Acknowledgements
This paper was inspired by current discussions in the economics and information technology
communities.
The author wishes to thank those individuals who contributed by reading the initial drafts and
who provided
suggestions and comments. These include Bob Doherty, Gillian Wood, Paul Dober, Shirley
Hazen and Peter
Alapin of the Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development. Initial knowledge ratios were
obtained
from Nuala Beck's book "Shifting Gears", and the databases used for the analysis were Statistics
Canada's
Business Register and CANSIM, 1990 through 1992.
Douglas J. McCann
Statistics Branch
Department of Economic Development
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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