productivity slowdown. Since productivity growth is recognized as being by far the most important long-term source of sustainable … developments raise a number of issues related to the two-way linkages between productivity and well-being. First, does slower … productivity growth constitute a significant threat to the betterment of the well-being of the world's population, and, if so, by …

This 13th issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards … Canadian flavour. Topics covered are the benchmarking of Canadian economic performance, policies for improving productivity … growth in Canada, Canada-U.S. differences in hours worked, the impact of terms of trade on Canada, and the measurement of …

discussion of productivity concepts, measurement issues, trends and prospects. He begins by noting that productivity is the … production. The measurement of productivity is fraught with conceptual and empirical issues, meaning that there can be a …In this chapter, Andrew Sharpe provides a comprehensive non-technical introduction to the productivity issue, including …

, and finally a symposium of three articles on the measurement and interpretation of total factor productivity. In addition …This the inaugural issue of the International Productivity Monitor, a new publication produced by the Ottawa … productivity for improving living standards and quality of life. We will be publishing twice a year articles from leading …

; the impact of economic reform on British productivity growth; productivity and policy reform in Australia; the measurement …The fifth issue of the International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards … contains six articles. Topics covered are: the Canada-US manufacturing productivity gap; trends in Canadian living standards …

productivity are essential. According to official estimates of productivity produced by Statistics Canada, labour productivity in … year between 1994 and 2003. Estimates of productivity produced by the CSLS, based on official Statistics Canada employment … and real GDP figures, show that labour productivity in the health care and social assistance industry declined by 0.69 per …