The fundamental importance of skills for productivity advance is being increasingly recognized. In this article …. 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 …

to the median. Consequently, he argues that the most pressing task for Canadians is to foster basic skills, reduce the …

for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the importance of skills for innovation and productivity; the diffusion …