concludes that the balance of evidence now favours an acceleration of trend labour productivity growth to the 2-2.5 per cent per … behind slow productivity growth in Canada in the second half of the 1990s, in marked contrast to the acceleration of … productivity in the United States, and discusses the prospects for trend productivity in Canada over the next decade or two. It …

This paper discusses the comparative productivity performance of Eastern and Western Europe since 1950. Firstly, it … looks at the productivity estimates since the beginning of transition in 1989. Secondly an historical approach is adopted by … convergence and divergence trends in productivity since 1950. …

productivity across industries. Using our constructed measure of adaptability to social distancing, we empirically find that … industries that are more adaptive to social distancing had less decline in employment and productivity during the pandemic. Using … this empirical evidence, our model predicts that employment and productivity dispersion would induce labor reallocation …

suggest plant size, low-skilled labour share, and exporter status to have strong and positive effect on future probability of … robots. However, controlling for plant size, we find that plant-level productivity has no, if not negative, impact on robot …

suggest that plant size, low-skilled labour intensity, and exporter status all have strong and positive effect on future … probability of robot adoption. However, controlling for plant size, we find that plant-level productivity has no, if not negative …

Finance Canada discuss the issue of the choice between labour and total factor productivity. They conclude that both measures … have uses. For periods of less than a decade, labour productivity is the preferred measure, but for longer periods total … factor productivity is superior. When capital stock estimates are of poor quality, it is better to use labour productivity. …

). We argue that the factors behind the pre-crisis growth model of the region - skilled yet affordable labour force, foreign … direct investment, imports of productivity-enhancing technology - are petering out, and are yet to be substituted. We propose … and a strong focus on skills, labour and social inclusion to leave the middle income trap behind for good and to boost …

suggest plant size, low-skilled labour share, and exporter status to have strong and positive effect on future probability of … robots. However, controlling for plant size, we find that plant-level productivity has no, if not negative, impact on robot …