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Differences in Interprovincial Productivity Levels
Zietsma, Danielle; Sabourin, David; Baldwin, John R.; … - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2001
This study examines provincial differences in productivity (GDP per job) using decomposition and regression analysis. In the first stage of the study, the relative size of productivity differences across provinces is examined. Then, these differences are decomposed into two components - the...
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Plant Turnover and Productivity Growth in Canadian Manufacturing
Gu, Wulong; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2003
This paper outlines the size of the turnover in plants that have entered and exited the Canadian manufacturing sector … during the three periods: 1973-1979, 1979-1988 and 1988-1997. It also examines the contribution of plant turnover to labour … productivity growth in the manufacturing sector over the three periods. Plant turnover makes a significant contribution to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005328119
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Have Permanent Layoff Rates Increased in Canada?
Morissette, Rene - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2004
This paper examines whether permanent layoff rates have increased in Canada between the 1980s and the 1990s, using data from the Longitudinal Worker File - a 10% random sample of all Canadian employees.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005129541
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The Impact of International Trade on the Wages of Canadians
Zakhilwal, Omar - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2001
Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. Particular attention is paid to the role of international trade in determining the wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005129542
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Computers, Fax Machines and Wages in Canada: What Really Matters?
Drolet, Marie; Morissette, Rene - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1998
Controlling for observable worker attributes, we find that computer use is associated with a wage premium of at most 14%. Following Dinardo and Pischke (1997), we examine the wage premium associated with other tools used on the job. While these authors find a significant wage premium for the use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170067
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An Experimental Canadian Survey that Links Workplace Practices and Employee Outcomes: Why it is Needed and How it Works
Picot, Garnett; Wannell, Ted - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1997
Fundamental changes have taken place in the labour market and among firms in the 1980s and 1990s. In some cases we … alone why. Changes in the labour market are often related to changes in theway in which firms are engaging and paying labour … firms; i.e. changes on the demand side of the labour market. But data have never existed that allowed events occurring in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695557
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The Evolution of Job Stability in Canada: Trends and Comparisons to U.S. Results
Heisz, Andrew - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2002
Using data from the 1976-1999 Canadian Labour Force Survey, we examine the stability of currently held jobs in a manner …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695580
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Return and Onward Migration Among Working Age Men
Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Robinson, Chris - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
Recent immigration appears to be characterized by frequent return and onward migration. This has important consequences for the contribution of immigrants to the economy of the host country. The return to host country settlement costs may be very low for some immigrants. Lack of longitudinal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695591
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The Missing Link - Data on the Demand Side of Labour Markets
Osberg, Lars - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995
Labour economists have developed elaborate theoretical models and conducted very advanced econometric analysis of the … decision making of households. But this emphasis on the supply side of the labour market has not been matched by any … corresponding degree of sophistication in empirical analysis of the demand side of the labour market. This has been due in part to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695594
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Why Has Inequality in Weekly Earnings Increased in Canada?
Morissette, Rene - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995
important - role. The growth in competitive pressures, possible shifts in the bargaining power (between firms and labour … fixed costs of labour and possibly in training costs may be major factors behind the growth in weekly earnings inequality in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695597