Clarke, Andrew James - 2018
influence the labour market performance of skilled immigrants. Our estimates point to improvements in employment rates and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926700
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Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index : A New Employment Series for the US, Canada, and the UK
Akcigit, Ufuk; Chhina, Raman; Cilasun, Seyit Mümin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Small and young businesses are essential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Even most of the superstar firms start their business life small and then grow over time. Small firms have less internal resources, which makes them more fragile and sensitive to macroeconomic conditions....
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Do downturns cause desperation? : the effect of economic conditions on suicide rates in Canada
Piérard, Emmaunuelle; Grootendorst, Paul V. - In: Applied economics 46 (2014) 10/12, pp. 1081-1092
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Do labor market institutions influence suicide mortality? : an international panel data analysis
Breuer, Christian; Rottmann, Horst - 2014
relatively strict employment protection regulations have a positive influence on suicide mortality. These findings indicate that …We examine the economic and social determinants of suicide mortality in a panel of 25 OECD countries over the period … 1970 - 2011 and explicitly analyze the effects of unemployment and labor market institutions on suicide rates. In line with …
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Mortality differentials by religious denomination in Vienna 1981 - 2002
Klotz, Johannes; Gisser, Richard - 2015
their low overall mortality level, people with no religion face excess suicide mortality. …
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The midlife crisis
Giuntella, Osea; McManus, Sally; Mujcic, Redzo; Oswald, … - 2022
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