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European and US labour productivity has weak momentum

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INTERNATIONAL

Productivity gains have historically been higher in the United States than in the euro-area, but US productivity has been highly volatile since 2020. Changes in the first quarter…

Short-term US productivity moves do not signal trends

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UNITED STATES

The 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…

Firms are key to advancing equality and productivity

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INTERNATIONAL

Firm-level inequality.

Slow productivity will weigh on UK economy

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UNITED KINGDOM

This is the result of low levels of private and public investment, deficiencies in skills and training, and contractionary fiscal policy. The government is intent on addressing…

Pandemic shifts have not supercharged productivity yet

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INTERNATIONAL

The disruptions included demand shifts from services and back, business closures and record-breaking business creation, the disappearance of less productive, unimaginative or…

This year is crucial for the 'productivity puzzle'

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INTERNATIONAL

Productivity prospects.

Productivity increases could lift living standards

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INTERNATIONAL

While productivity concerns continue to occupy economists, businesses and policymakers, the public is growing increasingly alarmed about working conditions, indebtedness…

Churn of firms and jobs should stimulate productivity

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INTERNATIONAL

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…

Poor productivity undermines Brazil's economic outlook

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BRAZIL

While the current troubles stem largely from unsuccessful policies adopted in the recent past, Brazil has underperformed since the 1980s. At the root of this situation is the…

Labour force size will constrain Russian productivity

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RUSSIA

Russian labour and demographic trends.