Canadian unemployment: lessons from the 80s and challenges for the 90s / Edited by Surendra Gera. : EC22-177/1991E
A compendium edited by Surendra Gera. The research reported in this volume was motivated by the observation of two troubling trends - rising and persistent unemployment. The contributors to this volume take a variety of analytical approaches to explain the distinctive patterns of Canadian unemployment. Their work offers valuable insights into the underlying causes of unemployment. It also outlines some possible solutions. Charts. Tables.
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| Department/Agency | Economic Council of Canada. |
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| Title | Canadian unemployment: lessons from the 80s and challenges for the 90s / Edited by Surendra Gera. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | Contents: Unemployment in Canada: issues, findings, and implications.--The full-employment objective in Canada in the postwar period.--The natural rate of unemployment: Canada and the provinces.--Unemployment and job vacancies: matching people and jobs.--Canadian unemployment in retrospect.--Regional unemployment disparity and economic structure.--Unemployment comes of age: the demographics of labour sector adjustment in Canada.--Long-term unemployment in Canada: its causes and policy implications.--Sectoral labour mobility, unemployment, and labour market adjustment in Canada: evidence from the 1980s.--Interindustry wage differentials in Canada: evidence and implications.--Appendices.--Bibliography. Bibliography. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Economic Council of Canada 1991. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | 174p. : graphs, tables ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-660-14171-X |
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| Subject terms | Unemployment Labour market |