Posts tagged "economic productivity"

In economists' zealous enthusiasm to unveil how increases in productivity will drive exponential profits and growth, one key part of the narrative is missing.

The prosperity of future generations of Australians is at risk as our economy faces a persistent decline in productivity growth.

Untreated mental health conditions cost Australian workplaces $10.9 billion per year — $4.7 billion in absenteeism, $6.1 billion in presenteeism and $146 million in compensation claims.

Over the 60 years to 2019-20, labour productivity (production per hour worked) grew at an average of 1.8% per year, which sounds small but compounds each year.

There's a link between time of day and efficiency, researchers say, and employees are most productive at 1.30pm.

How do I increase my employee’s productivity? How do I get everyone working together? At first glance, it might seem like technology is the answer.

The difference between getting to the top of our field and remaining mediocre comes down to how wisely we use our time.

Behavioural economics is an amazing opportunity to get better outcomes from every single interaction you have with other people.

It may be a wide brown land, but 80% of the dollar value of all goods and services in Australia is generated on just 0.2% of the nation’s …