Productivity Growth in Canada and the United States: Recent Industry Trends and Potential Explanations

Labour productivity growth in Canada was weaker than that in the United States from the mid-1980s to 2010, leading to a decline in Canada’s relative productivity level. This situation was mainly due to the lower multifactor productivity (MFP) growth experienced in most Canadian industries in that pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wulong Gu, Michael Willox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2018-09-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
Subjects:
ict
Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/35/Gu-Willox.pdf