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

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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.

Aspects Institutionnels Des Stimulants Fiscaux À la R-D
Aspects Institutionnels Des Stimulants Fiscaux À la R-D

Author: G. Bruce Doern

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 124

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This paper assesses the institutional evolution of the federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit. It also develops an institutional frame for examining alternative governmental portfolios for the location and operation of research and development tax incentives.

Rôle Des Consortiums de R-d Dans Le Développement de la Technologie
Rôle Des Consortiums de R-d Dans Le Développement de la Technologie

Author: Vinod Kumar

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 196

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Technology consortia are technology alliances among business firms, universities and governments. They are formed to share increasingly rising costs and risks associated with undertaking basic or precompetitive research and development. This study analyzes the role of R & D consortia in technology development. We have primarily focussed on the growth of technology consortia in the United States, the participation of Canadian companies in those consortia, and the institutional barriers to Canadian membership in American R & D alliances.

Mechanisms and Practices for the Assessment of the Social and Cultural Implications of Science and Technology
Mechanisms and Practices for the Assessment of the Social and Cultural Implications of Science and Technology

Author: Liora Salter

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 276

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As part of the review being conducted by Industry Canada on science and technology, this paper deals with the mechanisms and practices for the assessment of the social and cultural implications of technology. It examines the range and suitability of Canadian mechanisms and practices for assessing current and emerging social and cultural issues raised by science and the new technologies. It reaches the conclusion that, notwithstanding the vast resources applied to science and technology and their social and cultural implications. The paper provides a discussion of what might be required to change the situation.

Modelling Links Between Canadian Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
Modelling Links Between Canadian Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

Author: Walid Hejazi

Publisher: Industrie Canada

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 168

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This paper measures the impact of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) on Canadian exports. It uses a gravity model to measure the link between outward Canadian FDI and Canadian exports on a bilateral basis to 35 countries over the 1970-1996 period. The paper begins with a literature review. It then provides a description of the data, including a discussion of the aggregate data as well as the industrial distribution of Canada's trade and FDI. It examines the theoretical links between trade and FDI and provides empirical estimates of these links. Finally, it examines the possible welfare effects of outward FDI.

Science and Technology
Science and Technology

Author: D. G. McFetridge

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 252

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This paper thoroughly discusses the theoretical explanations of why markets and governments may allocate insufficient resources to various forms of innovative activity and knowledge creation.

Industry Canada's Foreign Investment Research
Industry Canada's Foreign Investment Research

Author: Ronald Hirshhorn

Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 122

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The first chapter of this document looks briefly at some of the factors underlying recent patterns of foreign investment. The next chapter of the paper discusses Industry Canada (IC) research that pertains to the role of foreign direct investment and the factors underlying recent investment trends. Chapter 3 considers the policy implications of the IC research in the context of Canada's role as both a significant host and an important source of foreign investment. In addition to examining the need for government intervention in foreign investment markets, this section considers the implications of the studies' findings for general government policy. Chapter 4 looks at foreign investment policy in an international context. The IC studies that examine foreign investment barriers and that have something to say about how to improve the international environment for foreign investment are discussed in this section. The paper's conclusions are presented in chapter 5.

Libéralisation des échanges et migration de travailleurs qualifiés
Libéralisation des échanges et migration de travailleurs qualifiés

Author: Steven Globerman

Publisher: Industrie Canada

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 96

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The purpose of this study is to identify and assess how closer economic integration between Canada and the United States as manifested in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may have affected bilateral migration flows between the two countries. The 2nd section provides a brief theoretical overview of the linkages between trade liberalisation and labour markets that, in turn, imply linkages with incentives to migrate. Section 3 discusses recent legislative changes affecting the incentives and abilities of Canadians to migrate to the United States, and briefly considers the associated welfare implications for Canada. Section 4 presents and evaluates data on bilateral migration patterns, especially temporary migration under the NAFTA. Section 5 briefly addresses the policy implications of temporary migration under the NAFTA.

Canadian Government Policies Toward Inward Foreign Direct Investment
Canadian Government Policies Toward Inward Foreign Direct Investment

Author: Steven Globerman

Publisher: Industrie Canada

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 208

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The first section of this report identifies and discusses the range of policies that governments can implement to directly or indirectly influence inward foreign direct investment (FDI), as well as the behaviour of multinational companies in the host market. The following section sets out public policy criteria against which to evaluate the consequences of Canadian government policies toward inward FDI. The next section reviews the determinants of inward FDI, drawing upon the existing economic and international business literature. The subsequent two sections contain a broad overview of inward FDI patterns to Canada over the post-war period, with preliminary inferences about the influence of public policies on inward FDI flows, and discuss significant policy initiatives directed at influencing either the quantity of quality of inward FDI. These include the Foreign Investment Review Act, the Investment Canada Act, and the North American Free Trade Agreement. This is followed by a section that identifies Canadian government policies directed at restricting inward FDI at the sectoral level (financial services, oil and gas, communications). Welfare economics arguments for and against sectoral foreign ownership restrictions are considered. Original economic models of FDI for Canada are then discussed and case studies are presented of the consequences of foreign ownership and the impacts of foreign ownership policies on the three sectors mentioned above. The final section concludes the report with a summary and a set of policy recommendations.