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New Estimates of Labour, Capital and Multifactor Productivity Growth and Levels for Canadian Provinces at the Three-digit NAICS Level, 1997-2007
Sharpe, Andrew; Thomson, Eric - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2010
This report presents new estimates of the levels and growth rates of labour, capital and multifactor productivity for … industry levels. Also, estimates of the sources of labour productivity growth (capital intensity, labour quality, and … multifactor productivity) are presented. Furthermore, this report examines the labour productivity gap between the provinces and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690318
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Sustaining Long-Run Growth and Macroeconomic Stability in Low-Income Countries : The Role of Structural Transformation and Diversification
International Monetary Fund - 2014
Diversification and structural transformation play important roles in influencing the macroeconomic performance of low-income countries (LICs). Increases in income per capita at early stages of development are typically accompanied by a transformation in a country's production and export...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410661
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Sustaining Long-Run Growth and Macroeconomic Stability in Low Income Countries : The Role of Structural Transformation and Diversification
International Monetary Fund - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410689
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Why is China Growing So Fast?
International Monetary Fund - 1997
Since 1978 the Chinese economy has grown on average more than 9 percenta year. Per capita income has nearly quadrupled in the past 15 years andsome analysts predict that within 20 years the Chinese economy will belarger than that of the United States. This pamphlet analyzes the reasonsfor the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403126
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Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth
International Monetary Fund - 2012
as on the three main growth channels: total factor productivity, physical capital accumulation, and human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396933
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Productivity growth, knowledge flows and spillovers
Crespi, Gustavo; Criscuolo, Chiara; Haskel, Jonathan E.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
three questions (a) What is the source of knowledge flows? (b) To what extent do such flows contribute to productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071306
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German unification : economic issues
Lipschitz, Leslie (contributor) - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004095956
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Working Smarter: Education and Productivity
Sweetman, Arthur - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most … causal impact on productivity, as well as a more nuanced approach to policy in this area. In this chapter, Arthur Sweetman … the impact of education on earnings at the individual level and on productivity at the macroeconomic level, and on issues …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481812
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Natural Capital, Sustainability and Productivity: An Exploration of the Linkages
Olewiler, Nancy - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
the crucial, but often ignored, role of productivity in the maintenance of natural capital sustainability. Olewiler …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481813
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The Long View: Labour Productivity, Labour Income and Living Standards in Canada
Fisher, Tony; Hostland, Doug - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
In this chapter, Tony Fisher and Doug Hostland provide an historical perspective on trends in labour productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481819