Distribution of Income and Wealth in Ontario – Theory and Evidence Beach

Distribution of Income and Wealth in OntarioTheory and Evidence\nAuthor(s): Charles Beach, Frank Flatters, David Card\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9780802033697, 978-0802033697\nSynopsis\nDistribution analysis has advanced remarkably in recent years, and this is a valuable application of its principles to a Canadian context. The book provides an extensive survey of recent literature and a new source of income and wealth distribution data for Ontario, drawn from newly available microdata sets. It also presents an evaluation of the data as a basis for measuring inequality in the distribution of economic and well-being.\n\n The empirical results illustrate how incomes vary significantly with age according to labour market attachment and experience, educational attainment and occupation, transfer receipts, and investment benefits. Similarly, strong age effects on net worth account reflect life-cycle pat.