This paper examines the level of labour productivity in Canada relative to that of the United States in 1999. In doing so, it addresses two main issues. The first is the comparability of the measures of GDP and labour inputs that the statistical agency in each country produces. Second, it...

This research paper explores the productivity gap between Canada and the United States. It constructs a North American frontier for the business sector and manufacturing sectors based on data from the two countries.

This paper examines capital formation and economic growth for the Canadian business sector. It also studies the contribution of information and communication technologies economic growth and compares the performance of the Canadian and U.S. business sectors.

The paper outlines key conceptual and operational issues involved in capitalizing R&D expenditures in the Canadian System of National Accounts (CSNA), shows statistical estimates by industry for reference year 2000, and assesses the impact of capitalization on main CSNA aggregates.

This paper examines whether or not the long-term government bond rate could reasonably be employed as the rate of return on public capital when calculating public sector gross domestic product. It finds that the rate of return on public capital is lower than often reported and is roughly...

The paper examines the pricing behaviour of 81 Canadian manufacturing industries from 1974 to 1996. It explores the domestic and foreign factors that affect price formation in Canada and the circumstances in which Canadian prices respond to foreign (U.S.) influences (the law of one price), as...

This paper examines both the operations of foreign-owned companies in Canada and affiliates of Canadian firms located abroad.

This report covers the activities of Canadian multinationals companies abroad. It analyses which industries predominate and where foreign affiliate sales originate.

This paper examines the migration of head offices to other countries from 1999 to 2002. It uses data from Statistics Canada's Business Register.

This paper explores the financial characteristics of successful Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).