Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate
The existing literature on convergence in Canada largely ignores the underlying geographical dimensions of regional disparities. By using income measures developed from census micro-data files to analyze patterns of convergence across census divisions, we show that regional disparities are increasin...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2016-01-01
|
| Series: | Regional Studies, Regional Science |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2016.1244774 |
| _version_ | 1819009433199443968 |
|---|---|
| author | Sébastien Breau Richard Saillant |
| author_facet | Sébastien Breau Richard Saillant |
| author_sort | Sébastien Breau |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The existing literature on convergence in Canada largely ignores the underlying geographical dimensions of regional disparities. By using income measures developed from census micro-data files to analyze patterns of convergence across census divisions, we show that regional disparities are increasingly clustered across the Canadian space-economy along (1) East–West and (2) urban–rural gradients. Rural census divisions in the Eastern provinces, in particular, are showing increased signs of distress in terms of differences in levels and growth rates of incomes with other regions in the country. Such findings have important policy implications which are briefly discussed. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-21T00:56:17Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-6073c2e6e6a049349adb4f8bb11f1850 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2168-1376 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-21T00:56:17Z |
| publishDate | 2016-01-01 |
| publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Regional Studies, Regional Science |
| spelling | doaj.art-6073c2e6e6a049349adb4f8bb11f18502022-12-21T19:21:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupRegional Studies, Regional Science2168-13762016-01-013146348110.1080/21681376.2016.12447741244774Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debateSébastien Breau0Richard Saillant1McGill UniversityUniversité de MonctonThe existing literature on convergence in Canada largely ignores the underlying geographical dimensions of regional disparities. By using income measures developed from census micro-data files to analyze patterns of convergence across census divisions, we show that regional disparities are increasingly clustered across the Canadian space-economy along (1) East–West and (2) urban–rural gradients. Rural census divisions in the Eastern provinces, in particular, are showing increased signs of distress in terms of differences in levels and growth rates of incomes with other regions in the country. Such findings have important policy implications which are briefly discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2016.1244774Income disparitiesconvergencespatial analysisCanadacensus divisions |
| spellingShingle | Sébastien Breau Richard Saillant Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate Regional Studies, Regional Science Income disparities convergence spatial analysis Canada census divisions |
| title | Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate |
| title_full | Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate |
| title_fullStr | Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate |
| title_short | Regional income disparities in Canada: exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate |
| title_sort | regional income disparities in canada exploring the geographical dimensions of an old debate |
| topic | Income disparities convergence spatial analysis Canada census divisions |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2016.1244774 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT sebastienbreau regionalincomedisparitiesincanadaexploringthegeographicaldimensionsofanolddebate AT richardsaillant regionalincomedisparitiesincanadaexploringthegeographicaldimensionsofanolddebate |