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James Townsend

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First Name:James
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Last Name:Townsend
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RePEc Short-ID:pto191
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http://ion.uwinnipeg.ca/~jtownsen
Terminal Degree:2002 Vancouver School of Economics; University of British Columbia (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Department of Economics
University of Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Canada
http://economics.uwinnipeg.ca/
RePEc:edi:dwinnca (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Pierre Brochu & David Green & James Townsend & Thomas Lemieux, 2023. "The minimum wages, turnover, and the shape of the wage distribution," IFS Working Papers W23/32, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
  2. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2010. "Provincial Nominee Programs: An Evaluation of the Earnings and Retention Rates of Nominees," Departmental Working Papers 2010-01, The University of Winnipeg, Department of Economics.
  3. David A. Green & James Townsend, 2009. "Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts," IFS Working Papers W09/22, Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Articles

  1. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2017. "Prior host-country work experience and immigrant labor market outcomes: evidence from Canada," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 6(1), pages 1-22, December.
  2. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2013. "Provincial Nominee Programs: An Evaluation of the Earnings and Settlement Rates of Nominees," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 39(4), pages 603-618, December.
  3. Hugh Grant & James Townsend, 2013. "Mandatory Retirement and the Employment Rights of Elderly Canadian Immigrants," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 39(1), pages 135-152, March.
  4. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2011. "Quantifying the Effects of the Provincial Nominee Programs," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 37(4), pages 495-512, December.
  5. David A. Green & James Townsend, 2010. "Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 43(1), pages 373-403, February.
  6. James Townsend, 2007. "Do tariff reductions affect the wages of workers in protected industries? Evidence from the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 40(1), pages 69-92, February.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Pierre Brochu & David Green & James Townsend & Thomas Lemieux, 2023. "The minimum wages, turnover, and the shape of the wage distribution," IFS Working Papers W23/32, Institute for Fiscal Studies.

    Cited by:

    1. Arindrajit Dube & Attila Lindner, 2024. "Minimum Wages in the 21st Century," RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series 2524, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
    2. Arindrajit Dube & Attila S. Lindner, 2024. "Minimum Wages in the 21st Century," NBER Working Papers 32878, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

  2. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2010. "Provincial Nominee Programs: An Evaluation of the Earnings and Retention Rates of Nominees," Departmental Working Papers 2010-01, The University of Winnipeg, Department of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Ferrer, Ana & Picot, Garnett & Riddell, W. Craig, 2014. "New Directions in Immigration Policy: Canada's Evolving Approach to the Selection of Economic Immigrants," IZA Discussion Papers 8682, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Yujiro Sano & Lisa Kaida & Liam Swiss, 2017. "Earnings of Immigrants in Traditional and Non-Traditional Destinations: A Case Study from Atlantic Canada," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 961-980, August.
    3. Ferrer, Ana M. & Picot, Garnett & Riddell, W. Craig, 2012. "New Directions in Immigration Policy: Canada’s Evolving Approach to Immigration Selection," CLSSRN working papers clsrn_admin-2012-34, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 30 Nov 2012.

  3. David A. Green & James Townsend, 2009. "Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts," IFS Working Papers W09/22, Institute for Fiscal Studies.

    Cited by:

    1. Pierre Brochu & Lu Zhou, 2009. "Is job insecurity on the rise? Evidence from Canadian perception data," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 42(4), pages 1305-1325, November.
    2. David A. Green & Benjamin M. Sand, 2015. "Has the Canadian labour market polarized?," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 48(2), pages 612-646, May.
    3. Kelly Foley & David A. Green & W. Craig Riddell, 2024. "Canadian inequality over the last 40 years: common and contrary variations on universal themes," Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 45(2), pages 119-130, June.
    4. BELLOU Andriana & KAYMAK Baris, 2011. "Wages, Implicit Contracts, and the Business Cycle: Evidence from a European Panel," LISER Working Paper Series 2011-13, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).
    5. Green, David & Kesselman, Jonathan Rhys & Tedds, Lindsay M., 2021. "Covering All the Basics: Reforms for a More Just Society," MPRA Paper 105902, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Corak, Miles, 2017. "'Inequality Is the Root of Social Evil,' or Maybe Not? Two Stories about Inequality and Public Policy," IZA Discussion Papers 11005, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    7. David A. Green & Christopher Worswick, 2004. "Immigrant earnings profiles in the presence of human capital investment: measuring cohort and macro effects," IFS Working Papers W04/13, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
    8. McDonald, James Ted & Worswick, Christopher, 2013. "Retirement Incomes, Labour Supply and Co-residency Decisions of Older Immigrants in Canada: 1991-2006," CLSSRN working papers clsrn_admin-2013-23, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 29 Apr 2013.

