This paper has three main objectives. First, it examines the level of multifactor productivity (MFP) in Canada relative … the overall MFP difference between Canada and the United States to its industry origins and estimates the contributions of … capital intensity is as high in Canada as in the United States; but there are considerable differences in Canada's capital …

the relative capital intensity of Canada and the United States. To do so, the paper applies common depreciation rates to ….S. business sector. This is the net result of quite different ratios at the individual asset level. Canada has as higher intensity … of engineering infrastructure assets per dollar of gross domestic product produced. Canada has a lower intensity of …

This paper compares long-run growth in labour productivity in Canada and the United States from 1961 to 2006. Over the … machinery and structures, the other in training) were more important in Canada. The third (the residual often referred to as …