Working Paper: NBER ID: w14203
Authors: David Albouy
Abstract: The wage differential between Francophone and Anglophone men from 1970 to 2000 fell by 25 percentage points within Quebec, but only by 10 points Canada-wide, largely because the wages of Quebec Anglophones fell by 15 points relative to other Canadian Anglophones. Accordingly, the Canadian measure of the Francophone wage gap better reflects the changing welfare of Francophones than the Quebec measure. Over half of the reduction in the Canadian Francophone wage gap is explained by rising Francophone education levels. In Quebec, the declining number and relative wages of Anglophone workers is best explained by a falling demand for English-speaking labour.
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JEL Codes: J2; J7; R23
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Geographical context (Quebec) (N92) | wage gap (fall by 25 percentage points) (J31) |
| Geographical context (Canada) (N92) | wage gap (fall by 10 percentage points) (J31) |
| Rising education levels among francophones in Quebec (I24) | wage gap reduction (J31) |
| Decrease in demand for English-speaking labor (F66) | declining number and relative wages of anglophone workers (F66) |