Inwood, Kris, MacKinnon, Mary and Minns, Chris (2010) Labour market dynamics in Canada, 1891-1911: a first look from new census samples. Economic History Working Papers, 148/10. Department of Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper uses newly available census evidence to portray changes in labour market outcomes in Canada between 1891 and 1911. Multiple census cross-sections allow for the documentation of how the location, occupation, and earnings of Canadian and foreign-born cohorts changed over time. The westward movement of young anglophones after 1901 contributed to the formation of a national labour market. Anglophone, francophone, and foreign-born cohorts all experienced significant occupational mobility between 1891 and 1911, but francophones and immigrants remained over-represented at the bottom of the occupational ladder. Greater occupational and geographical mobility supported higher rates of earnings growth among Anglophones.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www2.lse.ac.uk/economicHistory/workingPaper... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Kris Inwood, Mary MacKinnon, Chris Minns |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1001 Canada (General) H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Sets: | Departments > Economic History Collections > Economists Online |
| Identification Number: | 148/10 |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2010 17:13 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/30016/ |
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