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Growth of Advanced Technology Use in Canadian Manufacturing During the 1990's
Rama, Ed; Sabourin, David; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1999
This paper outlines the growth in advanced technology use that has taken place over the last decade in Canadian manufacturing establishments. It presents the percentage of plants that use any one of the advanced technologies studied and how this has changed between 1989 and 1998. It also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695587
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The Missing Link - Data on the Demand Side of Labour Markets
Osberg, Lars - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995
Labour economists have developed elaborate theoretical models and conducted very advanced econometric analysis of the decision making of households. But this emphasis on the supply side of the labour market has not been matched by any corresponding degree of sophistication in empirical analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695594
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Multinationals and the Canadian Innovation Process
Baldwin, John R.; Hanel, Peter - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2000
paper describes the innovation regime of multinational firms in Canada by examining the differences between foreign- and … into local innovation networks; the intensity of innovation; and the use that is made of intellectual property rights to … information for innovation than are these inter-firm links. Surprisingly, foreign subsidiaries also more frequently report that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695606
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Impact of the Adoption of Advanced Information and Communication Technologies on Firm Performance in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector
Sabourin, David; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2001
This paper investigates the evolution of the industrial structure in the Canadian manufacturing sector and its relationship to technological change by examining the take-up of advanced technologies and how it is related to the stochastic growth process in the plant population. Its framework is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695629
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Cities and Growth: The Left Brain of North American Cities: Scientists and Engineers and Urban Growth
Brown, W. Mark; Beckstead, Desmond; Gellatly, Guy - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This paper examines the growth of human capital in Canadian and U.S. cities. Using pooled Census of Population data for 242 urban centres, we evaluate the link between long run employment growth and the supply of different types of skilled labour. The paper also examines whether the scientific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695640
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Productivite et prosperite a l'age de l'information : une comparaison du Canada et des Etats-Unis
Harchaoui, Tarek<br; > Dachraoui, Kais<br; > Tarkhani, … - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2003
Dans cet article, on examine dans quelle mesure les technologies de l'information ont contribue a la croissance de la productivite au Canada; comment la performance de la productivite canadienne se compare a celle des Etats-Unis; et quel est l'effet du recent rebondissement de la productivite au...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695647
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Un nouveau regard sur l'industrie des services informatiques.
Carson, J. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2001
Cet article examine l'industrie en pleine croissance des services informatiques au Canada et est axe en particulier sur les developpeurs de logiciels, les entreprises de traitement des donnees, les consultants en systemes informatiques et les fournisseurs de service Internet (FSI). Les tendances...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005618731
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Caracteristiques et performance des hotels et des hotels-motels.
Levesque, G.; Little, D. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2000
Cette etude, qui est fondee sur les resultats de l'Enquete sur l'hebergement des voyageurs de 1997, trace le profil du secteur canadien des hotels et motels. Les caracteristiques, ainsi que les donnees sur la performance et la main-d'oeuvre de ce secteur, sont presentees avec des renseignements...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005660596