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Trade Liberalization : Export-Market Participation, Productivity Growth and Innovation
Baldwin, John R. - 2009
The paper examines how Canadian manufacturing plants have responded to reductions in tariff barriers between Canada and the rest of world over the past two decades. Three main conclusions emerge from the analysis. First, trade liberalization was a significant factor behind the strong export...
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The Knowledge Production of 'R' and 'D'
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius; Thorwarth, Suzanne - 2013
or output of a knowledge production function. We suggest that the productivity of research in patent production functions … to patentable knowledge, and development happens after the initial research phase that may have led to a patent. Instead … of using data on R&D, we separate the knowledge creating process into 'R' and 'D'. This data stems from R&D surveys of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014215973
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The knowledge production of 'R' and 'D'
Czarnitzki, Dirk (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2008
or output of a knowledge production function. We suggest that the productivity of research in patent production functions … to patentable knowledge, and development happens after the initial research phase that may have led to a patent. Instead … of using data on R&D, we separate the knowledge creating process into 'R' and 'D'. This data stems from R&D surveys of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728577
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The knowledge production of "R and "D"
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius; Thorwarth, Susanne - In: Economics letters 105 (2009) 1, pp. 141-143
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003899412
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Productivity Trends of Unincorporated Enterprises in the Canadian Economy, 1987 to 2005
Baldwin, John R. - 2010
This study uses new GDP estimates for the unincorporated sector in order to examine labour productivity in the unincorporated sector and to compare it to that in the corporate sector over the period 1987 to 2005. The level of nominal GDP per hour worked is significantly lower for unincorporated...
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Firm Turnover and Productivity Growth in Selected Canadian Services Industries, 2000 to 2007
Baldwin, John R. - 2011
The nature of the competitive process that causes a reallocation of market shares within an industry contributes to aggregate productivity growth. This paper extends our understanding of industry differences in the competitive process by examining firm turnover and productivity growth in various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121015
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Labour Productivity of Unincorporated Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships : Impact on the Canada-United States Productivity Gap
Baldwin, John R. - 2011
This paper asks how the performance of self-employed unincorporated businesses affects the size of the gap in labour productivity between Canada and the United States. To do so, the business sector in each country is divided into unincorporated and corporate businesses, and estimates of labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121016
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Intangible Capital and Productivity Growth in Canada
Baldwin, John R. - 2012
This paper develops a measure of intangible capital and examines the contribution of intangibles to labour productivity growth in the Canadian business sector. It applies the methodology developed by Corrado et al. (2005, 2009) for the United States. The paper finds that investment in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104528
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The Productivity Differential between the Canadian and U.S. Manufacturing Sectors : A Perspective Drawn from the Early 20th Century
Baldwin, John R. - 2009
Many historical comparisons of international productivity use measures of labour productivity (output per worker). Differences in labour productivity can be caused by differences in technical efficiency or differences in capital intensity. Moving to measures of total factor productivity allows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153787
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Relative Multifactor Productivity Levels in Canada and the United States : A Sectoral Analysis
Baldwin, John R. - 2009
This paper has three main objectives. First, it examines the level of multifactor productivity (MFP) in Canada relative to that of the United States for the 1994-to-2003 period. Second, it examines the relative importance of differences in capital intensity and MFP in accounting for the labour...
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