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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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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 7 (2003) Fall, pp. 1-2

This seventh issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains seven articles. Topics covered include the long-run economic performance and prospects in Canada, the impact of capital accumulation on productivity growth in Canada,...

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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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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 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 1-2

This sixth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains seven articles. Topics covered are lessons for Canada from the U.S. growth resurgence; the factors explaining higher productivity levels in the United States than in Canada;...

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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 1990s. In this article, Bart van Ark, Robert Inklaar from the University of Groningen and Robert H. McGuckin of the U.S. Conference Board compare Canada, the United States and...

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Transition vers le marché du travail au Canada : Portrait de la situation actuelle et perspective historique

Parent, Daniel - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1999

individuals with low levels of education, and to situate it in the context of the evolution in the value of a high school diploma … over the 1981-1996 period, conditional on not pursuing post-secondary education. To do so I make use of Statistics Canada … whether the value of holding a high school diploma (excluding the option value of pursuing post-secondary education) has …

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