PS. In Theory: Economic Growth
Despite seemingly radical advances in digital and other technologies, average productivity growth has been almost stagnant across most economies and sectors for a decade. And with only a few exceptions, productivity growth in advanced economies has been consistently weak since 1973.
Here are several theories about why this is happening, and what it means for inequality.
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