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, increased sales and profits, and product and process innovation than firms that do not follow this path. Their findings suggest …
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detailed examination of the dynamics of innovation and determinants of productivity at the firm and industry level in Canadian …, product market competition, and government support for R&D, training, and technical assistance are the drivers of innovation …
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This paper presents an analysis of the relationship between innovation, productivity and exports regarding the SMEs … markets. To measure innovation, we consider the dimensions of technological as well as non technological innovation, as … project IDEIS. First, we highlight the existence of export as well as innovation apparent premium, i.e. the advantage of …
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This tenth issue of the International Productivity Monitor produced by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards contains six articles. Topics covered are: the puzzling recent behaviour of labour productivity in Canada; an international perspective on Canada's productivity performance since the...
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organization innovation and information and communications technologies on firm performance; the effect of adjustment costs on …
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Innovation is widely recognized as a key ingredient of productivity success. This article by Someshwar Rao, Ashfaq … positive relationship between measures of fundamental innovation, labour productivity and GDP per capita across OECD countries …. The authors paint a nuanced portrait of Canada's innovation performance. The existence of an innovation gap with the …
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for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the importance of skills for innovation and productivity; the diffusion …
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Asia has become the economic powerhouse of the world. This article provides a detailed discussion of trends in output, labour and capital inputs, and labour, capital and total factor productivity (TFP) in Asian countries since 1980. The author finds that TFP growth has been quite rapid in most...
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Danny Leung of the Bank of Canada provides support for the hypothesis that organizational change is a necessary condition for the full realization of the productivity gains associated with ICT. Using aggegate data, the author finds econometric evidence that the impact of computer investment is...
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Estimates produced by the OECD indicate that labour productivity levels are higher in a number of European countries than in the United States, implying that Europe and not the United States is the world technological leader. The author argues that a structural measure of labour productivity,...
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