Le present document analyse les caracteristiques des usines canadiennes de fabrication qui sont associees a l'utilisation des technologies de pointe. Les donnees employees sont tirees de l'Enquete sur les technologies de la fabrication de 1989 et sont liees aux donnees administratives du...

This paper investigates the characteristics of Canadian manufacturing plants that are related to the use of advanced technologies. The data used are taken from the 1989 Survey of Manufacturing Technology and are linked to administrative data taken from the Census of Manufacturers. Technology use...

The importance of a focus on mobility and the kilometres travelled using light duty vehicles is reflected in the persistence of strong demand for personal mobility and emissions that tend to be linked with population and economic growth. Simulation results using the WITCH model show that changes...

La presente etude porte sur l'utilisation de la technologie au sein du secteur manufacturier au Canada et sur le rendement d'un groupe d'etablissements manufacturiers qui utilisent la technologie par rapport a un groupe de non-utilisateurs. Les donnees ont ete tirees d'une enquete menee...

This study examines technology use in Canada's manufacturing sector, and how a set of technology-using manufacturing establishments performed relative to non-users. Data originates from a recent Statistics Canada survey, asking manufacturing firms about their use of 22 advanced manufacturing...

This paper investigates the role of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection and Environmental Policies (EPs) on clean (renewable) and dirty (fossil-based) technology diffusion from top-innovators. IPR protection and EPs are extensively debated policy tools, as IPR protection addresses...

Discussions over tropical deforestation are currently at the forefront of climate change policy negotiations at national, regional, and international levels. This paper analyzes the effects of linking Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) to a global market for...