Note: The complete conference program and registration information are posted on the website of the Canadian Economics Association. Session 1: CSLS Session on International Productivity Developments Friday, June 2, 11:00-12:00 Chair: Pierre St-Amant (Bank of Canada) Papers: Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) and Alexander Murray (Centre for the Study of Living Standards “Explanations for the US Productivity Slowdown” Abstract Jianmin Tang (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) and Weimin Wang (Statistics Canada) “Is R&D Enough in to Improve Firm Productivity?” Abstract Discussants: Patrick Alexander (Bank of Canada) Richard Harris (Simon Fraser University) Session 2: CSLS Session on Productivity Developments in Canada Friday, June 2, 14:15-15:45 Chair: Doug May (Memorial University) Papers: Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) “Accounting for Slower Productivity Growth in the Canadian Business Sector after 2000” Abstract Danny Leung (Statistics Canada) and Shutao Cao (Victoria University) “Financial Constraints and Productivity: Evidence from Canadian SMEs” Abstract David Tessier (Université du Quebec en Outaouais) and Pierre St-Amant (Bank of Canada) “Firm Dynamics and Total Factor Productivity: an Empirical Exploration” Abstract Discussants: Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) Alexander Murray (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) Jianmin Tang (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Session 3: CSLS Session on Trends in Well-Being in Canada Saturday, June 3, 11:00-12:30 Chair: Craig W. Riddell (University of British Columbia) Papers: Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University) “Canada’s Middle Class: Forever Further Behind?” Abstract Richard Beard (University of Ottawa and Centre for the Study of Living Standards) “New Estimates of the Index of Economic Well-being for Selected OECD Countries with World Bank Wealth Estimates” Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) “Updated Estimates of the Human Development Index for the Canadian Provinces and Territories, 1981-2015” Discussants: Lori Curtis (University of Waterloo) Douglas May (Memorial University) Gordon Anderson (University of Toronto) Session 4: CSLS-PEF Panel Session “Investment in Children: Driver of the Future Living Standards of Canadians” Saturday, June 3, 14:15-15:45 Chair: Pierre Fortin (Université du Québec à Montréal) Panelists: Gordon Cleveland (University of Toronto Scarborough)Slides Iglika Ivanova (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)Slides Kevin Milligan (University of British Columbia)Slides Doug Murphy (Employment and Social Development Canada)Slides Shelly Phipps (Dalhousie University)Slides