The effect of minimum wage increase on employment : panel data evidence from Canadian provinces

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dc.contributor.advisor Rankaduwa, Wimal
dc.creator Siyanpeter, Rachel A.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-04-28T14:53:35Z
dc.date.available 2021-04-28T14:53:35Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/29504
dc.description 1 online resource (iii, 27 pages)
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-27).
dc.description.abstract This paper studies the effects of a minimum wage increase on the employment rates of immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada's Atlantic region, particularly those with high school or more education. In estimating the effects, we used a balanced panel data across four Canadian provinces from 2008 to 2018. Ordinary least squares estimates suggest that a 1% increase in minimum wage will result in a 1.022% decline in the employment rates of immigrants and a 1.239% decline in the employment rates of non- immigrants. The increase in the minimum wage from 2008-2018 for both groups shows that the employment rate of non-immigrants is more affected than immigrants. Furthermore, more attention should be paid to understand why minimum wage affects non-immigrants more. Our results are statistically significant, and the findings are consistent with the predictions of conventional economic theory. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.title The effect of minimum wage increase on employment : panel data evidence from Canadian provinces en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Applied Economics
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Economics
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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