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The Evolving Comparative Competitiveness of Canadian and American Industries /

11 Sep 2018

The Institutions pillar measures the advancement of public and private institutions, the Infrastructure pillar measures the quality of physical and technological infrastructure, the Macroeconomic environment pillar is more oriented toward statistical indicators and assesses the “quality” of the macroeconomic environment, and the Health and education pillar measures the prevalence and economic impa [...] The Higher education and training pillar measures the quality of the education and training system, the Goods market efficiency pillar measures market competition constraints, the Labour market efficiency pillar assesses the general condition of the labour market, the Financial market development pillar measures the development of markets, the Technological readiness pillar evaluates the availabil [...] On the other hand, effective measurement assesses the competitiveness of industries in the markets by adjusting the value of production to account for the impact of the exchange rate. [...] GROWTH 2000-2014 CANADA UNITED STATES 5.7% 4.0% The EXCHANGE EFFECT considers the final impact of changes in the exchange rate on production costs, on the assumption that the appreciation of the dollar -34.9% EXCHANGE EFFECT between 2000 and 2014 increased the e ective value of production costs in Canada. [...] GROWTH 2000-2014 CANADA UNITED STATES The EXCHANGE EFFECT considers the final impact of changes in the exchange 3.9% rate on production costs, on the assumption that the appreciation of the dollar -31.9% EXCHANGE EFFECT between 2000 and 2014 increased the e ective value of production costs in Canada.
health economics economy exchange rate economic business competition competitiveness employment labour prices production costs productivity market price capital intensity competition (companies) capital (economics) economy of canada cost of goods sold
ISBN
9782924208632
Pages
78
Published in
Montreal, QC, CA

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