Can Measurement Error Explain the Weakness of Productivity Growth in the Canadian Construction Industry?
According to Statistics Canada productivity estimates, the rate of growth of real output per hour in the construction industry in Canada over the 1981-2006 period was 0.53 per cent per year, one-third of the business sector average. This article examines evidence for and against the hypothesis that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre for the Study of Living Standards
2007-04-01
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| Series: | International Productivity Monitor |
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| Online Access: | http://www.csls.ca/ipm/14/IPM-14-harrison-e.pdf |