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# IPM Issue 9 Editor’s Overview

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# IPM Issue 9 Editor’s Overview

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Sharpe, Andrew. 2004. “Editor’s Overview.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 9 (Fall 2004): 1–2. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-9/

## Author:

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

## IPM Issue 9

Fall 2004 pp. 1–2

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The editorial overview for Issue 9 introduces six articles covering: the magnitude of the Canada-U.S. productivity gap at the industry level; ten productivity puzzles facing researchers; the link between technology use, human capital, productivity and wages at the firm level; the effect of organizational innovation and ICT on firm performance in Canada; the effect of adjustment costs on aggregate productivity in Canada; and the role of micro-institutions in fostering productivity growth and reducing poverty in developing countries.

Cet aperçu éditorial pour le numéro 9 présente six articles portant sur : l’ampleur de l’écart de productivité Canada-États-Unis au niveau sectoriel; dix énigmes de productivité auxquelles font face les chercheurs; le lien entre l’utilisation des technologies, le capital humain, la productivité et les salaires au niveau de l’entreprise; l’effet de l’innovation organisationnelle et des TIC sur la performance des entreprises canadiennes; l’effet des coûts d’ajustement sur la productivité globale au Canada; et le rôle des micro-institutions dans la promotion de la croissance de la productivité et la réduction de la pauvreté dans les pays en développement.

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