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Wal-Mart innovation and productivity: a viewpoint
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posted on 2011-05-01, 00:00 authored by R B Freeman, A O Nakamura, L I Nakamura, M Prud’homme, Amanda PymanAmanda PymanTechnology effects, business process development, and productivity growth
are considered in the context of a single company: Wal-Mart. The starting point is the
2001 McKinsey Global Institute report, which finds that over 1995–2000, a quarter of
U.S. productivity growth is attributable to the retail industry, and almost a sixth of that
is attributable to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is interesting as well because of its rapid growth
in Canada. This is now Canada’s largest private sector employer. We also consider other
evidence relevant to public policy formation concerning Wal-Mart and conclude with a
discussion of options for partially filling important data gaps.
are considered in the context of a single company: Wal-Mart. The starting point is the
2001 McKinsey Global Institute report, which finds that over 1995–2000, a quarter of
U.S. productivity growth is attributable to the retail industry, and almost a sixth of that
is attributable to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is interesting as well because of its rapid growth
in Canada. This is now Canada’s largest private sector employer. We also consider other
evidence relevant to public policy formation concerning Wal-Mart and conclude with a
discussion of options for partially filling important data gaps.
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Canadian journal of economicsVolume
44Issue
2Pagination
486 - 508Publisher
WileyLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0008-4085Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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