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Cost of living, real wages and real incomes in thirteen Canadian cities, 1900-1950
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Emery, JCH and Levitt, CJ, Cost of living, real wages and real incomes in thirteen Canadian cities, 1900-1950, Canadian Journal of Economics, 35, (1) pp. 115 -137. ISSN 0008-4085 (2002) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2002 Canadian Economics Association
DOI: doi:10.1111/1540-5982.00123
Abstract
Price indices for thirteen Canadian cities for 1900 to 1950 demonstrate large regional differences in cost of living until 1914. After 1914 regional price levels converged. Before the war, western Canadian cities had the highest cost of living. After 1920 cities in Ontario had the highest cost of living. Accounting for these trends in regional costs of living reveals that regional real wage and real income structures have been present and stable since at least 1901. Thus, regional wage and income disparities are long-standing and persistent features of the Canadian economy.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Reginal Incomes, Regional Wages. Price Convergence |
| Research Division: | Economics |
| Research Group: | Applied Economics |
| Research Field: | Economic History |
| Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
| Objective Group: | Other Economic Framework |
| Objective Field: | Economic Framework not elsewhere classified |
| Author: | Levitt, CJ (Dr Clinton Levitt) |
| ID Code: | 114534 |
| Year Published: | 2002 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 19 |
| Deposited By: | Economics and Finance |
| Deposited On: | 2017-02-17 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-04-10 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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