Determinants of Canadian Productivity Growth
Determinants of Canadian Productivity Growth

Author: Richard G. Harris

Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 106

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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.

Productivity Issues in Canada
Productivity Issues in Canada

Author: Canada. Industry Canada

Publisher: Calgary : University of Calgary Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 916

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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.

State of the Evidence on Health as a Determinant of Productivity
State of the Evidence on Health as a Determinant of Productivity

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 58

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Canada's labour productivity performance has been abysmal since 2000, both relative to our historical experience and to that in the United States. In theory, a deterioration of the health status of Canadian workers could explain slower productivity growth. However, the evidence does not support this hypothesis. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that illness and disability impose a massive indirect economic burden on the Canadian economy because many persons of working age are unable to work. Canada's potential level of "social productivity" is lower because of this situation. This is an output shortfall issue, not a conventional productivity issue, and it is important not to confuse the two.

Economic Growth
Economic Growth

Author: John Sargent

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 266

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Essays on economic growth in Canada - analyses recent trends and makes an economic forecast to 1990; considers the measurement of productivity; applies the MACE econometric model to analyse the impact of energy prices, wages, profitability and demand; reviews global economic models; discusses saving trends, and the impact of tax incentives; outlines demographic trends from 1921; gives population projections to 2030, noting implications for public expenditure, esp. On social security. Graphs, references, statistical tables.

Conditional Productivity Convergence in Canada
Conditional Productivity Convergence in Canada

Author: Canada. Department of Finance. Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis Br

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 34

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"The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of labour productivity growth at the provincial level in Canada over the 1966-1992 period."--Abstract.

Innovation, Survival and Performance of Canadian Manufacturing Plants
Innovation, Survival and Performance of Canadian Manufacturing Plants

Author: John R. Baldwin

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

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This paper examines the determinants of innovation and the role of innovation in productivity growth, shifts in market share and survival in the Canadian manufacturing sector. The paper presents a model that examines the effect of innovation on plant performance and plant survival. It uses a unique data set that allows us to develop a detailed time profile of plant performance both before and after the introduction of an innovation. We find strong evidence that labour productivity growth is faster and survival rates higher after the introduction of a process innovation. Process innovation is also linked to gain in market shares through its effect on productivity growth. In contrast, product innovation appears to have little impact on plant performance and a negative impact on plant survival. We find that R&D, technology competencies and past innovation are linked to higher rates of innovation. Previous nnovation experience is linked to innovation but previous growth is not.

Investment and Long-term Productivity Growth in the Canadian Business Sector, 1961 to 2002
Investment and Long-term Productivity Growth in the Canadian Business Sector, 1961 to 2002

Author: John Russel Baldwin

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780662446071

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"This paper employs the databases that are used to construct Statistics Canada's Productivity Accounts to examine the sources of growth in the Canadian economy and the history of productivity growth in Canada over the period 1961 to 2002. It makes use of a new time series using the North American Industry Classification System. The growth accounting system provides the framework for the analysis. This framework provides estimates of the relative importance of labour inputs, investments in capital, and productivity growth. The data that are required to address this issue also allow changes in the composition of capital and labour inputs to be investigated. In addition, the underlying factors that determine labour productivity (multifactor productivity, capital deepening, and increases in skill level) are outlined. Since the database is constructed at the industry level, all these relationships can be pursued both at the level of the total economy and for individual industries."--Document.