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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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Why are Americans More Productive than Canadians?
Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 19-37
Canada and discuss possible explanation of the gap. He points out that based on average weekly hours estimates from the U …
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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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Differences in Annual Work Hours per Capita between the United States and Canada
Fortin, Pierre - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 38-46
hours worked per person employed and the share of employment in the total population employed. In this article, Pierre … Fortin from the University of Quebec at Montreal examines differences in annual work hours on a per capita basis between the … United States and Canada. He finds that in 2001 average hours worked was lower in Canada (91 per cent of the U.S. level …
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Is IT Driving the U.S. Productivity Revival?
Stiroh, Kevin J. - In: International Productivity Monitor 2 (2001) Spring, pp. 31-36
Since 1995, productivity growth has accelerated significantly in the United States. Information technology has always been thought to be the driving force behind this development. In this article by Kevin Stiroh of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides strong empirical support for this...
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An Analysis of the Labour Productivity Growth Slowdown in Canada since 2000
Rao, Someshwar; Sharpe, Andrew; Smith, Jeremy - In: International Productivity Monitor 10 (2005) Spring, pp. 3-23
After accelerating in the second half of the 1990s, aggregate labour productivity growth in Canada has fallen off significantly since 2000. This paper examines the factors behind this development, which is puzzling given the recent acceleration of productivity growth in the United States and the...
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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 1-2
This the inaugural issue of the International Productivity Monitor, a new publication produced by the Ottawa-based Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS). The objective of the Monitor is to focus atttention on the importance of productivity for improving living standards and quality of...
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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 1-2
The fifth issue of the International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles. Topics covered are: the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap; trends in Canadian living standards; the impact of economic reform on British productivity...
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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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