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# IPM Issue 34 Editor’s Overview

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# IPM Issue 34 Editor’s Overview

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Sharpe, Andrew. 2018. “Editor’s Overview.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 34 (Spring 2018): 1–2. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-34/

## Author:

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

## IPM Issue 34

Spring 2018 pp. 1–2

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The editorial overview for Issue 34 introduces seven articles on: the potential gains from more competitive regulation in Canada; capital measurement issues and the Canadian productivity slowdown; New Zealand’s productivity challenge; GVC structure and firm-level productivity; the post-2004 U.S. productivity slowdown; cyclical vs. trend productivity slowdowns in Europe; and the rise of the intangible economy.

Cet aperçu éditorial pour le numéro 34 présente sept articles portant sur : les gains potentiels d’une réglementation plus concurrentielle au Canada; les enjeux de mesure du capital et le ralentissement de la productivité canadienne; le défi de productivité de la Nouvelle-Zélande; la structure des CVM et la productivité au niveau des entreprises; le ralentissement de la productivité américaine après 2004; les ralentissements cycliques par rapport aux ralentissements tendanciels de la productivité en Europe; et la montée de l’économie immatérielle.

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