Note: The complete conference program and registration information are posted on the website of the Canadian Economics Association. Session 1: Perspectives on Productivity Friday, May 30, 8:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. EST Organizer: Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) Chair: Stephen Tapp (CSLS) “Explaining the Slump in Manufacturing Productivity in the United States” Ritisha Chittoor (CSLS) and Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Abstract “Trust, Intangible Assets, and Productivity” Gilbert Cette (Neoma Business School), Jimmy Lopez (Université de Bourgogne), Jacques Mairesse (Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Maastricht University, EHESS, and NBER), and Giuseppe Nicoletti (LUISS Lab of European Economics) Abstract “How Much to be Gained from Structural Reforms in Canada?” Giuseppe Nicoletti (LUISS Lab of European Economics), Gilbert Cette (NEOMA Business School), Jimmy Lopez (Université de Bourgogne) and Océane Vernerey (Université de Bourgogne) Abstract Discussants: Alexander Amundsen (IMF), Alexander Ueberfeldt (Bank of Canada), and Trevor Tombe (University of Calgary) Session 2: What Is Happening to Economic Well-Being in Canada? Friday, May 30, 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. EST Organizer: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) Chair: Pierre Fortin (UQAM) “The Human Development Index in Canada: Ranking the Provinces and Territories, 2000-2023” Stephen Tapp (CSLS) and Ali Shariati (CSLS) Abstract “Canada’s Falling Ranking in the Human Development Index, 1990-2022: Statistical Artifact or Real Development?” Ali Shariati (CSLS) Abstract “Recent Developments in the Index of Economic Well-Being in Canada” Andrew Sharpe (CSLS) and Paul Pietraru (CSLS and University of Ottawa) Abstract