Inter-industry and U.S. R&D Spillovers, Canadian Industrial Production and Productivity Growth
Inter-industry and U.S. R&D Spillovers, Canadian Industrial Production and Productivity Growth

Author: Jeffrey Ian Bernstein

Publisher: Industie Canada

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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This study is an extension of a 1994 paper by the author (the main parts of which have been published as Bernstein 1996 and 1997), which considers domestic, inter-industry spillovers in conjunction with U.S. intra-industry spillovers. This study examines the effects of spillovers on average variable cost, input-output ratios or factor intensities of labour, intermediate inputs, physical and R & D capital, and productivity growth rates for 11 Canadian industries over the period from 1966 to 1991. The 11 industries under consideration are chemical products, electrical products, food and beverage, fabricated metals, non-electrical machinery, non-metallic minerals, paper and allied products, petroleum products, primary metals, rubber and plastics, and transportation equipment.

Technical Change and Economic Growth
Technical Change and Economic Growth

Author: George M. Korres

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1351895818

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Technological change is not only a determinant of growth but is also a pivotal factor in international competition and the modernization of an economy. In one of the most in-depth and detailed studies of its kind, George Korres analyzes the macroeconomic and the microeconomic factors influencing the economics of innovation and the economic relations between technology, innovation, knowledge and productivity. In particular, this book examines both the theoretical framework and the applications for empirical results. This second edition contributes updated figures and estimations for technical change from EU member states and features new subjects, including growth models, productivity models, production function models and non-parametric models. In one of the most in-depth and detailed studies of its kind, this book captures all the existing contemporary techniques in the theoretical fields as well as the empirical applications of the models.

Industrial Organization in Canada
Industrial Organization in Canada

Author: Zhiqi Chen

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 0773537880

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Using state-of-the-art empirical techniques, contributors address the policy challenges raised by globalization, the internet and other technological advances, innovation, and the rise of security measures in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Chapters are organized around five themes: recent developments and policy challenges, Canadian firms in the information age, research and development and innovation, regulation and industrial performance, and securing trade and investment opportunities. The only substantive research volume on this subject in two decades, Industrial Organization in Canada is a welcome resource for policy makers, researchers, and academics concerned with industrial policy issues in contemporary Canada. Contributors include Ajay Agrawal (University of Toronto), Doug Allen (Simon Fraser University), Werner Antweiler (University of British Columbia), John Baldwin (Statistics Canada), Zhiqi Chen (Carleton University), Jean-?tienne de Bettignies (Queen's University), Marc Duhamel (Industry Canada), James Gaisford (University of Calgary), Avi Goldfarb (University of Toronto), Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada), Kathryn Harrison (University of British Columbia), Patrick Joly (Industry Canada), William Kerr (University of Saskatchewan), Kevin Koch (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Donald G. McFetridge (Carleton University), Peter W. B. Phillips (University of Saskatchewan), Mohammed Rafiquzzaman (Industry Canada), Someshwar Rao (Institute for Research on Public Policy), Thomas W. Ross (University of British Columbia), Camille Ryan (University of Saskatchewan), Michel Sabbagh (Industry Canada), Guofu Tan (University of Southern California), Henry Thille (Guelph University), Johannes Van Biesebroeck (K.U. Leuven, Belgium), and Lasheng Yuan (University of Calgary).

Technical Change, Human Capital, and Spillovers in United States Agriculture, 1949-1985
Technical Change, Human Capital, and Spillovers in United States Agriculture, 1949-1985

Author: Klaus W. Deininger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1000681564

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First published in 1995. Based on a detailed adjustment for the quality of inputs and outputs, this study develops state-level measures for total factor productivity growth in US agriculture which are used to determine (i) the presence and determinants of convergence across states; (ii) the contribution of individual factors of production to productivity growth; (iii) the importance of spillovers across states; (iv) the economic effects of, returns to, and factor biases of research and extension. This title will be of great interest to students of economics and agriculture.

Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics
Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics

Author: Horst Hanusch

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 1229

ISBN-13: 1847207014

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The Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics is a cutting-edge collection of specially commissioned contributions highlighting not only the broad scope but also the common ground between all branches of this prolific and fast developing field of economics. For 25 years economists have been investigating industrial dynamics under the heading of neo-Schumpeterian economics, which has itself become a mature and widely acknowledged discipline in the fields of innovation, knowledge, growth and development economics. The Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics surveys the achievements of the most visible scholars in this area. The contributions to the Companion give both a brief survey on the various fields of neo-Schumpeterian economics as well as insights into recent research at the scientific frontiers. The book also illustrates the potential of neo-Schumpeterian economics to overcome its so far self-imposed restriction to the domains of technology driven industry dynamics, and to become a comprehensive approach in economics suited for the analysis of development processes in all economic domains. Integrating both the public sector and financial markets, the book focusses on the co-evolutionary processes between the different domains. As a roadmap for the development of a comprehensive neo-Schumpeterian theory, the Companion will be an invaluable source of reference for researchers in the fields of industrial dynamics and economic growth, and academics and scholars of economics generally. PhD students will find the Companion an indispensable general introduction to the field of neo-Schumpeterian economics. It will also appeal to politicians and consultants engaged in national and international policy as the Companion deals with the highly important and ever topical phenomena of economic development.

Canada
Canada

Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1616355999

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This Selected Issues paper analyzes the unconventional energy boom in North America, and its macroeconomic implications and challenges for Canada. The unconventional energy boom has had significant positive effects on Canada’s economic activity and has the potential to contribute even more in the future with the appropriate extension of infrastructure capacity. The findings suggest that although limited exports capacity would result in output losses over the medium term, the potential output gains from a full market access of Canada’s energy products could reach about 2 percent of GDP over a 10-year horizon.

Innovation and Growth
Innovation and Growth

Author: Martin Andersson

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2012-09-20

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0191636398

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This volume provides an understanding of firms' R&D and innovation strategies and their economy-wide consequences. It is based on the premise that differences in firm-level returns, as well as economy-wide outcomes, may be linked to the heterogeneous ways in which firms organize and undertake R&D and innovation activities. It emphasizes innovation strategies of innovating firms, and reflects that innovation efforts do not represent a uniform type of expenditure. Organized into three parts the volume moves from the micro to the macro-level. This structure highlights the notion that R&D and innovation and growth are two interdependent perspectives. The first of these is micro-oriented and focuses on innovation processes of firms, where R&D activities and other innovation efforts give rise to consequences such as a strengthening of resource bases, growth of sales and employment, patents, new products, increasing productivity and profits, and improved chances of survival. The second perspective comprises economy-wide effects in the form of overall technological change, growth in total factor productivity, and structural change processes, where certain sectors may benefit from new inputs from other sectors while others experience declining markets and reduced output. The book brings together contributions and perspectives from both economics and business scholars, and will appeal to academics, researchers, and students interested in R&D and innovation strategies, international business, business strategy, and the economics of technological change.

R and D, Education, and Productivity
R and D, Education, and Productivity

Author: Zvi Griliches

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780674003439

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Griliches was a modern master of empirical economics. Here, he recounts what he and others have learned about the sources of economic growth, and conveys how he tackled research problems. For Griliches, theorizing without measurement produces mere parables, but measurement without theory is blind. Judgment enables one to strike the right balance.

The Relationship Between R&D and Productivity Growth in Canada and Other Major Industrialized Countries
The Relationship Between R&D and Productivity Growth in Canada and Other Major Industrialized Countries

Author: Pierre A. Mohnen

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13:

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This study clarifies the conceptual link between R & D and productivity growth and surveys the empirical literature on this topic. The analysis addresses three specific questions: What are the social and private rates of return on R & D? Are they sensitive to the way they are estimated? And do the results differ across industries and countries? It presents the results of a new empirical study of R & D conducted abroad and how that R & D spills over into the Canadian manufacturing sector and affects productivity. Finally it presents a discussion of policy recommendations in the light of the evidence gathered concerning the role of R & D in productivity growth.