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1 – 10 of 569The 2010s was the worst decade for productivity growth since the 1950s, capping living standards and the economy's growth potential. Productivity is the ratio of labour inputs to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272465
ISSN: 2633-304X
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If M&A and electricity costs are factored in, investments exceed USD1tn in the last ten years. Estimates of the gains that will accrue from AI are relatively modest, based on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288722
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In defiance of expectations following the imposition of severe sanctions, the unemployment rate has hovered around 3.2%. Yet rather than a sign of resilience, low unemployment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280931
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Unprecedently large numbers of people both lost and found jobs in the United States. Other advanced economies have protected firms and jobs to a greater degree, reducing churn…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263907
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The budget was the first Conservative-only budget since 1996. Driven by political as much as economic considerations, it aimed at entrenching the Conservatives in the political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200888
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Reflecting this, US pay rises were the highest in more than 20 years, and euro-area pay rises the highest in more than 25 years. Broader measures of compensation were more…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267659
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Although the Russian economy is performing well, future growth will be at risk if current imbalances in the labour market are not resolved. Labour policies are being adjusted to…
Productivity in mining.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246060
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The central finding of the report is that an ageing population will create economic and budgetary challenges for the government in the coming decades as workforce participation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263365
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Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil indicated the programme would end after the government held a summit with business, community and trade union leaders to consider ways to boost…