Economics Research International / 2011 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Would an Increase in High-Skilled Immigration in Canada Benefit Workers? Table 3 Impact of increases in high-skilled immigration on selected key macroeconomic indicators (percentage point difference relative to the benchmark scenario).
2006 2010 2018 2026 2034 2050 Real GDP 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 3.1 Real GDP per labour supply 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 Real GDP per capita 0.0 −0.1 −0.4 −0.8 −1.1 −1.5 Effective labour supply 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.3 3.7 Effective labour supply per capita 0.0 −0.1 −0.3 −0.6 −0.6 −0.2 Physical capital stock 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.1 Physical capital stock per capita 0.0 −0.1 −0.4 −1.2 −2.0 −4.2 Capital-labour ratio 0.0 0.0 −0.1 −0.5 −1.2 −4.2 Consumption per capita 0.0 −0.1 −0.4 −0.9 −1.4 −1.7 Wage rate—all workers 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.1 −0.2 −0.9 Wage rate—high-skilled −0.3 −0.8 −1.9 −3.3 −4.9 −8.0 Wage rate—medium-skilled 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.6 Wage rate—low-skilled 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.3 Skill premium (HS versus MS) −0.4 −0.9 −2.2 −3.9 −5.8 −8.6 Skill premium (HS versus LS) −0.4 −1.0 −2.4 −4.2 −6.2 −9.3 Labour income tax rate 0.0 −0.1 −0.1 −0.2 −0.4 −1.5
