In this paper, we analyze the impact of technology transfers and spillovers from inward foreign direct investment (FDI) on the production cost and structure of Canadian industries. Specifically, we: (1) estimate the effects of inward FDI on the cost of production; and (2) examine the impact of...

There is a growing consensus among academics and policy-makers that most industrialized economies are increasingly becoming "knowledge-based". Knowledge, both as an input and an output, is seen a key source of long-term growth and job creation. The study examines the relationship between...

La presente etude a pour but de poser un diagnostic sur l'evolution des disparites regionales au Canada a partir d'une analyse empirique qui s'inscrit dans la nouvelle vague des etudes consacrees a la convergence et a la croissance economique. L'apport empirique de l'etude se fera en deux...

Dans quelle mesure les investissements dans les technologies de l'information (TI) ont-ils contribue a l'augmentation de la productivite du travail? Les retombees de la R-D nationale et internationale attribuables aux TI sont-elles importantes pour la croissance de la productivite du travail?...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the productivity gap between Canadian and U.S. Firms and its underlying factors since 1985.

This study asks the following hypothetical questions: What is the impact of China TOTALLY relaxes its trade and foreign investment policy constraints? How would this affect China, Asia and other trading nations, including Canada? To answer thses questions, this study adopts the computational...