Une histoire de résidus : à propos des facteurs généraux et locaux de croissance régionale au Canada,de 1971 à 2001 |
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Authors: | PHILIPPE APPARICIO MARIO POLÈSE RICHARD SHEARMUR |
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Institution: | Laboratoire d'analyse spatiale et d'économie régionale (LASER), INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société, Montréal, Québec, H2X 1E3, Canada |
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Abstract: | Starting from an econometric model of local employment growth, applied to Canada (1971–2001), residuals—relative to model predictions—are analyzed over time and over space, in turn allowing us to draw a distinction between general explanatory variables and factors of a more local, cyclical or accidental nature. The model's explanatory power grows over time, founded on variables such as urban size, market access and industrial structure, allowing us to conclude that local employment growth in Canada follows an increasingly geographically predictable pattern. However, an examination of the residuals reveals more localized processes. Growth volatility is most manifest in Alberta and British Columbia, home to the most erratic local economies. Emerging patterns are visible in the last period, most notably the underperformance of Northern Ontario and of non‐metropolitan communities between Windsor and Québec City, lying along the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence. The over‐performance—compared to model predictions — of small and mid‐sized towns in south‐eastern Québec can, on the other hand, be interpreted as a sign of truly local social processes, generally associated with a particularly dynamic local entrepreneurial class. |
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Keywords: | dé veloppement é conomique local modè les de croissance ré gionale centre‐pé riphé rie local economic development regional growth models centre‐periphery |
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