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Sharpe, Andrew; Arsenault, Jean-François; Murray, Alexander - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2008

The Alberta oil sands reserves represent a very valuable energy resource for Canadians. In 2007, Statistics Canada … Canada in their valuation of the Alberta oil sands. We find that the official Statistics Canada estimates of the reserves (22 ….0 billion barrels) of Alberta's oil sands are very small compared to those obtained using more appropriate definitions, which …

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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

the Canadian average. The report closes with a provincial and industry-level perspective on Alberta‘s relative …

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The Impact of the Oil Boom on Canada's Labour Productivity Performance

Sharpe, Andrew; Waslander, Bert - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2014

sector. It highlights the divergent productivity growth paths for the oil and gas sectors in Alberta and Newfoundland and …

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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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Productivity Trends in Natural Resources Industries in Canada

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

The objective of this report is to provide an overview of the evolution of productivity in the natural resources industries in Canada over the last 40 years. This report presents data and discusses trends in labour and total factor productivity for natural resources industries in Canada over the...

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Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation in Canada

Day, Kathleen; Grafton, R. Quentin - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Kathleen Day and R. Quentin Grafton explore the relationship between the economy and the environment. One approach sees economic growth leading to environmental degradation by imposing stresses on limited natural resources and ecosystems and by increasing emissions of...

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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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Human Well-being and Economic Well-being: What Values Are Implicit in Current Indices?

Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003

This paper develops an Index of Economic Well-being (IEWB) for the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Norway and Sweden for the period 1980 to 2001 which recognizes four components: Current effective per capita consumption flows; Net societal accumulation of stocks of...

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Trends in Economic Well-being in Canada in the 1990s

Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Lars Osberg and Andrew Sharpe provide an overview of trends in a number of dimensions of economic well-being (consumption flows, stocks of wealth, income equality, and economic security) from the lens of the Index of Economic Well-being, a new composite measure of economic...

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A Synthesis of the CSLS Provincial Productivity Reports, 1997-2007

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

This report, based on the CSLS Provincial Productivity Database, provides a portrait of the productivity performance of the ten Canadian provinces over the 1997-2007 period. Level and growth rate estimates of labour and multifactor productivity are presented and discussed, with an emphasis on...

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