Measuring Human Capital in Canada
Mireille Laroche, Marcel Mérette
This paper presents a labour income based measure of Canada's human capital stock from 1971 to 1996 based on the completion of education levels and the number of years of working experience. Unlike...
On the Concept and Dimension of Human Capital in a Knowledge-Based
Mireille Laroche, Marcel Mérette, G. C. Ruggeri
Economy Context Technological changes, along with the globalization of markets, are transforming industrial countries into knowledge-driven economies. This shift has made human capital one of the...
Health Status and Health Services Utilization of Canada's Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Populations
This paper compares the health status of immigrants and their utilization rates of health services to those of the Canadian-born population using data contained within two cycles (1985 and 1991) of...