Political activism positively affects firm innovation. Firms that support more politicians, politicians on … innovation. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that political activism is valuable because it helps reduce political … uncertainty, which, in turn, fosters firm innovation. Also consistent with this hypothesis, we show that politically active firms …

. The authors paint a nuanced portrait of Canada's innovation performance. The existence of an innovation gap with the …Innovation is widely recognized as a key ingredient of productivity success. This article by Someshwar Rao, Ashfaq … Ahmad, William Horsman, and Phaedra Kaptein-Russell of Industry Canada provides support for this view by finding a strong …

researchers on productivity issues, trends and developments in Canada and other countries. The Monitor will also serve as a … eight articles on a wide range of productivity topics. There are the new economy and trend productivity growth in Canada …, the renaissance of service sector productivity in the United States, a regional comparison of U.S-Canada standards of …