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Prosperity and Productivity: A Canada-Australia Comparison

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  • Harchaoui, Tarek Jean, Jimmy Tarkhani, Faouzi

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This study compares Canada and Australia with respect to living standards; labour productivity and utilization; and underlying sources of labour productivity growth.

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  • Harchaoui, Tarek Jean, Jimmy Tarkhani, Faouzi, 2003. "Prosperity and Productivity: A Canada-Australia Comparison," Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series 2003018e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
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    1. Paul Schreyer, 2001. "The OECD Productivity Manual: A Guide to the Measurement of Industry-Level and Aggregate Productivity," International Productivity Monitor, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, vol. 2, pages 37-51, Spring.
    2. Harchaoui, Tarek Tarkhani, Faouzi, 2004. "Whatever Happened to Canada-United States Economic Growth and Productivity Performance in the Information Age?," Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series 2004025e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
    3. Tarek M. Harchaoui & Faouzi Tarkhani, 2006. "Whatever happened to Canada-US economic growth and productivity performance in the information age?," OECD Economic Studies, OECD Publishing, vol. 2005(1), pages 127-165.
    4. Baldwin, John R. Harchaoui, Tarek, 2002. "Productivity Growth in Canada," Productivity Growth in Canada, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division, number stcb6e.
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