A Comparison of Australian and Canadian Productivity Performance: Lessons for Canada

Evan Capeluck ()

No 2016-07, CSLS Research Reports from Centre for the Study of Living Standards

Abstract: The objective of this report is to examine the impact of public policy on Australia’s productivity performance and to discuss possible lessons for Canada from this experience. To do this, the report conducts a comprehensive analysis of the productivity performance of both countries, with particular interest in determining which underlying factors can explain Australia’s superior productivity growth in recent years. In addition, the report discusses the literature on the effects of public policy on Australian productivity performance since the 1990s.

Keywords: Productivity; Capital; Labour; Multifactor Productivity; Productivity Growth; Human Capital; Innovation; Investment; Australia; Canada; Regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 N12 N17 N32 N37 N42 N47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06
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