Authors' Workshop on Productivity and Social Progress in Canada: Perspectives and Prospectives

Authors' Workshop on "Productivity and Social Progress in Canada: Perspectives and Prospectives"
January 25-26 2001, Minto Place Suites Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario

Program

Friday, January 25, 2001
8:30 AM		 Coffee and Muffins
9:00 Opening Remarks
Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards)
France St-Hilaire (Institute for Research on Public Policy)
Keith Banting (Queen's University)
9:15-12:15 AM Session 1 Productivity Trends and Prospects, Issues, and Attitudes

Chair: Keith Banting (Queen's University)

  • Paper: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS): “Productivity Concepts, Trends and Prospects: An Overview”
    Discussant: Someshwar Rao (Industry Canada)

  • Paper: Bart van Ark (University of Groningen and Yale University): “Productivity, Income and Investment in the OECD Area: Are Intangibles the Missing Link?”
    Discussant: Tom Rymes (Carleton University)

  • Paper: Frank Graves and Richard Jenkins (Ekos Research Associates): “The Attitudes of Canadians to Productivity: Balancing Standard of Living and Quality of Life”
    Discussant: Keith Banting (Queen's University)
    • 12:15-1:15 PM Lunch (Monck Room)
    1:15-3:15 PM Session 2 The Impact of Productivity on Wages and Sustainability

    Chair: David Slater CSLS

  • Paper: Doug Hostland (Finance Canada) and Tony Fisher (Finance Canada): “Labour Productivity, Disposable Income and Living Standards in Canada”
    Discussant: Pierre Fortin (UQAM)

  • Presentation: Nancy Olewiler (Simon Fraser University): “The Impact of Technical Advance and Productivity Growth for Natural Resource and Environmental Sustainability”
    • 3:15-3:30 PM Break
    3:30-5:30 PM Session 3 Population Ageing and Immigration and Productivity

    Chair: France St-Hilaire (IRPP)

  • Paper: Bill Scarth (McMaster University): “Population Ageing and Growth in Living Standards”
    Discussant: Marcel Merette (University of Ottawa)

  • Presentation: Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta) and Erwin Diewert (UBC): “The Potential Impact of Immigration on Productivity”
    Discussant: Liz Ruddick (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
    • 12:15-1:15 PM Dinner (Vittoria Trattoria, 35 Williams Street)
    Saturday, January 26, 2001
    8:30 AM    		 Coffee and Muffins
    9:00-12:00 PM Session 4 Human Capital, Health, Social Progress and Productivity Growth

    Chair: Renée St-Jacques (Industry Canada)

  • Paper: Arthur Sweetman (Queen's University): “A Canadian Perspective on Education and Economic Growth”
    Discussant: Miles Corak (Statistics Canada)

  • Paper: Emil Tompa (McMaster University and Institute for Work and Health): “Health Status and Productivity”
    Discussant: Michael Wolfson (Statistics Canada)

  • Paper: Joseph Heath (Université de Montréal): “Should Productivity Be a Social Priority?”
    Discussant: Ian Stewart (CSLS)
    • 12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Monck Room)
    1:00-3:00 PM Session 5 Social Policy, Productivity Advance, and the Role of Government

    Chair: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS)

  • Presentation: Bill Watson (IRPP and McGill University): “What Do We Want to Encourage and How Do We Encourage It?”
    Discussant: Brian MacLean (Laurentian University)

  • Paper: Robert Jenness, Michael McCracken and Bert Waslander (Informetrica): “Productivity and Fiscal Federalism: Canada and the United States Compared”
    Discussant: Peter Hicks (social policy consultant)
    • 3:00 PM Closing Remarks: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS)

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