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How a Guaranteed Annual Income Could Put Food Banks Out of Business [PDF]

open access: yesThe School of Public Policy Publications, 2013
The federal Conservative government recently began phasing in a plan to raise the age of eligibility for Old Age Security from 65 to 67. But a more sensible move for improving the effectiveness of Canada’s social safety-net system may be to actually ...
J.C. Herbert Emery   +2 more
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Impact of a guaranteed annual income program on Canadian seniors' physical, mental and functional health. [PDF]

open access: yesCan J Public Health, 2016
Although there is widespread recognition that poverty is a key determinant of health, there has been less research on the impact of poverty reduction on health. Recent calls for a guaranteed annual income (GAI), defined as regular income provided to citizens by the state regardless of work status, raise questions about the impact, relative to the costs,
McIntyre L   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Transitioning to a guaranteed annual income and the impact on activities of daily living in older adults: Evidence from public pensions in Canada using the CLSA. [PDF]

open access: yesCan J Public Health
Statistically model the likelihood of changes in the activities of daily living (ADLs) over time for three groups of older adults: those on a pension at all time periods, those never on a pension, and those who transition onto a public pension.Our study used data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a large national survey.
Jiménez LJ, Dutton DJ.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Income Adequacy Among Canadian Seniors: Helping Singles Most [PDF]

open access: yesThe School of Public Policy Publications, 2014
Canadians have heard a great deal of discussion in the national media about expanding the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), driven by concerns that many will retire without having made proper arrangements to adequately replace their incomes with pensions and ...
Philip Bazel, Jack M. Mintz
doaj   +4 more sources

Assessment of Exchange Options for Attracting External Financing by Small and Medium Businesses [PDF]

open access: yesТехника и технология пищевых производств, 2021
Introduction. The choice and justification of options for attracting investments are relevant for the development of any organization. The research objective was to assess exchange-traded options for attracting investment by small and medium businesses ...
Elena N. Starchenko   +1 more
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The Role of Universal Basic Income in Preventing and Ending Homelessness

open access: yesInternational Journal on Homelessness, 2021
There are growing calls for Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a means of reducing poverty and addressing the changing nature of work. UBI involves the provision of a cash payment to all adult citizens, which is sufficient to live on and either does not ...
Nick Kerman
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Soviet financial «aid» to military personnel in the western regions of Ukraine after world war II

open access: yesНауковий вісник Чернівецького національного університету імені Юрія Федьковича. Історія, 2021
The article deals with the provision of material aid by the state after World War II to the front-line soldiers of the western regions of Ukraine and at the same time the introduction of incredibly high taxes.
Лілія Дробіна
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The impacts of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global financial crisis on renewable energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for developed and developing countries

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
This paper examines whether the 1997 Asian financial crisis affected the renewable energy/carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions relationship differently when compared to the 2008 global financial crises. Using the Dynamic Panel Data Model, we examine separately
Chi-Hui Wang   +2 more
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An analysis of net farm income to guide agricultural policies in the Ethiopian highlands

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security, 2023
Background As part of a larger food security project under Ethiopia’s Agricultural Growth Program (CASCAPE), 928 farms in the Ethiopian Highlands were surveyed between 2012 and 2017.
P. F. Okoth   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cash Transfers, Basic Income and Community Building

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2013
The austerity movement in high-income countries of Europe and North America has renewed calls for a guaranteed Basic Income. At the same time, conditional and unconditional cash transfers accompanied by rigorous impact evaluations have been conducted in ...
Evelyn L. Forget   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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