OPINION: Technological disruption unlikely to trigger labour doomsday
Throughout history, technologies have been developed to economize on the use of labor and improve production processes.
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OPINION: B.C. must find new ways to grow economy as housing market unfurls
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By David Williams in Economy
OPINION: Is Canada’s labour-intensive economic strategy working? (Globe & Mail)
OPINION: Is Canada’s labour-intensive economic strategy…
Economic growth in Canada is expected to slip to 1.3 per cent in 2019, according to the Bank of Canada’s latest Monetary Policy Report. The fact it is positive at all owes to a surging population. Canada’s population typically increases by around 1 percent each year. It is currently growing at 1.4…
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By Jock Finlayson in Economy
OPINION: Technological disruption unlikely to trigger labour doomsday (Business in Vancouver, Prince George Citizen)
OPINION: Technological disruption unlikely to trigger…
Throughout history, technologies have been developed to economize on the use of labor and improve production processes. Whether the technology is equipment used in construction, manufacturing assembly lines, or computers, the goal is to substitute machine-consistency for error-prone human handiwork.
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By Jock Finlayson in Economy
OPINION: B.C. must find new ways to grow economy as housing market unfurls
OPINION: B.C. must find new ways to grow economy as housing…
As the province’s long-running real estate and housing boom unwinds, it is important to identify and pursue new and more sustainable sources of future economic growth. Working to increase productivity and build more sizable B.C. companies are good places to start
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By Jock Finlayson in Economy
OPINION: Towards Innovation-Based Economic Growth
OPINION: Towards Innovation-Based Economic Growth
The academic and policy literature provides compelling evidence that a stepped-up pace of innovation is the key to increasing productivity. Innovation is not just about expanding the high-technology sector, although that is a worthy goal. It also encompasses the introduction of new ideas and…
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