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Iglika Ivanova

Iglika Ivanova

Iglika Ivanova is Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office. Iglika’s work investigates issues and trends in health care, education and social programs, and examines the impact of public services on quality of life. She also looks into issues of government finance, taxation and privatization and how they relate to the accessibility and quality of public services. Iglika’s other research interests focus on the Canadian labour market and in particular trends in income inequality, low wage work and the integration of immigrants. She holds an MA in Economics from the University of British Columbia and a BA in Economics from Simon Fraser University.

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Minimum wage hike won't ruin Alberta

media | Jul 17, 2015

Any proposal to increase the minimum wage by any amount in any province or territory seems to be met with dire warnings of massive job losses and impending economic doom. The problem for critics of the minimum wage is, neither history nor academic research backs these notions up.

 
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