Why Have Real Wages Lagged Labour Productivity Growth in Canada?

The most direct mechanism by which labour productivity affects living standards is through real wages, that is, wages adjusted to reflect the cost of living. Between 1980 and 2005, the median real earnings of Canadians workers stagnated, while labour productivity rose 37 per cent. This article analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrew Sharpe, Jean-François Arsenault, Peter Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2008-09-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
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Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/17/IPM-17-sharpe.pdf