In the first contribution to the Symposium included in this volume on Future Productivity Growth in Canada, Thomas Wilson of the University of Toronto presents forecasts based on the FOCUS macroeconometric model of the Canadian economy. This model projects labour productivity growth to grow at...

Market sector productivity — the output produced per hour worked — grew at an annual rate of 3.2 per cent during the five years to 1998-99, which was the fastest rate on record. In the five years to 2003-04, productivity growth eased to 2.2 per cent per year, which is around the average rate...

Der Bericht stellt den Wirtschaftsnobelpreis 1995 für Robert E. Lucas zur Diskussion. Dabei wird die Entwicklung der Forschungsinhalte des Preisträgers gewürdigt. Bekanntgeworden ist Robert Lucas in den siebziger Jahren neben der Übertragung der rationalen Erwartungen auf die Makroökonomik...

We draw on existing surveys on the economics of terrorism, classifying the contributions to the field by theme, main approach and methodology. Research articles are divided into the themes: Definition and measurement of terrorist activities; Nature of terrorists; Utility cost of terrorism;...