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Why does productivity matter?

Geoff Riley

26th January 2020

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Productivity growth matters for profits and real wages. Why has productivity growth slowed down? Professor Danny Blanchflower points a finger at the impact of fiscal austerity.

Why does productivity matter?

We have a collection of study and revision resources on the economics of productivity. You can access them here.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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