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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 1-2

The fourth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains five articles. Topics covered are: recent productivity developments in the United States and Canada and implications for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the...

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An Analysis of the Canada-U.S. ICT Investment Gap: An Update to 2013

Thomas, Jasmin - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2015

&D and information and communications technology (ICT) investment. The objective of this report is to examine the country …

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The complementary effect of organizational practices and workers' level of education

Pusterla, Filippo - 2020

workers' level of education. Using rm-level panel data covering the period 2002 to 2008, I estimate complementarities among … workers' level of education and a large set of organizational practices aggregated into three domains: decentralization … education: no post-compulsory education, upper-secondary vocational education and train- ing, tertiary vocational education, and …

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The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States

Ark, Bart van; Inklaar, Robert; McGuckin, Robert H. - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 56-63

Both ICT-producing and ICT-using industries have contributed disproportionately to labour productivity growth in the 1990s. In this article, Bart van Ark, Robert Inklaar from the University of Groningen and Robert H. McGuckin of the U.S. Conference Board compare Canada, the United States and...

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Productivity and Policy Reform in Australia

Parham, Dean - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 53-63

and technology; and greater flexibility for businesses to adjust production and distribution processes. These reforms …

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Productivity Issues in Canada: A Review Article

Stewart, Ian A. - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 78-81

This article, by Ian A. Stewart, is a review of the recently released Industry Canada research volume Productivity Issues in Canada, edited by Someshwar Rao and Andrew Sharpe. Stewart begins by noting that at over 900 pages and 25 papers the volume represents an important contribution to the...

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Productivity Trends in the Construction Sector in Canada: A Case of Lagging Technical Progress

Standards, Centre for the Study of Living - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2001

Both labour and total factor productivity growth in the total and residential construction sectors in Canada have been negative over the past two decades. This report provides a detailed examination of output, employment, and productivity trends in the construction sector in Canada and by...

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MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT OF HAPPINESS : A PRIORITY IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Dr.VSR.Subramaniam - EconWPA - 2005

). Domestic investments should be from Domestic Savings. Domestic Technology should be manned by Domestic Manpower. These could …

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Understanding Productivity and Income Differentials Among OECD Countries: A Survey

Ark, Bart van - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

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...

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 7 (2003) Fall, pp. 1-2

This seventh issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains seven articles. Topics covered include the long-run economic performance and prospects in Canada, the impact of capital accumulation on productivity growth in Canada,...

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