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      Minimum wage effects in the Canadian labour market (1981-2000)

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      Date
      2004-08-18
      Author
      Emodi, Obiageli Chigozie
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      This thesis examines the effect of minimum wage changes on employment, labour force participation and schooling using Canadian provincial data for the period 1981 to 2000. This study uses two measures of schooling namely enrollment rates and continuation ratios. The analysis also includes the effect of the minimum wage on the employment and labour force participation of both teenage and adult age groups. The minimum wage variable in the regression analysis is the real adult minimum wage rate. Coverage of the minimum wage is not incorporated in the formula since minimum wage coverage is almost complete for the period being analyzed. Results show that the minimum wage has a significant negative effect on both employment and labour force participation rates for most age-sex groups studied. The effect of the minimum wage on enrollment rates and continuation ratios were insignificant for most grade and transition-sex groups with positive results observed in most cases where significant results were obtained.
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Economics
      Program
      Economics
      Supervisor
      Huq, M. Mobinul
      Committee
      Bishopp, William D.; Altman, Morris
      Copyright Date
      August 2004
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-09142004-162405
      Subject
      Enrollment
      Employment
      Minimum Wages
      Participation rates
      Canada
      Labour market
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