the coming years, the labour productivity growth of the overall mining industry will be favourably affected. Based on a … productivity growth in the overall mining industry will be between one and two percentage points higher than if the diamond mining …

Both labour and total factor productivity growth in the total and residential construction sectors in Canada have been … negative over the past two decades. This report provides a detailed examination of output, employment, and productivity trends … reference to measurement issues and technical change; discusses the micro- and macro-economic environment affecting productivity …

The present literature review is an attempt to gather and summarize the extent of our knowledge of the productivity … trends and levels in the forest products sector. We consider single factor as well as total factor productivity definitions ….The report also synthesizes the findings of the studies along two lines: (1) the overall productivity growth trends in Canada and …

The purpose of this report is to uncover the factors behind what has been a very strong productivity performance from … substantial impact on productivity growth in the coal mining industry in Canada. The real price of coal increased sharply in the … the average productivity of the overall industry. However, since the 1970s, the real price of coal has fallen steadily …

poverty. But in dynamic economies most economic growth comes from productivity growth, and few studies have tested the … relationships between productivity growth, poverty and inequality. The present study uses several sources of international data on … labour productivity, poverty and income inequality, and finds that across the developing countries for which data are …

The objective of this paper is to document the evolution of the Canada-U.S. labour productivity gap and to offer an … productivity levels is in contrast to the typical focus on the gap between productivity growth rates in Canada and the United … that output per hour has always been below that in the United States, the productivity gap has increased in the 1990s …

on the factors behind the productivity gap between Atlantic Canada and Canada in the context of the manufacturing sector …. A number of possible factors contributing to the Atlantic Canada-Canada manufacturing productivity gap are examined … Atlantic Canada-Canada manufacturing productivity gap, namely less innovative effort, particularly in high-tech industries …

The purpose of this report is to uncover the factors behind what has been, on average, a strong productivity … substantial impact on productivity growth in the gold mining industry in Canada. The real price of gold declined steadily … productive gold mines. This had the effect of increasing the average productivity of the overall industry. The report also finds …

software gap. About one-third of the gap can be assigned to differences in labour productivity, industry structure, and …