In this chapter, William Scarth examines the relationship between population aging, productivity and growth in living … standards and reaches a more optimistic conclusion about the effects of aging on productivity. Indeed, he finding that aging may … in fact lead to increases in productivity, even if no policy initiative is taken. He argues that our economy possesses at …

that social policy and greater equality may actually contribute to higher productivity growth. Richard Harris surveys two …

the health-productivity relationship with an emphasis on the public policy implications. This relationship goes well … Grossman model, the author describes three additional pathways through which health can affect productivity at an aggregate … beyond the obvious effect of health on capacity to work both in terms of energy level and working time. Focusing on the …

between population, education, health and social divergence and productivity. In the fourth section, three papers address the …Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given … inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of …

survey of the state of Canadian economic policy in the areas of pensions and health care. He argues that it is appropriate to …. He recognizes that all three of the pillars cannot be directly applied to health care, but he argues that the three …’s health system and illuminates interactions between the pension and health systems. Hence his title “six pillars of social …

be likely to contribute to productivity growth in British Columbia: the underutilization of the skills of recent …

concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most … causal impact on productivity, as well as a more nuanced approach to policy in this area. In this chapter, Arthur Sweetman … the impact of education on earnings at the individual level and on productivity at the macroeconomic level, and on issues …

In this chapter by Janice Stein warns about the dangers of adopting a narrow conception of productivity and efficiency … efficiency or productivity of a public service requires a measurement of the value or utility generated by the service. However … ironically undermined the effectiveness and productivity of the public and voluntary sectors. She illustrates the perverse …