Analysis of real wages for three occupations in 13 Canadian cities for 1901-50 suggests Canada had a national labour market at least until 1950. However, analysis of real wages for 10 Canadian cities for 1971-2000 yields little evidence favouring integration of Canada's regional labour markets....

Between 1915 and 1920, 18 U.S. states considered the introduction of compulsory health insurance. Progressive reformers expected state health insurance to be welfare enhancing for American wage-workers since it would result in lower cost insurance and an extension of coverage to more of the...

We analyze the prospects for institutional change in the alienated hinterland region of northwestern Ontario. Among the scenarios we examine are union with Manitoba, provincial status, and regional government. We find that there would be political benefits for the residents of the Thunder Bay,...