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The third issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards … contains six articles that deal with a wide range of issues in the productivity area. Topics covered are the contribution of … the information and communications technology sector to productivity growth in Canada and the United States; the Irish …
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It is widely recognized that machinery and equipment investment intensity is less in Canada than in the United States. What is less well know is that it is information and communications technology (ICT) investment that largely accounts for this gap. The author documents trends in ICT investment...
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software gap. About one-third of the gap can be assigned to differences in labour productivity, industry structure, and …
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This is a review article by Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards of Angus Maddison's path-breaking new book, The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective. The article summarizes Maddison's key findings in a number of areas, with particular emphasis on his estimates of...
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spending and that this situation accounted to some extent for the lower labour productivity growth experienced in Canada. This … productivity growth. …
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(ICT) investment by province. Given the importance of ICT investment for productivity growth, these data are important for … the comparative analysis and understanding of productivity growth by province. The objective of this report is to present …. The first part of the report reviews the literature on why ICT investment is important for productivity. The second part …
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THIS FIFTEENTH ISSUE OF THE International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standard … contains five articles. Topics covered are: product market regulation and productivity convergence in OECD countries and … implications for Canada; the impact of interprovincial migration on productivity and output in Canada; the relationship between …
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Investment is one of the main drivers of productivity growth, which is the key determinant of living standards in the … labour productivity, as was the case in the last 25 years. Weak labour productivity growth in BC would in turn translate into …
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A brief analysis of British Columbia’s productivity performance and the state of the drivers of this performance …
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THIS 17TH ISSUE OF THE International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards … contains six articles. Topics covered are the effect of labour market regulation on productivity in OECD countries; the … relationship between the growth in labour productivity and real wages in Canada; the importance of higher education and market …
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