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Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Frühjahr 2008 : Folgen der US-Immobilienpreise belasten die Konjunktur

In: Ifo-Schnelldienst 61 (2008) 8, pp. 3-71

Ansicht nach wird die Weltwirtschaft von der Krise des Immobilien- und des Finanzsektors in den USA und den von ihr … ausgelösten weltweiten Finanzmarktturbulenzen überschattet. Die USA stehen am Rande einer Rezession, in Westeuropa hat sich die … der privaten Haushalte, was den Konsum dämpfte, besonders deutlich in den USA. Vor allem aber verschlechtern sich die …

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Structural Influences on Participation Rates: A Canada-U.S. Comparison

Ip, Irene; King, Sheryl; Verdier, Geneviève - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

In contrast to the decline in labour force participation in Canada in the 1990s, the aggregate participation rate in the United States actually rose slightly (up 0.5 percentage points between 1989 and 1997). This US experience provides a useful benchmark for the analysis of the Canadian...

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Understanding Productivity and Income Differentials Among OECD Countries: A Survey

Ark, Bart van - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

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 into two basic drivers: labour supply and labour...

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Productivity Concepts, Trends And Prospects: An Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Andrew Sharpe provides a comprehensive non-technical introduction to the productivity issue, including discussion of productivity concepts, measurement issues, trends and prospects. He begins by noting that productivity is the relationship between the output of goods and...

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Trade Liberalization and Inequality in Canada in the 1990s

Schwanen, Daniel - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

In this chapter, Daniel Schwanen addresses the impact of the major trade liberalization efforts undertaken by Canada and its trading partners beginning with the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 1989. The author focuses in particular on the question of whether liberalized trade could...

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The Linkages Between Productivity and Social Progress: An Introduction and Overview

Banting, Keith; Sharpe, Andrew; St-Hilaire, France - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …

Productivity research is Canada has traditionally focused on narrow economic issues. In our view, it has given inadequate attention to the broader ramifications of productivity, both in terms of shedding light on the importance of productivity for the advancement of various aspects of social...

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Where Are They Now? Migration Patterns for Graduates of the University of British Columbia

Helliwell, John F.; Helliwell, David F. - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

In an empirical analysis of the migration patterns of University of British Columbia (UBC) graduates, John F. and David F. Helliwell show in their paper how much the situation has changed between the 1960s and the 1990s. Canadian research and graduate education have expanded dramatically,...

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Economists, Environmental Policies and Federalism

Scott, Anthony - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

, finding that academic environmental economists in Canada specialize more in theory and show little knowledge or interest in …

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