HRSDC-IC-SSHRC Skills Research Initiative

Working Paper Series

In the context of the federal government's innovation strategy, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), Industry Canada (IC) and SSHRC's Initiative on the New Economy (INE) are partnering to design and fund a multi-year skill-related research program -- the HRSDC-IC-SSHRC Skills Research Initiative (HISSRI). The research is grouped into four themes:

A. Labour Market and Skills Implications of Population Aging;
B. Employer-Supported Training;
C. Adjustments in Markets for Skilled Workers;
D. International Mobility of Skilled Workers.

The HISSRI Working Paper Series provides a forum for the discussion of analytical issues related to the themes covered under the research partnership. Working Papers are circulated in the language in which they were written. The papers reflect the view of the authors and no responsibility for them should be attributed to HRSDC, IC or the SSHRC. Comments on the papers are invited and may be sent directly to the authors.

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Theme A: Labour Market and Skills Implications of Population Aging

Working Paper 2003 A-01:
Labour Market Implications of an Aging Population, by Daniel Boothby, Julie Dubois, Maxime Fougère and Bruno Rainville.

Working Paper 2003 A-02:
Effects of Population Aging on Labour Market Flows in Canada: Analytical Issues and Research Priorities, by Peter Kuhn.

Working Paper 2004 A-Summary:
Rapporteurs' Comments: Summary of Roundtables, by Dwayne Benjamin, Arthur Sweetman, Craig Riddell and Lorraine Eden.

Theme B: Employer-Supported Training

Working Paper 2003 B-01:
Employer-Supported Training in Canada: Policy-Research Key Knowledge Gaps and Issues, by Zhengxi Lin and Jean-François Tremblay.

Working Paper 2003 B-02:
Employer-Sponsored Training by Firm Size, by Richard Chaykowski and George Slotsve.

Working Paper 2005 B-03:
An Inventory of Government Incentives for Employer-sponsored Worker Training in Canada and the United States, by Jack van Walraven.

Working Paper 2005 B-04:
Minimum Wages and Human Capital Investments of Young Workers: Work Related Training and School Enrolment, by Michael Baker.

Working Paper 2005 B-05:
Unionization, Training and Technology Related Skills Development, by Richard Chaykowski and George Slotsve.

Working Paper 2004 B-Summary:
Rapporteurs' Comments: Summary of Roundtables, by Dwayne Benjamin, Arthur Sweetman, Craig Riddell and Lorraine Eden.

Theme C: Adjustments in Markets for Skilled Workers

Working Paper 2004 C-01:
Adjustments in Labour Markets for Skilled Workers in Canada, by Daniel Boothby and Bruno Rainville.

Working Paper 2004 C-02:
Post-Secondary Educational Institutions’ Adjustment to Labour Market Changes: Major Concerns and Key Research Issues, by Claude Montmarquette and David Boisclair.

Working Paper 2005 C-03:
Human Capital Specificity in Canada: Evidence and Implications for Policy, by Maxim Poletaev and Chris Robinson.

Working Paper 2004 C-Summary:
Rapporteurs' Comments: Summary of Roundtables, by Dwayne Benjamin, Arthur Sweetman, Craig Riddell and Lorraine Eden.

Theme D: International Mobility of Skilled Workers

Working Paper 2004 D-01:
International Mobility of Skilled Labour: Analytical and Empirical Issues, and Research Priorities, by Surendra Gera, Samuel A. Laryea and Thitima Songsakul.

Working Paper 2004 D-02:
Labour Mobility and the Global Competition for Skills: Dilemmas and Options, by Richard G. Harris.

Working Paper 2004 D-03:
Business Perspectives on the International Mobility of Skilled Labour, by Sandra Lopes.

Working Paper 2004 D-04:
Is there Scope for Enhancing the Mobility of Labour Between Canada and the United States?, by Michael Hart.

Working Paper 2004 D-05:
A Critical Review of the Microeconomic Migration Literature, by Benoit Dostie and Pierre Thomas Léger.

Working Paper 2004 D-Summary:
Rapporteurs' Comments: Summary of Roundtables, by Dwayne Benjamin, Arthur Sweetman, Craig Riddell and Lorraine Eden.