Miles Corak, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

The geography of intergenerational mobility
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$99,249
The intergenerational transmission of jobs, employment, and earnings
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$55,500

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The geography of intergenerational mobility

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Corak, Miles

Keywords: labour economics; intergenerational mobility; social policy; inequality; child development

$99,249

The intergenerational transmission of jobs, employment, and earnings

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Corak, Miles

Keywords: intergenerational earnings mobility; job search

$55,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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