Le present article examine deux aspects de la croissance de la productivite dans le secteur canadien de la radiotelevision et des telecommunications. Tout d'abord, la mesure dans laquelle la croissance de la PMF agregee dans ce secteur est attribuable aux economies d'echelle plutot qu'aux...

This paper presents a non-parametric approach for adjusting the multifactor productivity growth (MFPG) measure for variations in capacity utilization over time. In the framework developed here, a capital utilization measure is derived from the economic theory of production and is estimated by...

This paper examines two aspects of productivity growth in Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications industry. The first is the extent to which aggregate MFP growth in the sector came from scale economies as opposed to technical progress. The second is the extent to which aggregate labour...

This research paper constructs two experimental measures of the economic output of the education sector for Canada: an income-based measure and a cost-based measure. The measures differ from the existing measure currently used in the National Accounts, which is based on the volume of total...

Le present document fournit un apercu du programme de productivite de Statistique Canada et une breve description du rendement du Canada en matiere de productivite. Il definit la productivite et les diverses mesures utilisees pour examiner les differentes facettes de la croissance de la...

This paper provides an overview of the productivity program at Statistics Canada and a brief description of Canada?s productivity performance. The paper defines productivity and the various measures that are used to investigate different aspects of productivity growth. It describes the...

Le present document donne une perspective provinciale du ralentissement de la croissance de la productivite et de la croissance economique dans l'ensemble du secteur canadien des entreprises entre 2000 et 2010, comparativement a la fin des annees 1990. L'etude s'appuie sur la base de donnees...

Le present document decrit l'evolution du Programme de la productivite multifactorielle lance a Statistique Canada en 1987, ainsi que les ameliorations apportees a la mesure de la productivite multifactorielle depuis ce temps. Ces ameliorations prennent en compte les nouvelles notions abordees...

This paper provides a provincial perspective on the slowdown in productivity and economic growth in the total business sector in Canada between 2000 and 2010 compared to the late 1990s. It uses the most recent provincial multifactor productivity database.

This paper describes the evolution of the Multifactor Productivity Program launched at Statistics Canada in 1987 and the improvements made in multifactor productivity measurement since then. The improvements were made in response to developments in the economic literature, better data sources,...