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# IPM Issue 39 Editor’s Overview

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# IPM Issue 39 Editor’s Overview

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Sharpe, Andrew. 2020. “Editor’s Overview.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 39 (Fall 2020): 1–2. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-39/

## Author:

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

## IPM Issue 39

Fall 2020 pp. 1–2

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The editorial overview for Issue 39 introduces six articles on: the UK productivity puzzle from a system perspective (van Ark & Venables); the impact of COVID-19 on the work-from-home share and productivity in Canadian industries (Blit, Skuterud & Veall); G-7 investment trends and productivity growth (Tang & Wang); competition, market power, and productivity in Scandinavian countries (Lind); long-run TFP trends and their drivers in advanced economies (Cette); and implications of digitalization for productivity measurement and growth (Santor).

Cet aperçu éditorial pour le numéro 39 présente six articles portant sur : l’énigme de productivité du Royaume-Uni dans une perspective systémique; l’impact de la COVID-19 sur la part du télétravail et la productivité dans les industries canadiennes; les tendances d’investissement du G7 et la croissance de la productivité; la concurrence, le pouvoir de marché et la productivité dans les pays scandinaves; les tendances à long terme de la PMF et leurs moteurs dans les économies avancées; et les implications de la numérisation pour la mesure et la croissance de la productivité.

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