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# IPM Issue 15 Editor’s Overview

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# IPM Issue 15 Editor’s Overview

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Sharpe, Andrew. 2007. “Editor’s Overview.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 15 (Fall 2007): 1–2. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-15/

## Author:

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Andrew Sharpe
Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS)

## IPM Issue 15

Fall 2007 pp. 1–2

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The editorial overview for Issue 15 introduces five articles covering: product market regulation and productivity convergence in OECD countries with implications for Canada; the impact of interprovincial migration on aggregate output and labour productivity in Canada; the relationship between productivity and sustainable consumption in OECD countries; productivity growth in Chinese industries 1980-2005; and measurement of intangible capital.

Cet aperçu éditorial pour le numéro 15 présente cinq articles portant sur : la réglementation des marchés de produits et la convergence de productivité dans les pays de l’OCDE avec des implications pour le Canada; l’impact de la migration interprovinciale sur la production globale et la productivité du travail au Canada; la relation entre la productivité et la consommation durable dans les pays de l’OCDE; la croissance de la productivité dans les industries chinoises de 1980 à 2005; et la mesure du capital immatériel.

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