International Productivity Monitor

2000 - 2024

Current editor(s): Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director

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Volume 12, month Spring, 2006

Editor’s Overview pp. 1-4

Andrew Sharpe

The Boskin Commission Report: Introduction to the Symposium and Implications for Productivity pp. 5-6

Jack E. Triplett

The Boskin Commission Report: A Retrospective One Decade Later pp. 7-22

Robert Gordon

The BLS Response to the Boskin Commission Report pp. 23-41

John S. Greenlees

The Boskin Commission Report After a Decade pp. 24-60

Jack E. Triplett

The Boskin Commission Report After a Decade: After-life or Requiem? pp. 61-73

Ernst R. Berndt

Policy Implications of the Boskin Commission Report pp. 74-83

Martin Neil Baily

Accounting for Growth from A to Z: Review Article on Information Technology and the American Growth Resurgence pp. 84-93

Daniel Sichel

Volume 11, month Fall, 2005

Editor’s Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

From Productivity to Well-Being: Keep the Focus on Basic Skills pp. 3-6

Pierre Fortin

Productivity and Building Human Capital for the "Bottom Third" pp. 7-13

Andrew Jackson

Fixing Fiscal Federalism to Improve Canada’s Productivity Performance pp. 11-20

James Milway

What Explains the Canada-US ICT Investment Gap? pp. 21-38

Andrew Sharpe

Fiscal Policy Can Raise Both Employment and Productivity pp. 39-46

William Scarth

Manufacturing Productivity in Sweden: an International Perspective Since 1960 pp. 47-56

Daniel Lind

Progress in Service Sector Productivity Measurement: Review Article on "Productivity in the U.S. Services Sector: New Sources of Economic Growth" pp. 57-69

Walter Diewert

Volume 10, month Spring, 2005

Editor’s Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

An Analysis of the Labour Productivity Growth Slowdown in Canada since 2000 pp. 3-23

Someshwar Rao, Andrew Sharpe and Jeremy Smith

Canada's Productivity Performance in International Perspective pp. 24-44

Dirk Pilat

Explaining Productivity Growth: The Role of Demographics pp. 45-58

Paul Beaudry, Fabrice Collard and David Green

Are Productivity Levels Higher in Some European Countries than in the United States? pp. 59-68

Gilbert Cette

Productivity Trends in Asia Since 1980 pp. 69-78

Noriyoshi Oguchi

In Search of the Silver Bullet for Productivity Growth: A Review Article of The Power of Productivity and Transforming the European Economy pp. 79-86

Bart van Ark

Volume 9, month Fall, 2004

Editor’s Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

Measuring the Canada-U.S. Productivity Gap: Industry Dimensions pp. 3-14

Someshwar Rao, Jianmin Tang and Weimin Wang

Ten Productivity Puzzles Facing Researchers pp. 15-24

Andrew Sharpe

The Link between Technology Use, Human Capital, Productivity and Wages: Firm-level Evidence pp. 25-36

Julie Turcotte and Lori Whewell Rennison

The Effect of Organizational Innovation and Information and Communications Technology on Firm Performance pp. 37-51

Surendra Gera and Wulong Gu

The Effect of Adjustment Costs and Organizational Change on Productivity in Canada: Evidence from Aggregate Data pp. 52-61

Danny Leung

Productivity to Reduce Poverty: Study of a Micro-Level Institution in Peru pp. 62-75

Pierre-Olivier Pineau

Volume 8, month Spring, 2004

Editor’s Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

Endogenous Growth, Productivity and Economic Policy: A Progress Report pp. 3-15

Peter Howitt

Recent Productivity Developments in Canada and the United States: Productivity Growth Deceleration versus Acceleration pp. 16-26

Andrew Sharpe

Challenges of the “New Economy” for Monetary Policy pp. 27-36

Gilbert Cette and Christian Pfister

ICT, Output and Productivity Growth in the United Kingdom: A Sectoral Analysis pp. 37-46

Giovanni Notaro

Assessing Aggregate Labour Productivity Trends in Canada and the United States: Total Economy versus Business Sector Perspectives pp. 47-58

Jeremy Smith

The OECD Productivity Database: An Overview pp. 59-65

Dirk Pilat and Paul Schreyer

Productivity Growth in Services Industries: Is There a Role for Measurement? pp. 66-80

Anita Wölfl

Understanding Economic Growth: Review Article of Why Economies Grow pp. 81-84

Andrew Sharpe

Volume 7, month Fall, 2003

Editor's Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

The Growth Story: Canada's Long-run Economic Performance and Prospects pp. 3-23

Peter J. Nicholson

Canada's Recent Productivity Record and Capital Accumulation pp. 24-38

Someshwar Rao, Jianmin Tang and Weimin Wang

Why Net Domestic Product Should Replace Gross Domestic Product as a Measure of Economic Growth pp. 39-43

Roland Spant

Symposium on Future Productivity Growth in Canada: An Introduction pp. 44-45

Andrew Sharpe

A Perspective on Future Productivity Growth in Canada pp. 46-49

Thomas A. Wilson

Future Productivity Growth in Canada: Comparing to the United States pp. 50-57

Tiff Macklem

Future Productivity Growth in Canada: The Role of the Service Sector pp. 58-65

Benoit Robidoux

The Source of Economic Growth in OECD Countries: A Review Article pp. 66-70

Martin Neil Baily

Volume 6, month Spring, 2003

Editor's Overview pp. 1-2

Andrew Sharpe

Lessons for Canada from the U.S. Growth Resurgence pp. 3-18

Dale Jorgenson, Mun Ho and Kevin Stiroh

Why are Americans More Productive than Canadians? pp. 19-37

Andrew Sharpe

Differences in Annual Work Hours per Capita between the United States and Canada pp. 38-46

Pierre Fortin

Has Trend Productivity Growth Increased in Canada? pp. 47-55

Benoit Robidoux and Bing-Sun Wong

The Contribution of ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries to Productivity Growth: A Comparison of Canada, Europe and the United States pp. 56-63

Bart van Ark, Robert Inklaar and Robert H. McGuckin

International Productivity Comparisons: An Examination of Data Sources pp. 64-71

Jeremy Smith

Towards a Social Understanding of Productivity: A Review Article pp. 72-74

Jeff Madrick