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Canada’s Beveridge curve and the outlook for the labour market

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Canada’s labour market is tight but beginning to ease. Unemployment will likely rise in turn, but the economy can avoid a recessionary surge given current conditions. Higher unemployment would nonetheless be material, especially for those directly impacted.

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  • Alexander Lam, 2022. "Canada’s Beveridge curve and the outlook for the labour market," Staff Analytical Notes 2022-18, Bank of Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bocsan:22-18
    DOI: 10.34989/san-2022-18
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    1. Richard Archambault & Mario Fortin, 2001. "The Beveridge curve and unemployment fluctuations in Canada," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 34(1), pages 58-81, February.
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    JEL classification:

    • J - Labor and Demographic Economics
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles

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