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productivity

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑] / ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌprɒd ʌk‑ /


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But they said they do foresee it boosting productivity growth, which “can help offset fiscal concerns.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Here, “exposure” counted as AI’s capacity to double the productivity of a job task, either with the human or by itself.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Longer term, a hotter climate will mean falling worker productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Business leaders will also be present at G20 discussions this year on barriers to investment, innovation and productivity.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

This correspondence concerned the following broad question: what is the best way to organize human groups, organizations, and businesses so as to maximize productivity, creativity, innovation, and wealth?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

That, in turn, allowed firms to meet a given level of demand by using more workers less intensively—at lower productivities.

From Economist Feb. 17, 2014

Over the long run, technology sets potential productivities, which govern the wages workers can earn.

From Economist Jan. 22, 2014

For instance, Japanese steel, metal, car, car parts, camera, and consumer electronic companies compete fiercely and have higher productivities than their U.S. counterparts.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Of course, there are also the famous differences between the productivities of the economies of whole countries, such as Japan, the United States, France, and Germany.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

For expository reasons we can take social subsistence and productivities as purely constant.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus




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