The Effects of Population Diversity on Productivity, Competitiveness and Employment

Elie Appelbaum

Working Papers from York University, Department of Economics

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to measure some of the economic effects of greater population diversity. Theoretically, the effects of greater diversity depend on trade-offs between dynamic and static efficiency and on the importance of informational networks. In general, the effects are ambiguous and need to be investigated empirically. To measure these effects, I estimate a production model for the manufacturing industry in Ontario and find that increased diversity, increased labour and production efficiency and had a positive effect on the demand for labour, total factor productivity and competitiveness.

Pages: 28 pages
Date: 1999-05
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