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The responsiveness of industry wages to low-frequency shocks in Canada

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  • David Gray
  • Hanqing Qiu

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The first objective of this paper is to examine the empirical relationship between low-frequency shocks to labour demand and average wages on an industrial basis using a Canadian longitudinal data set. We estimate a fixed-effects model that controls for workers' unobservable attributes. The second major objective is to extend the existing industry-based literature by estimating a specification allowing for a comparison between the degree of wage responsiveness of within-firm stayers and between-firm movers. The findings indicate that average wages by industry tend to respond positively to low frequency changes in employment, and that there is some degree of wage flexibility within firm-worker matches.

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  • David Gray & Hanqing Qiu, 2010. "The responsiveness of industry wages to low-frequency shocks in Canada," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 43(4), pages 1221-1242, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cje:issued:v:43:y:2010:i:4:p:1221-1242
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2010.01612.x
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    JEL classification:

    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion

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