Articles

  1. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2017. "Prior host-country work experience and immigrant labor market outcomes: evidence from Canada," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 6(1), pages 1-22, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Peter Haan & Martin Kroh & Kent Troutman, 2017. "Employment and Human Capital Investment Intentions among Recent Refugees in Germany," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 937, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
    2. Boll, Christina & Lagemann, Andreas, 2021. "On the right track? The role of work experience in migrant mothers' current employment probability," HWWI Research Papers 196, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI).
    3. Peter Haan & Martin Kroh & Kent Troutman, 2017. "Employment and Human Capital Investment Intentions among Recent Refugees in Germany," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1692, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.

  2. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2013. "Provincial Nominee Programs: An Evaluation of the Earnings and Settlement Rates of Nominees," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 39(4), pages 603-618, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Warman, Casey & Webb, Matthew D. & Worswick, Christopher, 2018. "Immigrant Category of Admission and the Earnings of Adults and Children: How far does the Apple Fall?," GLO Discussion Paper Series 196, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    2. David A. Green & Christopher Worswick, 2017. "Canadian economics research on immigration through the lens of theories of justice," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 50(5), pages 1262-1303, December.
    3. Mike Shannon, 2015. "Canadian migration destinations of recent immigrants and interprovincial migrants: similarities, differences and explanations," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-32, December.
    4. Aneta Bonikowska & Feng Hou & Garnett Picot, 2017. "New Immigrants Seeking New Places: The Role of Policy Changes in the Regional Distribution of New Immigrants to Canada," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48(1), pages 174-190, March.

  3. Manish Pandey & James Townsend, 2011. "Quantifying the Effects of the Provincial Nominee Programs," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 37(4), pages 495-512, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Neeraj Kaushal & Yao Lu & Nicole Denier & Julia Shu-Huah Wang & Stephen J. Trejo, 2015. "Immigrant Employment and Earnings Growth in Canada and the U.S.: Evidence from Longitudinal Data," NBER Working Papers 21591, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Halina Sapeha, 2015. "Explaining Variations in Immigrants’ Satisfaction with Their Settlement Experience," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 891-910, November.
    3. Mike Shannon, 2015. "Canadian migration destinations of recent immigrants and interprovincial migrants: similarities, differences and explanations," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-32, December.
    4. Parvinder Hira-Friesen, 2018. "Immigrants and Precarious Work in Canada: Trends, 2006–2012," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 35-57, February.
    5. Don Drummond & Evan Capeluck & Matthew Calver, 2015. "The Key Challenge for Canadian Public Policy: Generating Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth," CSLS Research Reports 2015-11, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
    6. Laura Serlenga & Yongcheol Shin, 2021. "Gravity models of interprovincial migration flows in Canada with hierarchical multifactor structure," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 60(1), pages 365-390, January.
    7. Ferrer, Ana M. & Picot, Garnett & Riddell, W. Craig, 2012. "New Directions in Immigration Policy: Canada’s Evolving Approach to Immigration Selection," CLSSRN working papers clsrn_admin-2012-34, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 30 Nov 2012.
    8. Aneta Bonikowska & Feng Hou & Garnett Picot, 2017. "New Immigrants Seeking New Places: The Role of Policy Changes in the Regional Distribution of New Immigrants to Canada," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48(1), pages 174-190, March.

  4. David A. Green & James Townsend, 2010. "Understanding the wage patterns of Canadian less skilled workers: the role of implicit contracts," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 43(1), pages 373-403, February.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  5. James Townsend, 2007. "Do tariff reductions affect the wages of workers in protected industries? Evidence from the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 40(1), pages 69-92, February.

    Cited by:

    1. Zhou, Yonghong & Zheng, Xian & Yuan, Ziqing, 2022. "Trade liberalization and wages: Evidence from the closer economic partnership arrangement between mainland China and Hong Kong," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 61(C).
    2. Sébastien Breau & David L. Rigby, 2010. "International trade and wage inequality in Canada," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 10(1), pages 55-86, January.
    3. Moritz Ritter, 2015. "Trade and inequality in a directed search model with firm and worker heterogeneity," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 48(5), pages 1902-1916, December.
    4. Alexander Murray, 2017. "The Effect of Import Competition on Employment in Canada: Evidence from the 'China Shock'," CSLS Research Reports 2017-03, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
    5. Sébastien Breau, 2010. "Low-Income-Country Import Competition and the Structure of Earnings Inequality in Canada, 1996–2001," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 42(8), pages 1964-1986, August.

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  1. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (2) 2010-04-17 2010-05-02
  2. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2010-04-17
  3. NEP-INV: Investment (1) 2023-11-06
  4. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2023-11-06
  5. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (1) 2023-11-20
  6. NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (1) 2010-05-02

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