The forest products sector in Canada has faced hard times since 2000. In terms of productivity growth, the sector as a … whole has performed poorly relative to the total-economy average. Labour productivity in the sector grew by 0.38 per cent …-par performance is entirely attributable to the paper manufacturing subsector, where labour productivity has collapsed since 2000. The …

environment the sector experienced an above-average productivity performance, driven in particular by the wood product … manufacturing subsector. While the forestry and logging subsector has also benefited from strong productivity gains, the … productivity performance of the paper manufacturing subsector has been far from impressive, especially in the post-2008 period …

The Canadian forest products sector has had an above-average productivity performance in the 2000-2012 period, driven … from strong productivity gains, the productivity performance of the paper manufacturing subsector has been far from … impressive, especially in the post-2008 period. This report provides a detailed analysis of output, input and productivity trends …

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …

and development is vital for long-term productivity growth. Despite Canada’s resilience to the global financial crisis, it … is still vulnerable to weak future growth due to lingering economic frailties such as low productivity. Canada trails in … significant factors to Canada’s low productivity. To ensure that sustainable living standards are attained in the future, Canada …

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …

In this paper, we estimate time-varying biases of technical change and their effects on productivity using econometric …, the labor-saving technical change has made large positive contributions to TFP growth and labor productivity growth. In …