countries. On the other hand, analysts ask whether there is a productivity gap — whether Canada is equally efficient in … investigate the size of the output and productivity gaps between the two countries over the period from 1994 to 2002 and ask how …

related to two measures of performance - productivity growth and market-share growth. The paper describes whether plants are … with relative productivity growth. In turn, growth in relative labour productivity is translated into growth in market … or the quality of their product and concomitantly their labour productivity with an increase in market share. The paper …

This paper investigates the extent to which productivity growth is the result of turnover - the process that shifts … continuing producers. The paper proposes a method for measuring the impact of plant turnover on productivity growth and outlines …

This paper investigates the extent to which productivity growth is the result of firm turnover as output is shifted … continuing firms. This paper proposes a method for measuring the impact of firm turnover on productivity growth and shows that … associated with competition is the main source of aggregate labour productivity growth in Canadian manufacturing industries …

. Second, export-market participation was associated with increases in a plant's productivity growth. Third, our analysis … identified the presence of three main mechanisms through which export-market participation raises productivity growth among …

This paper examines the level of labour productivity in Canada relative to that of the United States in 1999. In doing …'s relative labour productivity of the total economy in 1999 of around 94% that of the United States. The paper points out that at …

Labour productivity growth in the Canadian business sector slowed substantially after 2000. Most of the slowdown … and a slowdown in export growth. The paper finds that at least half of the slowdown in aggregate productivity growth is … because of the pro-cyclical nature of productivity growth arising from capacity utilization. Almost all of the aggregate …

Measures of productivity are derived by comparing outputs and inputs. The System of National Accounts (SNA) in Canada … productivity …

aggregate productivity growth. This paper extends our understanding of industry differences in the competitive process by … examining firm turnover and productivity growth in various services industries in Canada and situating them relative to … entrants are relatively large at birth, the penalty for entry at suboptimal size or productivity is higher. The reallocation …

productivity between Canada and the United States. To do so, the business sector in each country is divided into unincorporated and … corporate businesses, and estimates of labour productivity are generated for each sector.The productivity performance of the … two countries are compared, the gap in the level of productivity between Canada and the United States is reduced …