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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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The Linkages Between Productivity and Social Progress: An Introduction and Overview

Banting, Keith; Sharpe, Andrew; St-Hilaire, France - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

between population, education, health and social divergence and productivity. In the fourth section, three papers address the …

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Education and Skills: An Assessment of Recent Canadian Experience

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

Canada’s recent experience in education and skill formation. In his paper, W. Craig Riddell attempts such an assessment. He … provides a careful examination of trends in education expenditures and outcomes in Canada compared to other countries, looks at … trends in the incidence of education, and analyzes the link between education and labour market success. Riddell’s overall …

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Working Smarter: Education and Productivity

Sweetman, Arthur - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most … achieved through a better understanding of the relationship between the skills developed through formal education and their … points out, "the issue is not whether education has benefits but, rather, the magnitude of its 'true' benefits, the benefits …

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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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Social Divergence and Productivity: Making a Connection

Grafton, R. Quentin; Knowles, Stephen; Owen, P. Dorian - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Quentin Grafton, Stephen Knowles and Dorian Owen examine the implications for productivity arising from the level of social diversity along a variety of dimensions, including ethnic, linguistic and religious differences and inequalities between rich and poor. Their basic...

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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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State of the Evidence on Health as a Determinant of Productivity

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

Canada's labour productivity performance has been abysmal since 2000, both relative to our historical experience and to that in the United States. In theory, a deterioration of the health status of Canadian workers could explain slower productivity growth. However, the evidence does not support...

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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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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

This report presents new estimates of the levels and growth rates of labour, capital and multifactor productivity for the Canadian provinces by industry for the 1997-2007 period at the market sector, two-digit, and three-digit NAICS industry levels. Also, estimates of the sources of labour...

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