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Pew Finds Economic Mobility Rates Differ for Canadians and Americans: Citizens of Both Nations Share Similar Perceptions and Values About Economic Opportunity
Canadians and Americans do not have the same likelihood of climbing the income ladder and experiencing economic mobility, but not because of different underlying values or societal goals, according to new data released today by Pew’s Economic Mobility Project. The report, Chasing the Same Dream, Climbing Different Ladders: Economic Mobility in the United States and Canada, examines the differences in mobility over a generation and analyzes the results in conjunction with public opinion polls commissioned in both nations by the Project. It looks at differences in public attitudes and cultural values to understand to what degree they can explain the disparity in economic mobility.
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The Toronto Star - A Useful Reality Check for Canadians
02/05/2010 - There is some truth to these perceptions, says Miles Corak of the University of Ottawa, one of the world's leading researchers on intergenerational mobility. But there is also a lot of myth.
He just completed a study for the Pew Charitable Trusts, a family foundation in the United States, exploring the differences between the two nations.
He found clear evidence that there is more economic mobility in Canada than the United States.
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