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Worries about the British economy have long been dominated by one persistent concern—weak productivity. Since the financial ...

Productivity is the key indicator of economic health – over the long haul, real income growth and hence living standards must follow the growth of labour productivity. But as a new ESRC report ...

Several recent developments have raised concerns about a productivity slowdown in the U.S. that could slow economic growth and boost inflation. For example, after soaring at the astounding rate of ...

U.S. labor productivity has grown quickly during the pandemic compared with the past decade. However, this rapid pace is unlikely to be sustained. Similar to the Great Recession, the primary reasons ...

The government will release several economic reports this week, covering jobs, inflation, consumer spending, and economic growth. And next week, we’re going to get another piece of data that affects ...

But in manufacturing, technological improvements can translate more directly into higher output per worker. This is what happens when industrial robots automate assembly-line tasks, allowing a single ...