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Productivity Trends in the Construction Sector in Canada: A Case of Lagging Technical Progress

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  • Andrew Sharpe

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The productivity performance of the construction sector in Canada over the last quarter century has been dismal, with output per hour lower in 2000 than in 1977. In this article Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards examines productivity trends in this sector and discusses possible factors behind this situation. He notes that two drivers of productivity growth, capital per worker and the skills level of the workforce as represented by educational attainment, have improved markedly in the construction sector in recent years. He explains the stagnation of labour productivity growth despite these favourable trends by a lack of technical progress in the construction sector and, to a lesser extent, measurement problems which underestimate productivity growth.

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

Volume (Year): 3 (2001)
Issue (Month): (Fall)
Pages: 52-68

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Handle: RePEc:sls:ipmsls:v:3:y:2001:5

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Keywords: Construction; Construction Sector; Canada; Trends; Productivity; Productivity Drivers; Drivers; Capital; Skill; Education; Improvement; Technical Progress; Measurement; Output; Employment; Growth; Labor Productivity; Labour; TFP; Total Factor Productivity; Aggregate Demand; Measurement; Measurement Errors; Capital-Labor Ratio;

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  1. Timothy C. Sargent & Edgard R. Rodriguez, 2000. "Labour or Total Factor Productivity: Do We Need to Choose?," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 1, pages 41-44, Fall.
  2. Allen, Steven G, 1985. "Why Construction Industry Productivity Is Declining," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 67(4), pages 661-69, November.
  3. Richard G. Lipsey & Kenneth Carlaw, 2000. "What Does Total Factor Productivity Measure?," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 1, pages 31-40, Fall.
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