IPM Issue 2 Editor’s Overview

Download full PDF article

Abstract

The editorial overview for Issue 2 introduces six articles examining productivity and living standards. It summarizes articles on Canada–U.S. living standards divergence in the 1990s, the importance of innovation for productivity, the new economy and IT-driven growth in the United States, the role of IT in the U.S. productivity revival, the new OECD Productivity Measurement Manual, and a review of two major productivity publications on Canada.

Download full PDF