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Short-id: pto191

Working Papers

2025

1. The Minimum Wage, Turnover, and the Shape of the Wage Distribution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CLEF Working Paper Series, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo (2023) View citations (1)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (1)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) View citations (1)

2010

2. Provincial Nominee Programs: An Evaluation of the Earnings and Retention Rates of Nominees
   Departmental Working Papers, The University of Winnipeg, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2009

3. Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2010) View citations (8) (2010)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Prior host-country work experience and immigrant labor market outcomes: evidence from Canada
   IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2017, 6, (1), 1-22 View citations (4)

2013

2. Mandatory Retirement and the Employment Rights of Elderly Canadian Immigrants
   Canadian Public Policy, 2013, 39, (1), 135-152
3. Provincial Nominee Programs: An Evaluation of the Earnings and Settlement Rates of Nominees
   Canadian Public Policy, 2013, 39, (4), 603-618 View citations (4)

2011

4. Quantifying the Effects of the Provincial Nominee Programs
   Canadian Public Policy, 2011, 37, (4), 495-512 View citations (10)

2010

5. Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2010, 43, (1), 373-403 View citations (8)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2010, 43, (1), 373-403 (2010) View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts, IFS Working Papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)

2007

6. Do tariff reductions affect the wages of workers in protected industries? Evidence from the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2007, 40, (1), 69-92 View citations (6)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2007, 40, (1), 69-92 (2007) View citations (4)