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# IPM Issue 18 Editors’ Overview

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# IPM Issue 18 Editors’ Overview

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Sharpe, Andrew. 2009. “Editor’s Overview.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 18 (Spring 2009): 1–2. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-18/

## Author:

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

## IPM Issue 18

Spring 2009 pp. 1–2

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The editorial overview for Issue 18 introduces seven articles covering: the relationship between education, productivity and economic growth; new estimates of multifactor productivity for Canadian provinces; the UNIDO World Productivity Database; and a symposium of four articles on the Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel report on business innovation in Canada.

Cet aperçu éditorial pour le numéro 18 présente sept articles portant sur : la relation entre l’éducation, la productivité et la croissance économique; de nouvelles estimations de la productivité multifactorielle pour les provinces canadiennes; la base de données mondiale sur la productivité de l’ONUDI; et un symposium de quatre articles sur le rapport du Groupe d’experts du Conseil des académies canadiennes sur l’innovation en affaires au Canada.

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