Topic updates
Why does productivity matter?
Geoff Riley
26th January 2020
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.
We have a collection of study and revision resources on the economics of productivity. You can access them here.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty 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 conferences in the UK and overseas.
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