Estimates of GDP are sensitive to whether a business expenditure is treated as an investment or an intermediate input. Shifting an expenditure category from intermediate expenditures to investment expenditures increases GDP. While the international guide to measurement (the SNA (93)) recognizes...

This paper explores differences between innovative and non-innovative establishments in business service industries. It focuses on small establishments that supply core technical inputs to other firms: establishments in computer and related services, engineering, and other scientific and...

Le present article donne la comparaison de la taille et de la composition de l'emploi dans le secteur des sciences et du genie au Canada et aux Etats Unis. Nous examinons la part de l'emploi remunere et des gains tires d'un emploi remunere imputables a la main d'oeuvre en sciences et en genie...

Dans ce document, on se concentre sur les nouvelles recherches qui analysent les industries de technologies de l'information et des communications et celles axees sur les sciences, les branches d'activite et les entreprises de la haute technologie, l'economie axee sur les connaissances et les...

Le present document traite de la croissance du capital humain dans les villes canadiennes et americaines. A l'aide de donnees regroupees sur 242 centres urbains provenant de recensements de la population, nous evaluons le lien entre la croissance de long terme de l'emploi et l'offre de divers...

Considerable attention has been directed at understanding the structural changes that are generating an increased need for skilled workers. These changes are perceived to be the result of developments associated with the emergence of the new knowledge economy, whose potential is often linked to...

This paper compares the size and composition of science and engineering employment in Canada and the United States. It examines the share of paid employment and paid earnings accounted for by the science and engineering workforce in both countries. Our tabulations distinguish between a core...

This paper summarizes the findings of a research program aimed at outlining the importance to the firm growth process of competencies that arise from investments in intangible assets. The program has consisted of two parts. First, longitudinal databases have provided a rich set of studies on...

This paper examines the growth of human capital in Canadian and U.S. cities. Using pooled Census of Population data for 242 urban centres, we evaluate the link between long run employment growth and the supply of different types of skilled labour. The paper also examines whether the scientific...

Innovation is at the heart of economic growth and development. It is through innovation that new products are brought to market, new production processes developed and organizational change realized. Given existing cross-industry variations in structure, competitiveness and maturity, it is...