Productivity Sites
Canadian
- Statistics Canada Productivity Database
- Centre for the Study of Living Standards
- Industry Canada Productivity Site
U.S.
Also from this web page:
News and Noteworthy
- Chris Robinson discusses the transferability of skills for laid-off workers on CBC Radio Canada International.
- Todd Stinebrickner discusses post-secondary dropouts in a recent Globe and Mail article.
- Todd Stinebrickner discusses post-secondary dropout on "The Live Drive with John Tory", NEWSTALK 1010.
- Check out Terry Sicular's new book Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society
- Terry Sicular discusses savings and housing in China in the Globe and Mail.
- A recent article in The Economist discusses Terry Sicular's estimates of inequality in China.
- Lance Lochner discusses the effects of education on crime, health, and democracy with Doug Henwood on "Behind the News".
- Terry Sicular receives the prestigious Chinese Zhang Peigang Award for Outstanding Achivement in Development Economics for her recent book, Research on the Distribution of Income in China III.
Upcoming Events
- MSU/UM/UWO Labor Day Conference, University of Michigan, May 9, 2012
Recent Events
- Seminar: Numeracy and Brain Development in Children, Daniel Ansari, (Western, March 23, 2012)
- Conference on Financing Human Capital Investment (Chicago, IL, January 5, 2012)
- CIBC Centre Researchers met with Annette Ryan (Chief Economist and Dir. Gen., Economic Research and Policy Analysis Branch, Industry Canada) regarding a new Research Network on Canadian Productivity (October 11, 2011)
- CIBC Centre Researchers met with Bob Hamilton (Senior Assoc. Secretary, Treasury Board of Canada) regarding the Canada - US Regulatory Cooperation Council (August 15, 2011)
- Workshop on Labour Markets in China and North America (August 18, 2011)
- UM-MSU-UWO Labor Day Conference (May 18, 2011)
