A key issue for economists, and for economic policymakers, is whether official data produced for the service industries truly capture changes in the real output, and hence changes in productivity. It was attended by a wide cross section of people from Canada and around the globe. The project is being overseen by a Research Advisory Committee composed of leading economists in the area and representatives from government departments and agencies and from the private sector. The first stage of the project was a preconference in February 1997. The project's third stage will be publication of a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Economics on service sector productivity and the productivity paradox based on papers presented at the conference.
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