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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 … efficiency or productivity of a public service requires a measurement of the value or utility generated by the service. However … ironically undermined the effectiveness and productivity of the public and voluntary sectors. She illustrates the perverse …

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The Apprenticeship System in Canada: Trends and Issues

Sharpe, Andrew; Gibson, James - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2005

This report provides an overview of the trends and issues related to the apprenticeship system in Canada. It first discusses theoretical perspectives on apprenticeship, then reviews the institutional features of apprenticeship systems in Canada and in other countries. The report concludes that...

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A Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Labour Market Performance, 1989-2000

Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2001

first half of the 1990s, has its roots in part in the different labour market and productivity performance of the two … income, population, labour force, employment, unemployment, output and productivity. The second section looks at the common …

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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 …

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A Companion Guide to Analyzing and Projecting Occupational Trends

Achkar, Souleima El - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2010

This report is intended to complement Future Labour Supply and Demand 101: A Guide to Analysing and Predicting Occupational Trends, a technical document commissioned by the Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) Labour Market Information Working Group (LMIWG) with the aim of achieving greater...

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Labour Market Seasonality in Canada: Trends and Policy Implications

Sharpe, Andrew; Smith, Jeremy - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2005

The objective of this paper is to examine labour market seasonality in Canada over the past three decades in order to shed light on what policies might be best suited to address seasonal economies. The main findings are as follows. The seasonality of the Canadian economy has declined since 1976...

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Adjusting to Globalization: Challenges for the Canadian Banking System

Neufeld, Edward P. - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

The mid-1960s were the good old days for Canadian bankers before the Canadian banking system was opened up to foreign competition. Now it is a whole new competitive ball game as Edward P. Neufeld points out in his paper on the challenges that globalization poses for the Canadian banking system....

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Distributional Outcomes in Canada During the 1990s

Heisz, Andrew; Jackson, Andrew; Picot, Garnett - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Andrew Heisz, Andrew Jackson and Garnet Picot provide an incisive and comprehensive analysis of the distributional changes that have occurred in Canada in the 1990s as well as useful comparative perspectives both in terms of trends over time and the particular patterns that can...

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Cyclical Changes in Short-Run Earnings Mobility in Canada, 1982-1996

Beach, Charles M.; Finnie, Ross - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

The paper by Charles M. Beach and Ross Finnie represents the first attempt to quantify short-term or cyclical changes in earnings mobility in Canada. Mobility analysis can be seen as a complement to the analysis of income distribution. For a given degree of earnings inequality, more earnings...

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Education and Skills: An Assessment of Recent Canadian Experience

Riddell, W. Craig - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

The skills issue is currently at or near the top of the federal government’s policy agenda, given its importance for harnessing the benefits of technological advances. Policy initiatives in the area should be premised on an accurate assessment of Canada’s recent experience in education and...

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