TABLE 8-3 Accounting for Economic Growth in Canada
Source of Growth Components Data Share of Output Growth
Output growth ΔY/Y 3%
Labour’s share (1 – α) times 0.67
Labour growth rate ΔL/L 1%
Contribution of labour 0.67
Capital’s share α times 0.33
Capital growth rate ΔK/K 3%
Contribution of capital 0.99
Contribution of productivity growth ΔY/Y – (1 – α)(ΔL/L) – α(ΔK/K) 1.34
Proportion of growth due to increase in total factor productivity = 1.34/3 = 0.44

Source: Authors’ calculations.