The Importance of Entry to Canadian Manufacturing (STI Working Paper 2002/3)

Understanding the importance of the dynamic entry process in the Canadian economy involves measuring size of entry. The main purpose of this paper is to summarise the information that we have on the amount of entry in Canada.

Plant Turnover and Productivity Growth in Canadian Manufacturing (STI Working Paper 2002/2)

In this paper, we outline the size of the turnover in plants that have entered and exited the Canadian manufacturing sector over each of the last three decades. We also examine the contribution of plant turnover to labour productivity growth in the manufacturing sector over the three periods.

Global Industrial Restructuring: Implications for Small Firms (STI Working Paper 2002/4)

This paper assesses the drivers of global industrial restructuring and the impacts on small firms.

Impact of the Adoption of Advanced ICTs on Firm Performance in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector (STI Working Paper 2002/1)

This paper investigates the evolution of the industrial structure in the Canadian manufacturing sector and its relationship to technological change.

The Internet and Business Performance (STI Digital Economy Paper 57)

The Internet is providing firms with new ways to conduct business and exchange and communicate information and ideas. In doing so, it is enabling companies to improve efficiency and develop novel ways to co-ordinate activities.

New OECD Studies Concerning Industry, Services and Public Sector

Three new OECD publications study the role of industry, services and the public sector in the present world economy.

The Renewal of the Old Economy: An International Comparative Perspective (STI Working Paper 2001/5)

This paper presents international comparisons of the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT) to output and productivity growth during the 1990s.

Statement by the Chairman of the Council Working Party on Shipbuiding on the 99th Session, 5-6 July 2001

At its 99th session on 5-6 July 2001 the Council Working Party held in depth discussion on the evolution of the world shipbuilding markets, their underlying policies and how to follow up the instructions given to the OECD by the 2001 meeting of t...

Innovation and Productivity in Services

Services are the driving force in OECD economies, accounting for at least 70% of GNP in many countries. However, their potential contribution is hampered by government policies that were designed for manufacturing industries.

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Productivity Growth in ICT-Producing and ICT-Using Industries: A Source of Growth Differentials in the OECD?, STI Working Paper 2001/4

This paper examines the roles of the ICT-producing sector and of key ICT-using industries in overall productivity growth in OECD countries.