This paper examines the effect of aberrant observations in the Capital, Labour, Energy, Materials and Services (KLEMS) database and a method for dealing with them. The level of disaggregation, data construction and economic shocks all potentially lead to aberrant observations that can influence...

Dans ce document, on procede a un examen empirique de la facon dont a evolue l'economie canadienne suite a la montee des prix des produits de base et a la valorisation du dollar canadien amorcees en 2003. Le reamenagement de l'industrie manufacturiere a merite une attention considerable, car...

Le present document souligne l'importante baisse progressive du passif financier net du Canada a l'endroit des non-residents observee au cours des 15 dernieres annees. Il comprend des totalisations portant sur les changements dans le bilan des investissements internationaux du Canada et les flux...

This paper highlights the large progressive decline in Canada's net financial liabilities to non-residents that has occurred over the last fifteen years. It reports tabulations on changes in Canada's international investment position and the associated cross-border income flows, and evaluates...

This paper presents estimates of intangible investment in Canada for the purpose of innovation, advertising and resource extraction. It first expands upon work by Beckstead and Gellatly (2003), Baldwin and Hanel (2003), Beckstead and Gellatly (2003), Beckstead and Vinodrai (2003) and Baldwin and...

Le present document fournit des estimations de l'investissement en actifs incorporels au Canada dans les domaines de l'innovation, de la publicite et de l'extraction de ressources naturelles. Il prolonge avant tout les travaux de Beckstead et Gellatly (2003), Baldwin et Hanel (2003), Beckstead...

Measures of productivity are derived by comparing outputs and inputs. The System of National Accounts (SNA) in Canada provides a useful framework for organizing the information required for comparisons of this type. Integrated systems of economic accounts provide coherent, consistent alternate...

Les mesures de la productivite sont calculees en etablissant une comparaison entre les sorties et les entrees. Le Systeme de comptabilite nationale (SCN) du Canada offre un cadre utile pour organiser les renseignements necessaires aux comparaisons de ce type. Les systemes integres des comptes...

On examine dans cette etude les differents types de deflateurs qui sont utilises pour comparer les estimations des volumes de revenue et de la production nationale de divers pays. On y met de l'avant la these selon laquelle ces deflateurs doivent etre adaptes au concept specifique de revenu a...

This paper examines the different types of deflators that are used to compare volume estimates of national income and production across countries. It argues that these deflators need to be tailored to the specific income concept used for study. If the potential to spend concept is employed, a...