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Canadian Labour Market Dynamics During COVID-19

Jones, Stephen R. G.; Lange, Fabian; Riddell, William Craig - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

The Canadian labor market experienced a period of unprecedented turmoil following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze the main changes using standard labor force statistics and new data on job postings. Envisaging a phase of temporary severing of employment relationships followed by a...

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Local Labor Markets in Canada and the United States

Albouy, David - 2019

We examine local labor markets in the U.S. and Canada from 1990 to 2011 using comparable household and business data …. Wage levels and inequality rise with city population in both countries, albeit less in Canada. Neither country saw wage … similarly, although in Canada they attract immigrant and highly-skilled workers more, while raising housing costs less. Chinese …

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The Distribution of COVID-19 Related Risks

Baylis, Patrick - 2020

This paper documents two COVID-related risks, viral risk and employment risk, and their distributions across the Canadian population. The measurement of viral risk is based on the VSE COVID Risk/Reward Assessment Tool, created to assist policymakers in determining the impacts of economic...

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Public-Place Smoking Laws and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

Carpenter, Christopher - 2010

little is known about their effects on exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). We study these laws in Canada using …

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Do 'All-Age' Bicycle Helmet Laws Work? Evidence from Canada

Carpenter, Christopher S. - 2018

a push to extend such laws to adults. We provide new evidence on helmet laws by studying Canada using difference …

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Technological Change, Occupational Tasks and Declining Immigrant Outcomes : Implications for Earnings and Income Inequality in Canada

Warman, Casey - 2015

The earnings and occupational task requirements of immigrants to Canada are analyzed. The growing education levels of …

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Quality of Life, Firm Productivity, and the Value of Amenities across Canadian Cities

Albouy, David - 2012

We present hedonic general-equilibrium estimates of quality-of-life and productivity differences across Canada … Allophones, and lowest in more remote cities. Toronto is Canada's most productive city; Vancouver is the overall most valuable …

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