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Are good jobs disappearing in Canada?

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  • Anick Johnson
  • Rene Morissette

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Based on their analysis of changes in the share of jobs falling in certain real wage categories over 1997-2004, the authors suggest that well-paid jobs ($25 an hour or more) are not disappearing in Canada. Morissette and Johnson also find little evidence that the relative importance of well-paid jobs has declined or that the relative importance of low-paid jobs (less than $10 hour) has risen over the past two decades.

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  • Anick Johnson & Rene Morissette, 2005. "Are good jobs disappearing in Canada?," Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, issue Aug, pages 23-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fednep:y:2005:i:aug:p:23-56:n:v.11no.1
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    7. Picot, Garnett & Morissette, Rene, 2005. "Summary Of: Low-paid Work and Economically Vulnerable Families over the Last Two Decades," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005249e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.

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