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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 1-2

living, the postwar productivity convergence experience among OECD countries, price cap regulation and productivity growth …

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The OECD Productivity Database: An Overview

Pilat, Dirk; Schreyer, Paul - In: International Productivity Monitor 8 (2004) Spring, pp. 59-65

Dirk Pilat and Paul Schreyer of the OECD discuss the new OECD Productivity Database. The database covers 26 OECD countries for labour productivity estimates, as well as 14 countries for multifactor productivity estimates. While the database represents the most comparable productivity estimates...

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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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Ten Productivity Puzzles Facing Researchers

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 9 (2004) Fall, pp. 15-24

Puzzles intrigue and motivate researchers and focus research effort, and the productivity area is fortunate in having many unresolved issues. In the second article, Andrew Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards puts forward and briefly discusses what he sees as the ten most...

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From Productivity to Well-Being: Keep the Focus on Basic Skills

Fortin, Pierre - In: International Productivity Monitor 11 (2005) Fall, pp. 3-6

The author argues that productivity should be raised by bringing the low productivity segment of the workforce closer to the median. Consequently, he argues that the most pressing task for Canadians is to foster basic skills, reduce the high school dropout rate, and raise the profile of...

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Productivity and Building Human Capital for the "Bottom Third"

Jackson, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 11 (2005) Fall, pp. 7-13

This paper argues that a focus on the human capital needs of the bottom third of the workforce is the most effective way to boost productivity, while at the same time creating a more equitable labour market. Given the unmet demand for adult learning on the part of the disadvantaged, he proposes...

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Productiivity Convergence among OECD Countries: The Postwar Experience

Wolff, Edward N. - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 17-22

This article by Edward N. Wolff of New York University examines trends in convergence in OECD countries toward U … investment, education, and R&D in OECD countries accounting for the catch-up. The process of convergence seems to have ended in … the 1990s, reflecting slower growth in OECD countries, a diminishing of the forces behind the convergence process given …

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Recent Productivity Developments in Canada and the United States: Productivity Growth Deceleration versus Acceleration

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 8 (2004) Spring, pp. 16-26

Since 2000, productivity growth in Canada and the United States have followed markedly different paths. In the second article, Andrew Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards finds that the remarkable productivity growth experienced in the United States in the past two years is...

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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

In addition to productivity levels, living standards, as measured by GDP per capita, are determined by both average 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...

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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

The foundation for real income growth is productivity growth. This basic principle of economics is well illustrated in this article by Andrew Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards on the determinants of trends in living standards in Canada in the 1990s. He shows that over the...

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