An Analysis of the Causes of Weak Labour Productivity Growth in Canada since 2000
Since 2000, business sector labour productivity growth in Canada has averaged 0.95 per cent, 0.60 percentage points below the long-term trend established over the 1973-2000 period (1.55 per cent). In the United States productivity growth has continued to be robust beyond 2000, averaging 2.60 per cen...
Main Authors: | Jean-François Arsenault, Andrew Sharpe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centre for the Study of Living Standards
2008-04-01
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Series: | International Productivity Monitor |
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Online Access: | http://www.csls.ca/ipm/16/IPM-16-arsenault-sharpe-e.pdf |
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