Intergenerational mobility in a mid-Atlantic economy: Canada,1871-1901

Antonie, Luiza, Inwood, Kris, Minns, Chris ORCID: 0000-0003-1685-7757 and Summerfield, Fraser (2022) Intergenerational mobility in a mid-Atlantic economy: Canada,1871-1901. The Journal of Economic History, 82 (4). 1003 - 1029. ISSN 0022-0507

Text (intergenerational-mobility-in-a-mid-atlantic-economy-canada-1871-1901) - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (699kB)

• Author

Abstract

This article uses new linked full-count census data for Canada to document intergenerational occupational mobility from 1871 to 1901. We find significant differences among Canadian regions and language groups, with linguistic minorities experiencing notably lower rates of intergenerational mobility. International comparisons place Canada midway between other economies in the Americas and the most mobile European societies. Decompositions of overall mobility show that the Canadian experience shared the New World feature of high mobility from manual occupations, but also the Old World feature of greater persistence in white-collar jobs.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of...
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author(s).
Divisions:	Economic History
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J62 - Job, Occupational, and Intergenerational Mobility N - Economic History > N3 - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Income, and Wealth > N31 - Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Income and Wealth: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2022 09:42
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2024 02:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/116602

Actions (login required)

View Item