Provincial Income Disparities Through an Urban-Rural Lens: Evidence from the 2001 Census

Abstract:     
This paper describes per capita employment income disparities across provinces and across the urban-rural continuum, from larger to small cities and between cities and rural areas. Its first objective is to compare the degree of income disparities across provinces to income disparities across the urban-rural continuum. Its second objective is to determine the extent to which provincial disparities can be tied to the urban-rural composition of provinces. The paper also seeks to determine whether urban-rural disparities in per capita employment income stem from poorer labour market conditions in smaller cities and rural areas compared to large cities.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 22

Keywords: earnings, income gaps, labour market, rural population, urban population.

JEL Classification: R1, R2, R3, J3, J21

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