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Large Fiscal Episodes and Sustainable Development : Some International Evidence

Aizenman, Joshua; Jinjarak, Yothin; Nguyen, Hien; Park, … - 2022

This paper examines the association between episodes of large fiscal impulses (expansions and adjustments) and sustainable development indicators (prosperity, resilience, and inclusivity).We provide country studies of Chile, Poland, South Africa, and Thailand, examining the components of...

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Editor's Overview

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

living, the postwar productivity convergence experience among OECD countries, price cap regulation and productivity growth …

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Globalization and taste convergence : the cases of wine and beer

Aizenman, Joshua; Brooks, Eileen L. - 2005

data on 38 countries from 1963-2000, there is clear convergence in the consumption of wine relative to beer between 1963 … and 2000. Convergence occurs even more quickly within groups of countries that have a higher degree of integration. A key … converging, several Latin American countries fail to converge. The patterns of convergence are consistent with dynamics of …

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Editor’s Overview

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 13 (2006) Fall, pp. 1-2

This 13th issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains five articles. In contrast to the last issue on the Boskin Commission Report after a decade, this issue has a strong Canadian flavour. Topics covered are the benchmarking...

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Takeoffs

Aizenman, Joshua; Spiegel, Mark - 2007

This paper identifies factors associated with takeoff - a sustained period of high growth following a period of stagnation. We examine a panel of 241 stagnation episodes" from 146 countries, 54 % of these episodes are followed by takeoffs. Countries that experience takeoffs average 2.3% annual...

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The Relationship between ICT Investment and Productivity in the Canadian Economy: A Review of the Evidence

Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2006

The objective of this report is to shed light on the relationship between information and communications technologies (ICT) and productivity in the Canadian economy.The key conclusion of the report is that ICT has been the driving force behind the acceleration of productivity growth in Canada...

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Determinants of Trends in Living Standards in Canada and the United States, 1989-2000

Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 2 (2001) Spring, pp. 3-10

The foundation for real income growth is productivity growth. This basic principle of economics is well illustrated in this article by Andrew Sharpe of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards on the determinants of trends in living standards in Canada in the 1990s. He shows that over the...

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Lessons for Canada from International Productivity Experience

Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2006

The objective of this report is to develop a more comprehensive understanding, from a policy perspective, of key drivers of labour productivity in selected OECD countries and their impact on enhanced productivity performance. The report is divided into three major parts. The first part will...

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Takeoffs

Aizenman, Joshua; Spiegel, Mark - 2007

This paper identifies factors associated with takeoff - a sustained period of high growth following a period of stagnation. We examine a panel of 241 stagnation episodesʺ from 146 countries, 54 % of these episodes are followed by takeoffs. Countries that experience takeoffs average 2.3% annual...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003855051

Has Quebec’s Standard of Living Been Catching Up?

Fortin, Pierre - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

Quebec’s relative growth performance with Ontario has always been an issue of concern for economic historians. In his paper Pierre Fortin discusses trends in Quebec’s real domestic income relative to that in Ontario over the last half-century. He finds that per capita real domestic income in...

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