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The Linkages Between Productivity and Social Progress: An Introduction and Overview

Banting, Keith; Sharpe, Andrew; St-Hilaire, France - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

running from social conditions and factors to productivity growth. <p> The objective of the second issue of the Review of …

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Social Policy and Productivity: Anybody Here See Any Levers?

Watson, William - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, William Watson challenges Heath's interpretation of the benefits of productivity growth, but agrees … productivity growth. Watson tackles Heath's assessment of the social benefits of productivity growth directly, starting with the …

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The New Economy and Trend Productivity Growth in Canada

Sharpe, Andrew; Gharani, Leila - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 3-5

behind slow productivity growth in Canada in the second half of the 1990s, in marked contrast to the acceleration of … concludes that the balance of evidence now favours an acceleration of trend labour productivity growth to the 2-2.5 per cent per …

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The Productivity Renaissance in the U.S. Service Sector

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 6-8

Living Standards. It points out that there now appears to be a renaissance in productivity growth in the U.S. service sector …

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Working Smarter: Education and Productivity

Sweetman, Arthur - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

Skills, innovation and human capital as they feature prominently on the policy agenda of industrialized countries concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most conventional policy instrument of governments in pursuing these...

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The Attitudes of Canadians to Productivity: Balancing Standard of Living and Quality of Life

Graves, Frank; Jenkins, Richard - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Graves and Jenkins explore the attitudes of Canadians to productivity. The distinction between our standard of living and our quality of life is a powerful one for Canadians generally. The economic citizen who emerges from Graves and Jenkins data is relatively aware of the terms...

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Social Policy and Productivity Growth: What are the Linkages?

Harris, Richard G. - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

that social policy and greater equality may actually contribute to higher productivity growth. Richard Harris surveys two … new endogenous growth theory that suggests that increases in inequality can hurt growth. …

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Understanding Productivity and Income Differentials Among OECD Countries: A Survey

Ark, Bart van - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

Productivity and income growth rates and differentials vary widely among OECD countries. In this chapter, Bart van Ark … total population. Labour productivity is determined by within-industry productivity growth rates and inter-sectoral shifts …, investment in physical capital, and investment in intangible capital. …

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Population Aging, Productivity, and Living Standards

Scarth, William - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, William Scarth examines the relationship between population aging, productivity and growth in living …

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The Impact of Health on Productivity: Macro and Microeconomic Evidence and Policy Implications

Tompa, Emile - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

greater returns from their investment. They may also be motivated to save more for retirement, which would lead to greater …

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