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Why are Americans More Productive than Canadians?

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 19-37

Historically, per capita income in the United States has exceeded those in Canada and this difference has reflected higher labour productivity levels south of the 49th parallel. In this article, Andrew Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards provides estimates of the size of the...

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Editor's Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 3 (2001) Fall, pp. 1-2

The third issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles that deal with a wide range of issues in the productivity area. Topics covered are the contribution of the information and communications technology sector to...

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Productivity Growth in the OECD Area: Some Recent Findings

Pilat, Dirk - In: International Productivity Monitor 3 (2001) Fall, pp. 32-44

States enjoying strong growth in both productivity and the employment rate while many European countries experiencing limited … employment growth. …

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Editor’s Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 11 (2005) Fall, pp. 1-2

employment and productivity; productivity growth in manufacturing in Sweden, and service sector productivity measurement. …

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A Regional Perspective on the Canada-US Standard of Living Comparisons

Létourneau, Raynald; Lajoie, Martine - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 9-16

This article by Raynauld Letourneau and Martine Lajoie of Industry Canada provides a detailed regional analysis of levels of living standards, measured as output per capita, and productivity (output per worker) for the 1995-97 period, the most recent data currently available. They find that all...

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Determinants of Trends in Living Standards in Canada and the United States, 1989-2000

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 2 (2001) Spring, pp. 3-10

falling employment-population ratio contributed to the decline in our standard of living relative to that in the United States …

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The Widening Canada-US Productivity Gap in Manufaturing

Bernstein, Jeffrey I.; Harris, Richard G.; Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 3-22

In this article, Jeffrey I. Bernstein of Carleton University, Richard G. Harris from Simon Fraser University, and Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards provide a comprehensive analysis of the widening of the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap. Since 1994, labour...

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The impact of the residential sphere on the territorial development (In French)

CABANNES, Michel - Groupement de Recherches Économiques et Sociales (GRES) - 2008

new economic evolutions.\r\nThe residential sphere share is growing quickly in the global employment in France since 1990 … employment areas. It is explained by internal factors (productivity, consumption structure) and external factors (international …\nThe residential sphere contributes to economic development by numerous employment creations and best ability to resist to …

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Working Paper 04-09 - L’emploi public belge dans une perspective internationale

Laloy, Laurence - Federal Planning Bureau, Government of Belgium - 2009

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Working Paper 19-10 - Structure et évolution de l’emploi public belge

Laloy, Laurence - Federal Planning Bureau, Government of Belgium - 2010

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