Productivity

Unless Australia invests more in its workers and technology, poor productivity will leave living standards stuck in a rut.

Ahead of the August Productivity Summit, here’s 10 recommendations that will meaningfully lift Australia’s woeful productivity levels.

Wages, inflation, and living standards hinge on one thing: productivity. The answer? Tough economic reform.

“Revolutionary technology” doesn’t boost productivity, profits or returns. Speculators in AI and crypto are the latest to delude themselves.

Strong unit labour costs risk delaying the return of inflation to the 2-3% target band

Arguably the most significant lesson is that future Governors should intervene with monetary policy far less than he did.

Businesses appear focused on paying shareholders rather than building new equipment/technology, creating a productivity/inflation problem.

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