can also be improvements of quality, productivity and dynamics of growth provoked by the release of new labour force. The …

Notion almost unknown before 1950, labor productivity is now commonly used by economists, engineers, sociologists and … productivity is the driving variable that generates economic progress, it is justified that people need to increase their efforts … regarding landmarks in the evolution of labor productivity. Arguments justifying such an approach have been given by the fact …

concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most … causal impact on productivity, as well as a more nuanced approach to policy in this area. In this chapter, Arthur Sweetman … the impact of education on earnings at the individual level and on productivity at the macroeconomic level, and on issues …

Productivity and income growth rates and differentials vary widely among OECD countries. In this chapter, Bart van Ark … develops a framework for the understanding of these productivity and income differences. The framework breaks GDP per capita … into two basic drivers: labour supply and labour productivity. Labour supply is in turn determined by the hours worked per …

the health-productivity relationship with an emphasis on the public policy implications. This relationship goes well … Grossman model, the author describes three additional pathways through which health can affect productivity at an aggregate …

The objective of this report is to provide an overview of the evolution of productivity in the natural resources … productivity for natural resources industries in Canada over the 1961-2000 period. It also examines the major determinants of these … labour productivity and total factor productivity since 1961. …

The fundamental importance of skills for productivity advance is being increasingly recognized. In this article … detailed examination of the dynamics of innovation and determinants of productivity at the firm and industry level in Canadian … inter-industry differences in productivity levels among manufacturing industries. The authors conclude that Canada could …

Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given … inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of … productivity for the advancement of various aspects of social progress and in terms of understanding the feedback mechanisms …

The impact of demographic developments on productivity is still a little-explored subject. The authors find a strong … and unexpected link between slow labour productivity growth and rapid labour force growth over the period from the mid …