Report of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the productivity of seven countries; Reduction in the average GDP per worker of the Group of Seven (G7) countries including England; Importance of upping ...
Contractual status, worker well-being and economic developmentNon-standard employmentEmployment contractsTemporary workInsecurity,ProductivityThis article focuses on the growth of non-standard employment arrangements in those segments of the labour market in developing countries that were previously the locus ...
Let’s dive into the topic of economic growth, whose two main factors are the number of workers in a country and the productivity levels of that force. Last month I drilled down into the historical and projected growth rates of major economies’ labor forces. In this chapter, we will discu...
In the long run,textbook economicssays productivity is a crucial ingredient for economic growth. The innovation and investment that drive productivity higher lead to rising wages and living standards. Productivity is also key in determining thepotential growth rate— how fast the economy can expand wi...
Productivity dispersion across firms is large and persistent, and worker reallocation among firms is an important source of productivity growth. An equilibrium model of growth and firm evolution designed to clarify the role of worker reallocation in the growth process is studied. We show that it exp...
laborproductivityandeconomicgrowth.Whilehealthisincreasinglyseenasanimportant partofhumancapital,environmentalprotection,whichtypicallypromoteshealth,hasnot beenviewedthroughthislens.Indeed,suchinterventionsaretypicallycastasataxon producersandconsumers,andthusadragonthelabormarketandtheeconomyingeneral. ...
A rebound in productivity will be key to solving many of the economy’s current issues, Daco said, as that would lift supply and thereby reduce inflationary pressures. Over the past five or six quarters, he says, economic activity has been sluggish, even as the country has seen a resilient...
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, industrialization in Britain dramatically increased productivity, particularly in the textile industry. Machines could produce goods thousands of times faster than skilled artisans, leaving workers with traditional skills economically displaced. However, the benef...
employee-owned small businesses see an average of4% to 5% higher productivity levelsand more stability and potential for growth. In contrast to traditional businesses, worker co-ops see much lower rates of employee turnover and business closure. They’re also known to boost both profits and work...
Home > Section > Chapter Shikdar, A.A.; Das, B. Applied Ergonomics 26(1): 21-27 1995 ISSN/ISBN:0003-6870 15676997 10.1016/0003-6870(95)95748-o 048068189 Article emailed within 0-6 h Payments are secure & encrypted Abstract