Productivity Issues In Canada

Author : Canada. Industry Canada
Publisher : Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111996620

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Productivity Issues in Canada by Canada. Industry Canada Pdf

A collection of research papers that explains Canada's relatively weak productivity record over the last few decades and the nature of productivity growth in Canada. The book covers a wide range of topics, including productivity trends and determinants, innovation, investment, global linkages, productivity in the new economy, and the social aspects of productivity. Includes in-depth and detailed papers by experts in Canadian economics, policy, trade etc.

Author : Richard G. Harris,Canada. Industry Canada
Publisher : Industrie Canada
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UIUC:30112049263814

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Determinants of Canadian Productivity Growth by Richard G. Harris,Canada. Industry Canada Pdf

This paper looks at the future for productivity growth in Canada. Chapter 2 discusses theory and measurement issues. Two themes are covered: the link between productivity and living standards; the relationship between theory and measurement in light of the widespread use of the concept of multifactor productivity. Chapter 3 discusses the empirical literature on the determinants or drivers of productivity growth including investment, education and training, innovation, diffusion, and the broader context in which productivity growth is set. Chapter 4 deals with the prospects for future productivity growth in Canada. Chapter 5 concludes with a discussion of how traditional economic policies should account for potential productivity effects.

Author : Centre for the Study of Living Standards,Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Publisher : [Moncton, N.B.] : The Agency
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Canada
ISBN : CORNELL:31924088083393

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Productivity, Key to Economic Success by Centre for the Study of Living Standards,Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Pdf

The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of knowledge in the productivity field for policy makers and the general public interested in economic issues. Section one provides an overview of the fundamentals of productivity, with basic data on productivity trends and a review of the definition and measurement of productivity. Section two examines the determinants of productivity growth, including such factors as the natural resource base, industrial structure and intersectoral shifts, capital accumulation, technological change, labour quality, and the macro- and micro-economic environments. Section three synthesizes several of the key debates in the productivity literature, examining the productivity or computer paradox, the relationship between employment and productivity, and the link between productivity and international competitiveness. Section four briefly looks at actions and policies to improve productivity, with particular reference to ways to increase physical investment, develop human capital, and foster technological progress. Appendices include discussion of frameworks for analyzing productivity growth, additional issues in the productivity literature, and statistical and conceptual issues in productivity measurement.

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Industry,Susan Whelan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Canada
ISBN : UIUC:30112049190264

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Productivity and Innovation by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Industry,Susan Whelan Pdf

Author : L. Auer,Economic Council of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B3894404

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Regional Disparities of Productivity and Growth in Canada by L. Auer,Economic Council of Canada Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264248533

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The Future of Productivity by OECD Pdf

This book addresses the rising productivity gap between the global frontier and other firms, and identifies a number of structural impediments constraining business start-ups, knowledge diffusion and resource allocation (such as barriers to up-scaling and relatively high rates of skill mismatch).

Author : Ponugoti Someshwar Rao,Tony Lemprière,Economic Council of Canada
Publisher : Canada Communications Group
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008633104

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Canada's Productivity Performance by Ponugoti Someshwar Rao,Tony Lemprière,Economic Council of Canada Pdf

This study discuses issues and problems associated with international productivity and real income comparisons. It reviews the trends in Canada's productivity and the trends in Canada's labour productivity and real income performance, relative to other G-7 countries with special reference to the United States. It also outlines the theoretical underpinnings of an econometric model to explain productivity growth and gives a brief summary of regression results for Canada, the United States, Japan, and West Germany. It analyzes the causes of the slowdown in Canadian productivity since 1973 using the estimated equations. In addition, it examines the reasons for Canada's poor manufacturing productivity performance relative to that of the major economies and summarizes the findings of the study.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1451806922

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Canada - Selected Issues by International Monetary Fund Pdf

The issue of productivity growth in Canada has received considerable attention reflecting its marked slowdown since the early 1970s and concerns about its implications for Canadian competitiveness. To better understand productivity developments in Canada, it is useful to decompose total factor productivity (TFP) into investment-specific productivity change (ISP) and technologically neutral productivity change (TNP). The gap in manufacturing productivity growth between Canada and the United States originates mostly in the strong performance of specific industries, such as electrical products and commercial and industrial machinery.

Author : Thomas A. Brzustowski
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780776617695

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The Way Ahead by Thomas A. Brzustowski Pdf

Canada is a prosperous country, but this prosperity is being stressed by demographics, pressures on the public purse, and low productivity growth. To maintain the nation's high quality of life, prosperity must increase while remaining sustainable. Combining Tom Brzustowski's extensive knowledge of government, industry, and academia, The Way Ahead, articulates a strategy for moving the Canadian economy towards higher-value products based on research and development, describing the practical steps government, industry and academia must take to improve things in the short term and prepare strategically for the long term. He recommends increasing productivity growth by embracing an economy based on innovation, prioritizing research and development, marketing Canadian products internationally, and encouraging entrepreneurial activities in all sectors. Ultimately, increasing prosperity will require a new level of understanding, strategic coherence, and mutual support between the private and public sectors in Canada, a challenge that the author feels Canada is prepared to and absolutely must face.

Author : Harry Haskell Postner,Lesle M. Wesa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:959898425

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Canadian Productivity Growth by Harry Haskell Postner,Lesle M. Wesa Pdf

Author : Ponugoti Someshwar Rao,Economic Council of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Canada
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034321773

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U.S.-Canada Productivity Gap, Scale Economies, and the Gains from Freer Trade by Ponugoti Someshwar Rao,Economic Council of Canada Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Labor
ISBN : UCBK:C003087115

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Wage, Price, and Productivity Statistics by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781513574295

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Canada by International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Pdf

Selected Issues

Author : Frank Chung Lee,Jianmin Tang
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Industrial productivity
ISBN : 0662639014

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The Productivity Gap Between Canadian and U.S. Firms by Frank Chung Lee,Jianmin Tang Pdf

Author : Mr.Martin D. Cerisola,Mr.Jorge A. Chan-Lau
Publisher : INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1451858337

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Tales From Two Neighbors by Mr.Martin D. Cerisola,Mr.Jorge A. Chan-Lau Pdf

This paper assesses productivity trends in Canada vis-a-vis the United States from two perspectives. The first one is based on estimates of total factor productivity. The second one decomposes productivity growth into two sources: investment-specific technical change, associated with improvements in the quality of the capital stock, and neutral technical change, associated with the organization of productive activities. The results indicate that investment-specific technical change is the major underlying cause of the pickup in productivity in Canada and the narrowing of the productivity gap with the United States.