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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 1-2

The fourth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains five articles. Topics covered are: recent productivity developments in the United States and Canada and implications for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the...

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Has Trend Productivity Growth Increased in Canada?

Robidoux, Benoît; Wong, Bing-Sun - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 47-55

Trend productivity growth is a crucial determinant of future living standards as well as fiscal balances. In this article, Benoit Robidoux and Bing-Sun Wong from Finance Canada examine the issue of whether trend productivity growth has increased in Canada and conclude that in fact it has. If...

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The Roots of the New Economy: An Institutional Perspective

Petit, Pascal - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 39-54

The factors behind the emergence of the New Economy are still poorly understood. In this article, Pascal Petit from CEPREMAP and CNRS in France provides an institutional perspective on the developmental phases or roots of this New Economy. He analyzes the structural, institutional and...

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Why Net Domestic Product Should Replace Gross Domestic Product as a Measure of Economic Growth

Spant, Roland - In: International Productivity Monitor 7 (2003) Fall, pp. 39-43

. With the shift in investment toward information technology assets with relatively short service lives, the share of …

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The Importance of Skills for Innovation and Productivity

Rao, Someshwar; Tang, Jianmin; Wang, Weimin - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 15-26

. Levels of postsecondary educational attainment, especially university education, are found to be important determinants of … university education relative to that in the United States, and by increasing R&D spending and the capital intensity of …

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Lessons for Canada from the U.S. Growth Resurgence

Jorgenson, Dale W.; Ho, Mun S.; Stiroh, Kevin J. - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 3-18

the intermediate future. They point out that information technology investment reflects the overall momentum of the …

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The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States

Ark, Bart van; Inklaar, Robert; McGuckin, Robert H. - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 56-63

Both ICT-producing and ICT-using industries have contributed disproportionately to labour productivity growth in the ….S. Conference Board compare Canada, the United States and Europe in terms of the contribution of ICT-producing and ICT …-using industries to productivity growth. In the 1995-2000 period, the contribution of ICT-producing industries to labour productivity …

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