 Editor’s OverviewInternational Productivity Monitor, 2005, vol. 10, 1-2 Abstract: 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 1990s; the role of population growth in shaping productivity growth; the effect of hours of work and the employment rate on labour productivity levels in European countries; productivity growth and its contribution to economic growth since 1980 in Asia; and a review of two recent and comprehensive volumes on the importance of productivity and on its drivers, The Power of Productivity and Transforming the European Economy. Keywords: Canada; United States; Asia; Productivity; Labour Productivity; Productivity Growth; Demographics; Organizational Change; Human Capital; Firm-level; Innovation; Adjustment Costs; Institutions; Poverty; Poverty Reduction; Education; Training (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sls:ipmsls:v:10:y:2005:0 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article International Productivity Monitor is currently edited by Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director More articles in International Productivity Monitor from Centre for the Study of Living Standards 170 Laurier Ave. W, Suite 604, Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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