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Title: Local labor markets in Canada and the United States

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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ISSN: 0734306X

DOI: 10.1086/703579

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Abstract: We examine US and Canadian local labor markets 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 levels converge despite contrasting migration patterns from/to high-wage areas. Local labor demand shifts raise nominal wages similarly, although in Canada they attract immigrant and highly skilled workers more while raising housing costs less. Chinese import competition had a weaker negative impact on manufacturing employment in Canada. These results are consistent with Canada’s more redistributive transfer system and larger, more educated immigrant workforce.

Url: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/703579

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Authors: Albouy, David; Chernoff, Alex; Lutz, Chandler; Warman, Casey

Periodical (Full): Journal of Labor Economics

Issue: S2

Volume: 37

Pages: S533-S594

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

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