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The distributional origins of the Canada-US GDP and labour productivity gaps / by James MacGee and Joel Rodrigue.FB3-5/2024-49E-PDF

"Gross domestic product (GDP) per adult in Canada fluctuated between 70% and 90% of that of the United States between 1960 and 2020. Behind this gap lie large, systematic differences in relative incomes across the Canadian and US income distributions. There are small differences in average incomes among lower percentiles of the income distribution while large gaps exist for high-income earners, with larger gaps for business owners and the university-educated"--Abstract, page ii.

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Department/Agency
  • Bank of Canada, issuing body.
TitleThe distributional origins of the Canada-US GDP and labour productivity gaps / by James MacGee and Joel Rodrigue.
Series title
  • Staff working paper = Document de travail du personnel, 1701-9397 ; 2024-49
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • ISSN assigned to different series.
  • "Last updated: December 19, 2024."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-40).
  • Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, 2024.
  • ©2024
Author / Contributor
  • MacGee, James, author.
Description1 online resource (iii, 41 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • FB3-5/2024-49E-PDF
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