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The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States

Ark, Bart van; Inklaar, Robert; McGuckin, Robert H. - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 56-63

Both ICT-producing and ICT-using industries have contributed disproportionately to labour productivity growth in the ….S. Conference Board compare Canada, the United States and Europe in terms of the contribution of ICT-producing and ICT …-using industries to productivity growth. In the 1995-2000 period, the contribution of ICT-producing industries to labour productivity …

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 9 (2004) Fall, pp. 1-2

The ninth issue of the International Productivity Monitor published by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles. Topics covered are: the magnitude of the Canada-U.S. productivity gap at the industry level; productivity puzzles facing researchers; the link between...

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 8 (2004) Spring, pp. 1-2

This eighth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains eight articles. Topics covered are: a progress report on endogenous growth theory; recent productivity developments in Canada and the United States; monetary policy in...

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Is IT Driving the U.S. Productivity Revival?

Stiroh, Kevin J. - In: International Productivity Monitor 2 (2001) Spring, pp. 31-36

Since 1995, productivity growth has accelerated significantly in the United States. Information technology has always been thought to be the driving force behind this development. In this article by Kevin Stiroh of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides strong empirical support for this...

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Why Net Domestic Product Should Replace Gross Domestic Product as a Measure of Economic Growth

Spant, Roland - In: International Productivity Monitor 7 (2003) Fall, pp. 39-43

In the third article, Roland Spant, a Swedish trade union economist, argues that Net Domestic Product (NDP) should replace GDP as a measure of economic growth for a number of purposes. The key difference between GDP and NDP is depreciation. With the shift in investment toward information...

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Informatique et salaires : le cas de la France au travers de l'enquête sur les changements organisationnels et l'informatisation.

TESTE, Thierry - Laboratoire d'Économie de Dijon (LEDI), Université de … - 2003

the labour market privileges a shock of the application for a job following the diffusion of the ICT in the economy. Thus … the ICT, in particular with computer, and the level of wage? The object of this article is to try to answer partly this …

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 3 (2001) Fall, pp. 1-2

The third issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles that deal with a wide range of issues in the productivity area. Topics covered are the contribution of the information and communications technology sector to...

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The Importance of Skills for Innovation and Productivity

Rao, Someshwar; Tang, Jianmin; Wang, Weimin - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 15-26

The fundamental importance of skills for productivity advance is being increasingly recognized. In this article, Someshwar Rao, Jianmin Tang and Weimin Wang of Industry Canada provide additional evidence of this relationship through a detailed examination of the dynamics of innovation and...

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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 1 (2000) Fall, pp. 1-2

This the inaugural issue of the International Productivity Monitor, a new publication produced by the Ottawa-based Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS). The objective of the Monitor is to focus atttention on the importance of productivity for improving living standards and quality of...

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Lessons for Canada from the U.S. Growth Resurgence

Jorgenson, Dale W.; Ho, Mun S.; Stiroh, Kevin J. - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 3-18

The economic development in the 1990s with the most important long-term consequences was the acceleration of productivity growth in the United States after 1995. In this article, Dale W. Jorgenson of Harvard University, Mun S. Ho from Resources for the Future, and Kevin J. Stiroh of the Federal...

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