Chapter 20: Q 16. (page 496)
How do gains in labor productivity lead to gains in
GDP per capita?
Short Answer
This happened because of the work done by the workforce.
Chapter 20: Q 16. (page 496)
How do gains in labor productivity lead to gains in
GDP per capita?
This happened because of the work done by the workforce.
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List the areas where government policy can help economic growth.
Change in labor productivity is one of the most-watchedinternational statistics of growth. Visit the St.Louis Federal Reserve website and find the data section (http://research.stlouisfed.org). Find international comparisons of labor productivity, listed under the FRED Economic database (Growth Rate of Total Labor Productivity), and compare two countries in the recent past. State what you think the reasons for differences in labor productivity could be.
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