productivity in manufacturing. But when the more appropriate output per hour measure of productivity is used, the United States is … no longer the manufacturing productivity leader, being surpassed by the Netherlands and Belgium. The much greater number …International productivity comparisons have traditionally focused on productivity growth rates. International …

productivity levels in manufacturing; productivity trends in the construction sector in Canada; and a review of Angus Maddison …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 …

inter-industry differences in productivity levels among manufacturing industries. The authors conclude that Canada could …The fundamental importance of skills for productivity advance is being increasingly recognized. In this article … detailed examination of the dynamics of innovation and determinants of productivity at the firm and industry level in Canadian …

contains six articles. Topics covered are: the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap; trends in Canadian living standards …The fifth issue of the International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards …; the impact of economic reform on British productivity growth; productivity and policy reform in Australia; the measurement …

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 importance of skills for innovation and productivity; the diffusion …