In this chapter, William Watson challenges Heath's interpretation of the benefits of productivity growth, but agrees … productivity growth. Watson tackles Heath's assessment of the social benefits of productivity growth directly, starting with the … issues of social inequality and poverty. He argues that there has been no flagging in redistributive effort in Canada and he …

between population, education, health and social divergence and productivity. In the fourth section, three papers address the … running from social conditions and factors to productivity growth. <p> The objective of the second issue of the Review of … productivity. In the fifth and final section two papers examine the relationship between social policy, inequality and productivity …

In this chapter, Quentin Grafton, Stephen Knowles and Dorian Owen examine the implications for productivity arising … barriers to communication among groups, inhibiting the diffusion of knowledge and lowering the level of productivity in the … the communication costs and the greater are the barriers to the exchange of ideas and innovation. …

In this paper, we study how public and private expenditures in health and education affect economic growth by their … stronger for health than for education. We also find some evidence that public expenditure influences GDP growth more than … influence on peoples health, abilities, skills and knowledge. We consider a growth accounting framework in order to test whether …

will make to the welfare of Canadians. Traditionally, productivity growth was thought to contribute to increased leisure …In this chapter, Joseph Heath argues that we tend to overestimate the contribution that further productivity growth …, productivity growth has contributed less and less to the well-being of Canadians. The key puzzle for Heath is why further economic …

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 … total population. Labour productivity is determined by within-industry productivity growth rates and inter-sectoral shifts …

the non-labour share (composed of profits, interest and investment income, and incorporated business income) in national …In this chapter, Tony Fisher and Doug Hostland provide an historical perspective on trends in labour productivity …, labour income and living standards in Canada. They find that, once the appropriate adjustments are made, the labour share and …

improved productivity does not rank as highly as health care, education, the environment and crime prevention, the public does …In this chapter, Graves and Jenkins explore the attitudes of Canadians to productivity. The distinction between our … Graves and Jenkins data is relatively aware of the terms of the productivity debate. Canadians appear to have a broadly …

eight articles on a wide range of productivity topics. There are the new economy and trend productivity growth in Canada … living, the postwar productivity convergence experience among OECD countries, price cap regulation and productivity growth …This the inaugural issue of the International Productivity Monitor, a new publication produced by the Ottawa …