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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

The objectives of this report are to examine the characteristics of manufacturing in Atlantic Canada and to shed light … on the factors behind the productivity gap between Atlantic Canada and Canada in the context of the manufacturing sector …. A number of possible factors contributing to the Atlantic Canada-Canada manufacturing productivity gap are examined …

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Trade Liberalization and Inequality in Canada in the 1990s

Schwanen, Daniel - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

Canada in the 1990s. The author divides Canadian manufacturing industries into five groups according to their sensitivity to …

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A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Primary Agriculture Sector

Avillez, Ricardo de - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2011

In contrast to the significant slowdown in aggregate productivity growth in Canada since 2000, the labour productivity performance of the primary agriculture sector has been strong. The objective of this study is to shed light on the factors behind the sector's success. This report provides an...

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A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of the Canadian Food Manufacturing Subsector

Ross, Chris - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2011

This report analyzes labour productivity, multifactor productivity and input trends in Canadian food manufacturing … manufacturing only in the more recent period. Labour productivity growth is decomposed into capital intensity and multifactor …

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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 concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most conventional policy instrument of governments in pursuing these...

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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 issue of sustainability of natural capital and implications for economic growth ranks high in the interests of both policy makers and the general public, as manifested by the intense debate on Canada's ratification of the Kyoto accord. In this chapter, Nancy Olewiler makes an important...

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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, labour income and living standards in Canada. They find that, once the appropriate adjustments are made, the labour share and the non-labour share (composed of profits, interest and...

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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...

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Aggregate Labour Productivity Growth in Canada and the United States: Definitions, Trends and Measurement Issues

Smith, Jeremy - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2004

The purpose of this paper is to provide a thorough discussion of the definitional and data issues associated with the measurement of aggregate labour productivity growth in Canada and the United States. The paper examines all data sources for output, employment and hours estimates in the two...

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A Detailed Analysis of the Productivity Performance of Oil and Gas Extraction in Canada

Sharpe, Andrew; Bradley, Celeste - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2009

In recent years, the productivity performance of oil and gas extraction in Canada has been dismal. Based on official real GDP and labour input estimates from Statistics Canada, labour productivity in oil and gas extraction fell 8.23 per cent per year between the 2000 cyclical peak and 2007, with...

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