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Does Canada’s lack of big companies affect the nation’s productivity?

Peter Josty
January 3, 2024

Canada’s lack of big companies is hurting productivity and more incentives are needed for small and medium-sized firms to grow and compete globally, Research Money contributor Peter Josty writes.

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Organizations:	Bank of Canada, Business Council of Alberta, Business Development Bank of Canada, Centre for Innovation Studies, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Statistics Canada, and University of Toronto
People:	Dan Breznitz, David Wolfe, Peter Josty, and Rob Atkinson
Topics:	barriers limiting the growth of small firms in Canada, Canada's GDP per capita, Canada's lack of big companies and impact on productivity, Canada's lack of large manufacturers, GDP per hour worked among OECD countries, how government support programs benefit large firms more than small firms, impact of merchandise exports on Canada's international competitiveness, incentives to adopt digital technologies, machinery and equipment, productivity of large businesses vs. SMEs, reasons for Canada's decline in productivity, Science and Public Policy journal, and ways in which big firms outperform small firms

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