Using firm-level data, this paper examines the R&D intensity (R&D per unit of output) of foreign-controlled and Canadian-controlled firms based in Canada. The empirical results suggest that foreign-controlled firms, after accounting for the influence of other factors, are less R&D-intensive than...

Dans cet article, on examine l'importance des petits producteurs dans les secteurs de la fabrication au Canada et aux Etats-Unis a partir du debut des annees 1970 jusque vers la fin des annees 1990.

In this paper, we estimate the impacts of product market competition and skill shortages on the productivity level performance of Canadian manufacturing firms. We use firms’ perceptions of their competitive environment from the Statistics Canada 1999 Survey of Innovation to measure product...

In this article, Someshwar Rao, Jiamin Tang and Weimin Wang of Industry Canada examine the impact of capital accumulation on Canada's recent productivity record. A key finding is that the widening of the Canada-U.S. labour productivity gap in both the business sector and in manufacturing in the...

An analysis of Canadiancorporate income tax revenues during the 1984–94 periodshows a relative shifting of tax revenue shares between Canadianand foreign-controlled corporations, and a substantial changein the debt levels of foreign-controlled corporations, as wellas Canadian-based...

This paper analyzes the reasons for the Canada-US labour productivity gap, which is mainly explained by the multifactor productivity (MFP) gap. Based on panel data for 41 industries, the regression results show that differences in the machinery and equipment (M&E) capital-labour ratio, trade...

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the competitive position of Canadian industries vis-à-vis their American counterparts. Our results suggest that recent good economic news and a strong trade performance mask Canada's competitiveness difficulties. The export surge and a big increase in...