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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 …; fewer economies of scale; lower educational attainment of the workforce; and greater seasonality of production. …

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Human Capital and Productivity in British Columbia

Murray, Alexander; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2011

immigrants; the poor educational outcomes of Aboriginal people; the below-average production of advanced human capital through …

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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 since 1961, with a focus on the entire time period and developments since 2000. It is found that the subsector experienced labour productivity growth stronger than the business...

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Report on Productivity Trends in Selected Natural Resource Industries in Canada

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

The purpose of this report is to shed light on the dynamics and determinants of productivity growth in nine selected natural resource industries and in the overall natural resource sector in Canada. This report provides a concise review of the findings of a detailed analysis undertaken by the...

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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...

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Productivity in the Forest Products Sector: A Review of the Literature

Standards, Centre for the Study of Living - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003

The present literature review is an attempt to gather and summarize the extent of our knowledge of the productivity trends and levels in the forest products sector. We consider single factor as well as total factor productivity definitions. The studies ?from around the world but mainly focusing...

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Productivity Trends in the Coal Mining Industry in Canada

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

thereby lead to operations on less productive sites than those in production at that point. This had the effect of lowering … concentration of production on open surface mines. Surface mines typically have higher levels of labour productivity than … saw the computerization of several stages of the production process, from site planning to extraction. Despite having the …

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Productivity Trends in the Gold Mining Industry in Canada

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

The purpose of this report is to uncover the factors behind what has been, on average, a strong productivity performance from the Canadian gold mining industry over the past four decades. It is found that real price movements have had a substantial impact on productivity growth in the gold...

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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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