For several decades, questions have been asked about whether the distribution of wages based on age is flattening in more developed economies. The implications of this phenomenon are multiple: it affects, for example, the degree of wage inequality measurable from cross-sectional data as well as long-term intergenerational income inequalities. These inequalities are also visible in terms of health and wealth but also between men and women. The overall picture of inequalities has particularly deteriorated due to the covid-19 pandemic, which has led to an enrichment of the richest and an impoverishment of the least well-off in Canada and elsewhere in the world.
The study of inequalities and poverty through the development of research projects on:
- income and wealth inequalities as well as their intergenerational transmission and socioeconomic mobility;
- the role of education (notably numeracy), as well as institutions in these inequalities; the impact of social protection in the fight against poverty; homelessness;
- gender inequalities, in particular changes in income and participation in the labou market; female entrepreneurship and gender gaps in entrepreneurship and productivity;
- health inequalities, particularly children’s well-being and mental health; socio-economic issues in interaction with the labour market and retirement decisions; the health and isolation of the elderly; the role of physical activity in preventing falls leading to injury for this population; the role of caregivers in supporting their vulnerable loved ones.