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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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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
&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 is that, since the 2008 peak, business sector ICT investment in … States. By 2013, four years after the 2009 recession, nominal ICT investment in the business sector in Canada had failed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185572
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Productivity Concepts, Trends And Prospects: An Overview
Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
In this chapter, Andrew Sharpe provides a comprehensive non-technical introduction to the productivity issue, including discussion of productivity concepts, measurement issues, trends and prospects. He begins by noting that productivity is the relationship between the output of goods and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650208
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650224
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Productivity Growth in Service Industries: A Canadian Success Story
Rao, Someshwar; Sharpe, Andrew; Tang, Jianmin - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2004
The Canadian service sector has performed well in recent years in terms of labour and multifactor productivity growth, both in absolute terms and relative to the United States, offsetting much of the poorer performance of the manufacturing sector. Service sector labour productivity growth has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518937
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Understanding Productivity and Income Differentials Among OECD Countries: A Survey
Ark, Bart van - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
Productivity and income growth rates and differentials vary widely among OECD countries. In this chapter, Bart van Ark develops a framework for the understanding of these productivity and income differences. The framework breaks GDP per capita into two basic drivers: labour supply and labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650205
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650211
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274399
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274401
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481830