Au cours des trois dernieres decennies, les obstacles tarifaires ont diminue de facon significative, ce qui a mene a une integration plus grande des etablissements de fabrication canadiens aux marches mondiaux, et plus particulierement le marche des Etats-Unis. On a accorde beaucoup d'attention...

Productivity levels and productivity growth rates vary significantly over space. These differences are perhaps most pronounced between countries, but they remain acutely evident within national spaces as economic growth favors some cities and regions and not others. In this paper, we map the...

Utilizing a longitudinal micro data file of manufacturing plants (1974 to 1999), this study tests the effect of higher levels of trade on the level of industrial specialization experienced by regional manufacturing economies. Consistent with trade driven by comparative advantage, the analysis...

In recent years, cities have become increasingly interested in their ability to generate, attract and retain human capital. One measure of human capital is employment in science- and engineering-based occupations. This paper provides a comparison of the employment shares of these specialized...

Le present article compare la production par habitant dans les diverses provinces du Canada de 1990 a 2003, en prenant comme mesure le PIB par habitant en dollars courants ou nominaux. Les differences de PIB par habitant peuvent etre attribuees a des differences sous jacentes d'efficacite des...

Le present document suit la croissance et le declin des industries des technologies de l'information et des communications (TIC), qui ont ete a la base de la prosperite de ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler la nouvelle economie, a la fin des annees 90, et de la debacle subsequente qui s'est produite...

La presente analyse a pour objectif d?examiner la convergence interprovinciale du revenu au Canada de 1926 a 2011 en utilisant des estimations du revenu du menage disponible par habitant fondees sur les Comptes nationaux. Le revenu du menage disponible est le revenu dont disposent les...

This analysis examines provincial income convergence in Canada from 1926 to 2011 using National Accounts-based estimates of per capita household disposable income. Household disposable income is the income available for consumption and saving, and is, therefore, closely aligned with material...

En depit de l'elimination des obstacles tarifaires entre le Canada et les Etats-Unis, le volume des echanges commerciaux entre les deux pays est demeure inferieur a ce a quoi l'on pourrait s'attendre en l'absence de tout obstacle. Si des travaux importants ont ete menes pour evaluer le degre...

Despite the elimination of tariff barriers between Canada and the United States, the volume of trade between the two countries has been less than would be expected if there were no impediments. While considerable work has been done to gauge the degree of integration between the Canadian and U.S....