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productivity
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Andy Haldane’s Gobbledegook on Productivity
This is really rather sad. The Bank of England’s economist has got himself believing fashionable nonsense. The decade-long…
Reality’s A Bitch
Horrible how the universe disagrees with our plans, isn’t it? Reducing the length of the working week boosts…
It’s Free Trade, Not Tariff Walls, That Drives Excellence And Competitiveness
It’s competition that drives up productivity – why bother to do that hard work if you don’t have…
Happier Employees Are More Productive – Great, Another Problem Solved Then
It’s often enough necessary to shake the head to get rid of the steady hum of bullshit being…
The Bangladesh Garment Workers Are Actually Well Paid, Not Badly
There’s a strike or two taking place in Bangladesh over wages for garment workers. The workers wanting more…
If Only The Observer Had A Clue About Economics
There was a time when The Observer did in fact understand this socioeconomic polity around us. Sure, they…
How The Heck Does Plutocracy Reduce Productivity?
I fear that we’re getting matters economic rather mixed up over there on the left. For we’ve the…
From The Observer – Obeying The Law Is Theft Now Apparently
A seriously startling assertion in the economics leader in The Observer today: It seems it is still seen…
To Explain Declining Productivity Growth – Not Enough Companies Going Bust
The single most important determinant of future living standards is whatever increase there is in labour productivity. Quite…
Where’s All The Economic Growth? Goldman Sachs Blames Apple’s iPhone
Perhaps not blames Apple’s iPhone but Goldman Sachs is using the company’s products to explain where that missing…