The Impact of Redistribution on Income Inequality in Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2010

Andrew Sharpe () and Evan Capeluck

No 2012-08, CSLS Research Reports from Centre for the Study of Living Standards

Abstract: The objective of this report is to provide an overview of trends in income inequality, defined as the Gini coefficient, in Canada and the provinces over the 1981-2010 period and to investigate the impact of redistributive policies – namely, taxes and transfers – on these trends.Income inequality is measured in terms of market income, total income, and after-tax income, with the latter considered the most important from a well-being perspective.

Date: 2012-09
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