“Productivity isn’t everything,” Paul Krugman wrote in his 1990 book, The Age of Diminished Expectations, “but in the long run it is almost everything.” Productivity is a foundation of prosperity. The ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. worker productivity growth slowed more than initially thought in the fourth quarter, but the trend remained solid and could get a boost from the rapid adoption of artificial ...

U.S. labor productivity initially surged in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the massive economic upheaval. As the economy recovered, the level of productivity retreated to its slow ...

Faster productivity growth in the U.S. economy provides many benefits such as faster wage growth without adding to inflationary pressures. It also hinges on a few key factors such as public ...

Thirty years ago, the U.S. entered an era of productivity gains that enabled healthy growth. Experts are asking if it could happen again. By Jeanna Smialek The last time the American economy was ...

US labor productivity continued to rise in the first quarter, though at a slower pace, indicating companies are gradually ...

The UK’s productivity gap with the US has widened over the past two decades, with productivity growth rates decoupling after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). This paper complements existing studies ...

As AI advances, societies must consider how to strike a balance between the disruption caused by rapid productivity growth and its many benefits, including rising incomes and living standards.

In this article, we will be analyzing the global productivity outlook while covering the 20 countries by productivity growth in 2023. If you wish to skip our detailed analysis, you can move directly ...

Sustained economic growth is a goal for many countries as it helps create jobs, reduce poverty, foster innovation, and generate resources for public services. A new book synthesizes a decade of ...

If you’re not sure quite how to peg the economy these days, you have plenty of company among many middle-class Americans working to get ahead. On one hand, jobs are plentiful and growth is solid. On ...