Innovation capabilities : Science and engineering employment in Canada and the United States

The level of uncertainty will depend on several factors: the nature of the functional form used in the multivariate analysis; the type of econometric technique employed; the appropriateness of the statistical assumptions embedded in the model or technique; the comprehensiveness of the variables included in the analysis; and the accuracy of the data that are utilized. [...] This paper compares the size and composition of science and engineering (S&E) employment in Canada and the United States—as one factor aiding in the assessment of Canada’s innovation capabilities vis-à-vis the United States. [...] The size of the science and engineering workforce in Canada and the United States is very similar when viewed in proportional terms. [...] This paper compares the size and composition of science and engineering employment in Canada and the United States—as one factor aiding in the assessment of Canada’s innovation capabilities vis-à-vis the United States. [...] Section 3 discusses the classification scheme that is used to quantify the size and composition of the science and engineering workforce in Canada and the United States.