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Productivity and Building Human Capital for the "Bottom Third"

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Andrew Jackson
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This paper argues that a focus on the human capital needs of the bottom third of the workforce is the most effective way to boost productivity, while at the same time creating a more equitable labour market. Given the unmet demand for adult learning on the part of the disadvantaged, he proposes a scheme for paid training leave funded through Employment Insurance.

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Article provided by Centre for the Study of Living Standards in its journal International Productivity Monitor.

Volume (Year): 11 (2005)
Issue (Month): (Fall)
Pages: 7-13
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Keywords: Labour Productivity; Productivity; Productivity Growth; Employment Insurance; Equity; Training;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
O47 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity
O51 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - U.S.; Canada
O57 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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  1. Johnson, Anick & Morissette, René, 2005. "Are Good Jobs Disappearing in Canada?," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005239e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch. [Downloadable!]
  2. Morissette, René & Picot, Garnett, 2005. "Low-paid Work and Economically Vulnerable Families over the Last Two Decades," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005248e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch. [Downloadable!]
  3. Rene Morissette & Anick Johnson, 2005. "Are good jobs disappearing in Canada?," Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, issue Aug, pages 23-56. [Downloadable!]
  4. Ronald Schettkat, 2002. "Regulation in the Dutch and German Economies at the Root of Unemployment?," SCEPA Working Papers 2002-05, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Andrew Sharpe, 2006. "Lessons for Canada from International Productivity Experience," CSLS Research Reports 2006-02, Centre for the Study of Living Standards. [Downloadable!]
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