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Human Capital and Productivity in British Columbia
Murray, Alexander; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2011
This report provides an assessment of human capital development in British Columbia. The province's performance is above average according to the majority of the indicators we analyze, relative to both the rest of Canada and other OECD countries. However, this does not mean that there is no room...
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Working Smarter: Education and Productivity
Sweetman, Arthur - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
Skills, innovation and human capital as they feature prominently on the policy agenda of industrialized countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481812
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Understanding Productivity and Income Differentials Among OECD Countries: A Survey
Ark, Bart van - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
Productivity and income growth rates and differentials vary widely among OECD countries. In this chapter, Bart van Ark develops a framework for the understanding of these productivity and income differences. The framework breaks GDP per capita into two basic drivers: labour supply and labour...
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Bad Translation or Double Standards? Productivity and Accountability Across the Private, Public and Voluntary Sectors
Stein, Janice - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
In this chapter by Janice Stein warns about the dangers of adopting a narrow conception of productivity and efficiency. Building on her analysis in The Cult of Efficiency, she argues that the language of efficiency, understood narrowly as cost-effectiveness, confronts distinctive problems when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481814
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The Attitudes of Canadians to Productivity: Balancing Standard of Living and Quality of Life
Graves, Frank; Jenkins, Richard - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
In this chapter, Graves and Jenkins explore the attitudes of Canadians to productivity. The distinction between our standard of living and our quality of life is a powerful one for Canadians generally. The economic citizen who emerges from Graves and Jenkins data is relatively aware of the terms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481820
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Productivity Trends in the Construction Sector in Canada: A Case of Lagging Technical Progress
Standards, Centre for the Study of Living - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2001
Both labour and total factor productivity growth in the total and residential construction sectors in Canada have been negative over the past two decades. This report provides a detailed examination of output, employment, and productivity trends in the construction sector in Canada and by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481834
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Indicators of Innovation in Canadian Natural Resource Industries
Sharpe, Andrew; Guibaud, Olivier - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2005
This report develops a set of indicators of innovation in a number of the natural resource industries in Canada. It … then uses these indicators to assess trends in innovation over time in these industries. The innovative performance of … industries in other countries. The report finds that on most innovation indicators, Canadian natural resource industries perform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481841
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The Canada-Atlantic Canada Manufacturing Productivity Gap: A Detailed Analysis
Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003
production. Of these, innovation is found to be the most important. Since research and development activity has been historically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481843
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Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Inventors (But Never Asked): Evidence from the PatVal-EU Survey
Harhoff, Dietmar; Hoisl, Karin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187255
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Social Policy and Productivity Growth: What are the Linkages?
Harris, Richard G. - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
In this chapter, Richard Harris points out that a traditional view has been that there is an inherent conflict between economic efficiency and social equality, a view neatly summarized in the title of Okun's famous book, Equality and Efficiency: The Big Trade-off (1975). This view gained renewed...
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