discussion and analysis of recent changes in industrial composition at the national level, notably, the decline in manufacturing …

of geographical externalities. The empirical analysis focuses on Canadian manufacturing establishments operating over the …

This paper outlines the size of the turnover in plants that have entered and exited the Canadian manufacturing sector … during the three periods: 1973-1979, 1979-1988 and 1988-1997. It also examines the contribution of plant turnover to labour … productivity growth in the manufacturing sector over the three periods. Plant turnover makes a significant contribution to …

Labour productivity growth in the Canadian business sector slowed substantially after 2000. Most of the slowdown … occurred in the manufacturing sector. This paper examines how this slowdown was associated with the restructuring that occurred … in manufacturing as a result of the increase in excess capacity, the dramatic increase in the Canada-U.S. exchange rate …