Canadian Firm and Job Dynamics

Author/Editor:

Ravi Balakrishnan

Publication Date:

February 1, 2008

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

To understand better Canada's smooth reallocation of labor in response to the recent commodity price boom, but seemingly poor productivity performance, this paper examines job and firm dynamics in Canada relative to the United States. Overall, it finds that while Canada's labor market efficiency seems comparable to that of the United States, product market rigidities appear to be reducing Canada's capacity for creative destruction, hence undermining productivity growth.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2008/031

Subject:

Employment Job creation Job destruction Labor Labor markets

English

Publication Date:

February 1, 2008

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451868937/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2008031

Pages:

25

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