Tech change and the job market
Article Abstract:
Canadian labor market adjustment to technological change is complicated by a mismatch between growth patterns in some occupations and decline in others. Economic Council of Canada examination of historical trends in technological change suggests that such change indirectly increases employment. Total Canadian employment growth of 30 percent between 1971 and 1981 is attributed primarily to growth in final demand. Technological change was found to have a net positive effect for the vast majority of 85 occupational groups studied. Three factors are identified that will affect future labor market adjustment to technological change: economic performance, distribution of productivity gains, and how well the effect of different technologies on employment is understood. Effects of technological change on women and other special groups are also discussed.
Publication Name: Au Courant
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0226-224X
Year: 1987
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A promising approach
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The Economic Council of Canada has released a statement dealing with local development that focuses on an approach to the economic disparity between smaller, disadvantaged Canadian communities and more prosperous areas. The Council's statement suggests that community-based economic development is the correct solution to the problem under the right circumstances, and advocates making local development organizations the key economic development vehicles in disadvantaged communities.
Publication Name: Au Courant
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0226-224X
Year: 1990
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