Labour force ageing and productivity performance in Canada
This paper studies the direct impact of labour force ageing on productivity growth in 10 Canadian provinces over the period 1981-2001, with an outlook to 2046. It shows that older workers are, on average, less productive than younger workers and that labour force ageing has a modest negative direct...
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| description | This paper studies the direct impact of labour force ageing on productivity growth in 10 Canadian provinces over the period 1981-2001, with an outlook to 2046. It shows that older workers are, on average, less productive than younger workers and that labour force ageing has a modest negative direct impact on productivity growth in Canada. The impact has increased since the middle of the 1990s, will peak in 2001-11, and tail off afterwards. During the peak period, productivity growth in Canada will be reduced by 0.13 to 0.23 percentage points per year, with Newfoundland being hit the hardest. |
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| spelling | ftrepec:oai:RePEc:cje:issued:v:39:y:2006:i:2:p:582-603 2025-01-16T23:23:33+00:00 Labour force ageing and productivity performance in Canada Jianmin Tang Carolyn MacLeod https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0008-4085.2006.00361.x unknown https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0008-4085.2006.00361.x article ftrepec https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0008-4085.2006.00361.x 2024-03-19T10:28:46Z This paper studies the direct impact of labour force ageing on productivity growth in 10 Canadian provinces over the period 1981-2001, with an outlook to 2046. It shows that older workers are, on average, less productive than younger workers and that labour force ageing has a modest negative direct impact on productivity growth in Canada. The impact has increased since the middle of the 1990s, will peak in 2001-11, and tail off afterwards. During the peak period, productivity growth in Canada will be reduced by 0.13 to 0.23 percentage points per year, with Newfoundland being hit the hardest. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Canada Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'<html_ent glyph="@eacute;" ascii="e"/>conomique 39 2 582 603 |
| spellingShingle | Jianmin Tang Carolyn MacLeod Labour force ageing and productivity performance in Canada |
| title | Labour force ageing and productivity performance in Canada |
| title_full | Labour force ageing and productivity performance in Canada |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0008-4085.2006.00361.x |