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An Analysis of the Canada-U.S. ICT Investment Gap: An Update to 2013

Thomas, Jasmin - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2015

Canada’s productivity performance reflects in large part our innovation record, both in terms of business sector R&D and information and communications technology (ICT) investment. The objective of this report is to examine the country’s ICT investment performance since 2000. The key finding...

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What Explains the Canada-U.S. Software Investment Intensity Gap?

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

In 2012, business sector software investment per worker in Canada was 40.7 per cent of that in the United States. The objective of this report is to deepen our understanding of the reasons for which Canadian businesses invest substantially less in software than their U.S. counterparts. The...

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Sustainable Governance Indicators

Sharpe, Andrew; Kessler, Anke; Thunert, Martin - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2014

A strong case can be made that the quality of governance provided by the government of Canada deteriorated somewhat from May 2011 to May 2013. While the government has constructed high-quality governance structures and implemented effective policies in many areas over many decades, the actions...

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Convergence Across Provincial Economies in Canada: Trends, Drivers, and Implications

Capeluck, Evan - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2014

regional tensions and lead to demands for further redistribution of wealth. The objective of this study is to report on the …

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Has Quebec’s Standard of Living Been Catching Up?

Fortin, Pierre - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

Quebec’s relative growth performance with Ontario has always been an issue of concern for economic historians. In his paper Pierre Fortin discusses trends in Quebec’s real domestic income relative to that in Ontario over the last half-century. He finds that per capita real domestic income in...

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Canada 2030: An Agenda for Sustainable Development

Kindornay, Shannon; Standards, Centre for the Study of … - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2015

As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their end date in 2015, negotiations are ramping up at the United Nations for the establishment of a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, to be announced in September this year, will replace the MDGs and serve as a universal...

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Moving from a GDP-Based to a Well-Being Based Metric of Economic Performance and Social Progress: Results from the Index of Economic Well-Being for OECD Countries, 1980-2009

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

, stocks of wealth, economic equality, and economic security) for 14 OECD countries for the 1980-2009 period. It finds that in …

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Beyond GDP: Measuring Economic Well-Being in Canada and the Provinces, 1981-2010

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

, stocks of wealth, economic equality and economic security) for Canada and the provinces for the 1981-2010 period. It finds … GDP per capita. Both the consumption and wealth domains experienced solid advances over the period, but these developments … for Canada, driven by declines in wealth and economic security. …

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The Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being: Estimates for Canada, 1999 and 2005

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

This report presents estimates of the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW) for a representative sample of Canadian households in 1999 and 2005. The results indicate that there was only modest growth in the average Canadian household’s total command over economic resources in...

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Poverty Among Senior Citizens: A Canadian Success Story

Osberg, Lars - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

Lars Osberg makes the case in his paper that the major success story of Canadian social policy in the twentieth century has in fact been the reduction of poverty among senior citizens. According to Osberg, the poverty rate, defined with the poverty line measured as one-half median equivalent...

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