Productivity Partnership Data School I: Applications of Firm-Level Data in Canada

Sunday June 4, 2017, 8:30-10:00, Location Schwartz 156

Organizer / Organisateur: Michael Veall (McMaster University)

Chair / Chaise: Alex Chernoff (Bank of Canada / Banque du Canada)

Panelists / Les panélistes

• International Investment Agreements and Firm Structure, Stephanie Houle (McMaster University)
• Top Productivity Dynamics in Canada, Alexander Amundsen with Markus Poschke, McGill University
• Accounting for Foreign-born Employees in a Firm's Decision to Export, Miguel Cardoso (Western University)
• Reflections on the CDER Process, Gorkem Ozdemir (HEC Montréal)
• Thoughts on the CDER Process, Yasin Salimibeni (HEC Montréal)
• Policy incentives and geography of exports as determinants of innovation in Canadian firms, Claudia De Fuentes (Saint Mary's University)

Productivity Partnership Data School II: Improved Access to Economic Microdata in Canada

Sunday June 4, 2017, 10:30-12:00, Location Schwartz 156

Organizer / Organisateur: Franco Cheng (Ontario Ministry of Finance / Minstère des finances) & Michael Veall (McMaster University)

Chair / Chaise: Byron Grant Spencer (McMaster University)

Panelists / Les panélistes

• Ontario Statistics Transformation, Brian Lewis (Ontario Ministry of Finance / Minstère des finances)
• Improved access to microdata at Statistics Canada, Danny Leung (Statistics Canada / Statisique Canada)
• Getting Policy Traction with Microdata, Thomas Storring (Nova Scotia Department of Finance and Treasury Board / Département des finances et conseil de trésor de la Nouvelle-Écosse)
• Data Access in Quebec, Guy Lacroix (Université Laval)