between population, education, health and social divergence and productivity. In the fourth section, three papers address the …

Canada’s recent experience in education and skill formation. In his paper, W. Craig Riddell attempts such an assessment. He … provides a careful examination of trends in education expenditures and outcomes in Canada compared to other countries, looks at … trends in the incidence of education, and analyzes the link between education and labour market success. Riddell’s overall …

concerned with productivity and competitiveness issues. Not surprisingly, formal education is the preferred and most … achieved through a better understanding of the relationship between the skills developed through formal education and their … points out, "the issue is not whether education has benefits but, rather, the magnitude of its 'true' benefits, the benefits …