IMF Working Papers

Labor Market Aspects of Industrial Restructuring in Canada

By Eswar S Prasad

November 1, 1993

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Eswar S Prasad. Labor Market Aspects of Industrial Restructuring in Canada, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1993) accessed November 21, 2024
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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.

Subject: Employment, Labor, Labor markets, Production, Productivity, Unemployment rate

Keywords: Aggregate unemployment rate, Employment, Employment growth, Employment share, Labor markets, North America, Productivity, Productivity fluctuation, Productivity level, Productivity sector, Recession, Unemployment rate, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    32

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1993/091

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0911993

  • ISBN:

    9781451851465

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941