Implications of Technology and Imports for Employment and Wages in Canada
Implications of Technology and Imports for Employment and Wages in Canada
- 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
- Journal of Economic Integration
- 제14권 제2호
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1999.06296 - 325 (30 pages)
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This paper analyzes the net effects of technology and import competition on employment, wages and wage inequality in the Canadian manufacturing sector over the 1970-1990 period by estimating reduced form employment and wage equations. The analysis uses non-production and production workers to distinguish between two types of workers. For each group, person-hours worked, the level of employment and the hourly labor compensation by industry are examined. The major findings for the study are as follows: (1) the growth of employment and real hourly labor compensation in the Canadian manufacturing sector is positively related to technical progress and to the price of imports; (2) the relative employment of non-production to production workers is negatively related to technical progress, while the relative real hourly labor compensation of non-production to production workers is positively associated with technical progress; (3) the relative employment of non-production to production workers is negatively related to the price of imports, and the relative real hourly labor compensation is positively associated with the price of imports. (JEL Classification: F14, J23, J31.)
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