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Baldwin, John R. - 2015

This paper describes the evidence that several Statistics Canada studies have developed on the importance of innovation … to growth and the need for highly skilled workers in the innovation process. Rather than focusing on broad industry … frequently distinguishes faster from slower growing firms is innovation. Innovators in turn place greater emphasis on training …

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The Output Gap between Canada and the United States : The Role of Productivity (1994-2002)

Baldwin, John R.; Wong, Fanny; Maynard, Jean-Pierre - 2009

Comparisons of Canada’s economy to that of the United States are done for several purposes. On the one hand, analysts are interested in whether there is an output gap between the two countries — whether Canada is as well off as the United States in terms of the quantities of goods and...

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Four Decades of Creative Destruction : Renewing Canada's Manufacturing Base from 1961 - 1999

Baldwin, John R.; Brown, W. Mark - 2009

In this paper, we present measures of the extent of renewal in Canada’s manufacturing sector over a four decade period (1961-1999); a period that roughly represents the productive lifetime of a worker. We measure turnover over periods of one, two, three and four decades. For each timeframe, we...

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The Effect of Changing Technology Use on Plant Performance in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector

Baldwin, John R.; Sabourin, David - 2009

, probably through its impact on product innovation. The market rewards those businesses that managed to improve their efficiency …

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The Impact of Self-Employment on Labour-Productivity Growth : A Canada and United States Comparison

Baldwin, John R. - 2009

This paper examines the influence of the self-employed on the growth in labour productivity in the business sector. There has been a dramatic expansion of self-employment in the Canadian economy over the 1987 to 1998 period. In addition, a comparison is made of Canadian and United States...

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A Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Productivity Levels : An Exploration of Measurement Issues

Baldwin, John R. - 2009

This paper examines the level of labour productivity in Canada relative to that of the United States in 1999. In doing so, it addresses two main issues. The first is the comparability of the measures of GDP and labour inputs that the statistical agency in each country produces. Second, it...

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Firm Turnover and Productivity Growth in the Canadian Retail Trade Sector

Baldwin, John R. - 2009

This paper examines firm turnover and productivity growth in the Canadian retail trade sector. Firm turnover occurs as the competitive process shifts market share from exiting firms and existing firms that contracted to entering firms and existing firms that expanded. There is considerably more...

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Investment in Intangible Assets in Canada : R&D, Innovation, Brand, and Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration Expenditures

Baldwin, John R. - 2015

This paper presents estimates of intangible investment in Canada for the purpose of innovation, advertising and … contributes to the existing literature by creating intangible investment estimates (science and engineering knowledge, advertising …

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Labour Productivity Differences between Domestic and Foreign-Controlled Establishments in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector

Baldwin, John R.; Dhaliwal, Naginder - 2001

This study uses data to study differences in labour productivity gains across domestic and foreign-controlled establishments in the manufacturing sector for the period 1973 to 1993. In doing so, it also examines the extent to which labour productivity differences exist between small and large...

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Export Growth, Capacity Utilization and Productivity Growth : Evidence from Canadian Manufacturing Plants

Baldwin, John R.; Gu, Wulong; Yan, Beiling - 2012

Labour productivity growth in the Canadian business sector slowed substantially after 2000. Most of the slowdown occurred in the manufacturing sector. This paper examines how this slowdown was associated with the restructuring that occurred in manufacturing as a result of the increase in excess...

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