Recent studies have demonstrated the quantitative importance of entry, exit, growth and decline in the industrial population. It is this turnover that rewards innovative activity and contributes to productivity growth. While the size of the entry population is impressive - especially when...

This study examines the characteristics of small and medium-sized firms that perform training. It uses data taken from a recent Statistics Canada survey that permit firms' training decisions to be analyzed within the broader context of their many activities and strategies. The study finds...

La presente etude se penche sur les caracteristiques des petites et moyennes entreprises qui proposent de la formation a leur personnel. Elle est fondee sur des donnees tirees d'une enquete recente de Statistique Canada qui permet d'analyser les decisions prises par les entreprises en matiere de...

Des etudes recentes ont demontre l'importance quantitative de la creation et de la disparition d'entreprises ainsi que de la croissance et du declin de la population industrielle. C'est ce processus de renouvellement qui recompense l'activite innovatrice et contribue a la croissance de la...