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Why Productivity Growth Has Become So Difficult
Output per hour has grown more slowly across the advanced economies since the mid-2000s. Economists agree on the pattern and disagree on almost everything else.
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Economics · Macroeconomics
Why Productivity Growth Has Become So Difficult
Output per hour has grown more slowly across the advanced economies since the mid-2000s. Economists agree on the pattern and disagree on almost everything else.