Labour market impact of a work earnings exemption on benefits for low‑income seniors / Edouard Imbeau. : Em12-68/2020E-PDF
"In 2008, the Canadian government significantly increased the work earnings exemption on benefits for low-income seniors (Guaranteed Income Supplement and Allowances). The new policy allows seniors to earn up to $3500 without having their benefits reduced. This paper examines the impact of this policy change on labour market outcomes, using T1 tax data. The study uses a control group in a difference-in-difference framework to take into account the increase in labour market participation of all seniors during this period. Results show the policy increased employment rates by one percentage point among 60-64 year old recipients. Among 60-64 year old recipients who worked for an employer, the policy increased work earnings by 15%. Results for older seniors were not as conclusive, but suggested similar increases in work earnings among those who worked. These results are significant given the relatively small policy change involved"--Abstract, page 2.
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| Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Employment and Social Development Canada. Evaluation Directorate, issuing body. |
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| Titre | Labour market impact of a work earnings exemption on benefits for low‑income seniors / Edouard Imbeau. |
| Type de publication | Monographie |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
| Format | Électronique |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Impact sur le marché du travail d'une exemption des revenus d'emploi appliquée aux prestations des personnes âgées à faible revenu. "Technical study prepared for the evaluation of the Old Age Security program." "March 2017." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references (page 25). |
| Information sur la publication | [Gatineau, Quebec] : Employment and Social Development Canada = Emploi et développement social Canada, 2017. ©2020 |
| Auteur / Contributeur | Imbeau, Edouard, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (26 pages) : colour illustrations |
| ISBN | 9780660364681 |
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| Numéro de catalogue du ministère | SSD-237-12-20E |
| Descripteurs | Old age pensions -- Government policy -- Canada. Elderly poor -- Pensions -- Government policy -- Canada. Income maintenance programs -- Government policy -- Canada. Elderly poor -- Employment -- Canada. Wages -- Elderly poor -- Canada. |
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