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Workforce Aging and the Labour Market Opportunities of Youth: Evidence from Canada

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  • Dhanjal, Sundip
  • Schirle , Tammy

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In this study, we investigate whether an aging workforce affects the job opportunities of youth. Provincial data from the 1976-2013 Labour Force Surveys and a fixed-effects model is used to estimate the effect of the share of the adult male labour force that is aged 55 to 69 on the employment and unemployment rates of men aged 25 to 29. We estimate effects on other labour market outcomes including wages and school enrolment, and other samples of younger men and women. There is no evidence to suggest that a growing share of older workers negatively affects the decisions or outcomes of youth in the labour market. To the contrary, there is weak evidence to suggest an aging population has a positive effect on the labour market outcomes of youth.

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  • Dhanjal, Sundip & Schirle , Tammy, 2014. "Workforce Aging and the Labour Market Opportunities of Youth: Evidence from Canada," CLSSRN working papers clsrn_admin-2014-30, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 16 Jun 2014.
    • Handle: RePEc:ubc:clssrn:clsrn_admin-2014-30
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    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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