Labor Market Aspects of Industrial Restructuring in Canada

Author/Editor:

Eswar S Prasad

Publication Date:

November 1, 1993

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Summary:

This note examines recent developments in the Canadian labor market to provide a partial assessment of the magnitude and nature of industrial restructuring in Canada. The implications of industrial restructuring for the medium- and long-term prospects for the Canadian economy are examined. The evidence presented in this note suggests that the recent increases in labor productivity may represent a cyclical phenomenon rather than a permanent increase in the rate of growth of productivity.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1993/091

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

November 1, 1993

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451851465/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0911993

Pages:

32

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