2015
DOI: 10.1111/caje.12140
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Changes in wage inequality in Canada: An interprovincial perspective

Abstract: This paper uses the Canadian Labour Force Survey to understand why the level and dispersion of wages have evolved differently across provinces from 1997 to 2013. The faster increase in the level of wages and the decline in wage dispersion in Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and Alberta are the starkest interprovincial differences. We find that they are accounted for by the growth in the extractive resources sectors, which benefited less‐educated and younger workers the most. Increases in minimum wages since 2005 are… Show more

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“…As documented by Fortin andLemieux, 2015 andGalerneau andFecteau, 2014, after remaining constant or even declining for many years, the real value of the minimum wage has increased markedly in some regions since about 2005 (see Figures 20 to 22). …”
Section: Minimum Wagesmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…As documented by Fortin andLemieux, 2015 andGalerneau andFecteau, 2014, after remaining constant or even declining for many years, the real value of the minimum wage has increased markedly in some regions since about 2005 (see Figures 20 to 22). …”
Section: Minimum Wagesmentioning
confidence: 83%
“…After falling during most of the 1980s and 1990s, real minimum wages have risen steadily since the early 2000s. Comparing the observed wage distribution in 2015 to an estimated counterfactual distribution in the absence of the increases in minimum wages concludes that these minimum wage increases had a large impact at the bottom of the wage distribution, especially in the bottom decile [7].…”
Section: Wage and Income Inequalitymentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Dans nombre d'études concernant la distribution des revenus et la qualité des emplois, l'approche demeure centrée sur les individus (Cloutier-Villeneuve, 2013 ;Fortin et Lemieux, 2014). En prenant la profession comme unité de base, les études sur l'emploi apportent une contribution différente.…”
Section: Revue De La Littératureunclassified
“…C'est ainsi que les salaires des salariés les mieux rémunérés et ceux des salariés les plus faiblement rémunérés augmentent plus rapidement que ceux des salariés se situant au centre de la distribution des revenus (Acemoglu et Autor, 2010). La polarisation des revenus, dans le cadre d'une approche individuelle, est également observée au Canada (Fortin et Lemieux, 2014). On peut, en conséquence, en se référant toutefois aux quintiles de revenus, faire l'hypothèse suivante à propos de l'évolution des inégalités salariales au pays :…”
Section: L'évolution De La Qualité Des Emploisunclassified
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