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The trillion-dollar question: does rising productivity lift all boats?
Productivity growth is seen as central to economic development and social progress and drives up wages, living standards for workers and the competitiveness of businesses. So, how are different regions and countries increasing productivity, and can it be done in an inclusive way? This podcast explores this issue and why it matters.
20 November 2024
Productivity growth is seen as central to economic development and social progress and drives up wages, living standards for workers and the competitiveness of businesses. So, how are different regions and countries increasing productivity, and can it be done in an inclusive way? In this podcast Professor Gaaitzen De Vries in the Department of Global Economics and Management of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and Luca Fedi, Employment specialist of the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project explore this issue and why it matters.
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Speakers
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Professor Gaaitzen De VriesDepartment of Global Economics and Management of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands -
Luca FediEmployment specialist of the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project
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