Download or read book Improving Canada s International Competitiveness written by Alan M. Rugman and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the central economic issue of declining Canadian competitiveness and reports on the lack of progress Canada has been making in this area. Includes the Canadian economy and market globalization; scorecard on Canada's international competitiveness; strategies and organizational learning to bring about improvement; recommendations, and references. Graphs. Commissioned by Kodak Canada Inc.

Download or read book Industry level Productivity and International Competitiveness Between Canada and the United States written by Dale Weldeau Jorgenson and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2001 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Global Productivity written by Alistair Dieppe and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic struck the global economy after a decade that featured a broad-based slowdown in productivity growth. Global Productivity: Trends, Drivers, and Policies presents the first comprehensive analysis of the evolution and drivers of productivity growth, examines the effects of COVID-19 on productivity, and discusses a wide range of policies needed to rekindle productivity growth. The book also provides a far-reaching data set of multiple measures of productivity for up to 164 advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies, and it introduces a new sectoral database of productivity. The World Bank has created an extraordinary book on productivity, covering a large group of countries and using a wide variety of data sources. There is an emphasis on emerging and developing economies, whereas the prior literature has concentrated on developed economies. The book seeks to understand growth patterns and quantify the role of (among other things) the reallocation of factors, technological change, and the impact of natural disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic. This book is must-reading for specialists in emerging economies but also provides deep insights for anyone interested in economic growth and productivity. Martin Neil Baily Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution Former Chair, U.S. President’s Council of Economic Advisers This is an important book at a critical time. As the book notes, global productivity growth had already been slowing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and collapses with the pandemic. If we want an effective recovery, we have to understand what was driving these long-run trends. The book presents a novel global approach to examining the levels, growth rates, and drivers of productivity growth. For anyone wanting to understand or influence productivity growth, this is an essential read. Nicholas Bloom William D. Eberle Professor of Economics, Stanford University The COVID-19 pandemic hit a global economy that was already struggling with an adverse pre-existing condition—slow productivity growth. This extraordinarily valuable and timely book brings considerable new evidence that shows the broad-based, long-standing nature of the slowdown. It is comprehensive, with an exceptional focus on emerging market and developing economies. Importantly, it shows how severe disasters (of which COVID-19 is just the latest) typically harm productivity. There are no silver bullets, but the book suggests sensible strategies to improve growth prospects. John Fernald Schroders Chaired Professor of European Competitiveness and Reform and Professor of Economics, INSEAD

Download or read book Productivity Growth and Canada s International Competitiveness written by Thomas J. Courchene and published by Kingston, Ont. : John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy. This book was released on 1993 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume in the Bell Canada Papers on Economic and Public Policy includes essays on productivity and growth, the cost of capital and competitive advantage, globalization and competition policy, worker co-operation and technical change, three visions of competitiveness, agents of change and economic growth, and environmental quality and policy in a global economy.

Download or read book Meeting the Competitive Challenge written by Peter Morici and published by Washington, D.C. ; Toronto : Canadian-American Committee. This book was released on 1988 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Foreword: [This report] provides an American perspective on the longer-term structural challenges confronting the two economies across a broad range of industries. It examines longer-term competitive issues relating to productivity, wages, exchange rates, and the creation and diffusion of new technology that our two countries will be addressing even after federal budget deficits have been brought down and the new bilateral trade agreement has been implemented.

Download or read book Productivity Key to Economic Success written by Centre for the Study of Living Standards and published by [Moncton, N.B.] : The Agency. This book was released on 1998 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of knowledge in the productivity field for policy makers and the general public interested in economic issues. Section one provides an overview of the fundamentals of productivity, with basic data on productivity trends and a review of the definition and measurement of productivity. Section two examines the determinants of productivity growth, including such factors as the natural resource base, industrial structure and intersectoral shifts, capital accumulation, technological change, labour quality, and the macro- and micro-economic environments. Section three synthesizes several of the key debates in the productivity literature, examining the productivity or computer paradox, the relationship between employment and productivity, and the link between productivity and international competitiveness. Section four briefly looks at actions and policies to improve productivity, with particular reference to ways to increase physical investment, develop human capital, and foster technological progress. Appendices include discussion of frameworks for analyzing productivity growth, additional issues in the productivity literature, and statistical and conceptual issues in productivity measurement.

Download or read book Research and Development as a Determinant of U S International Competitiveness written by Rachel McCulloch and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Competitiveness Convergence and International Specialization written by David Dollar and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the claim that deindustrialization in the US is causing a decline in its competitiveness, especially in view of competition from Germany and Japan. Discusses the relationship between productivity growth in individual industries and the tendency for aggregate productivity levels to converge among OECD countries, and identifies the sources of productivity growth. Looks at the relationship between international trade and productivity convergence in OECD countries and whether the same mechanics of convergence are apparent in developing countries.

Download or read book Productivity and Innovation written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Industry and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2019 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a comprehensive overview of recent and longer-term trends in productivity levels and growth in OECD countries, accession countries, key partners and some G20 countries.

Download or read book Productivity and International Competitiveness written by Amil M. Sheikh and published by MAS (Academic) International. This book was released on 1993 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Productivity Issues in Canada written by Canada. Industry Canada and published by Calgary : University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of research papers that explains Canada's relatively weak productivity record over the last few decades and the nature of productivity growth in Canada. The book covers a wide range of topics, including productivity trends and determinants, innovation, investment, global linkages, productivity in the new economy, and the social aspects of productivity. Includes in-depth and detailed papers by experts in Canadian economics, policy, trade etc.

Download or read book The Future of Productivity written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the rising productivity gap between the global frontier and other firms, and identifies a number of structural impediments constraining business start-ups, knowledge diffusion and resource allocation (such as barriers to up-scaling and relatively high rates of skill mismatch).

Download or read book Canada Selected Issues written by International Monetary Fund and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2000-03-24 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of productivity growth in Canada has received considerable attention reflecting its marked slowdown since the early 1970s and concerns about its implications for Canadian competitiveness. To better understand productivity developments in Canada, it is useful to decompose total factor productivity (TFP) into investment-specific productivity change (ISP) and technologically neutral productivity change (TNP). The gap in manufacturing productivity growth between Canada and the United States originates mostly in the strong performance of specific industries, such as electrical products and commercial and industrial machinery.

Download or read book Competitiveness and Size of Government written by Bryne Brock Purchase and published by [Kingston, Ont.] : Government and Competitiveness, Queen's University. This book was released on 1992 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Competitiveness In International Food Markets written by Maurey E Bredahl and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The successful completion of the GATT negotiations and the North American Free Trade Agreement and the completion of the EC Internal Market mean that food and agricultural sectors must become internationally competitive. Firms, farm organizations, and governments are seeking to identify strategies and public policies that will increase their compet

Download or read book Competition Firm Turnover and Productivity Growth written by John Russel Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper investigates the extent to which productivity growth is the result of firm turnover as output is shifted from one firm to another, driven by the competitive process. Turnover occurs as some firms gain market share and other lose it. Some of the resulting turnover is due to entry and exit. Another part arises from growth and decline in incumbent continuing firms.