tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post968783808304270228..comments2024-02-18T21:10:05.205-08:00Comments on EconomPic: Productivity Continues Hot StreakJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-62220900375363786602011-02-04T19:03:01.955-08:002011-02-04T19:03:01.955-08:00in theory it should be the increase in output per ...in theory it should be the increase in output per worker, which actually makes sense given the recovery in GDP without the recovery in the job marketJakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-15396465269959944692011-02-04T03:17:33.844-08:002011-02-04T03:17:33.844-08:00But is this productivity the product of an increas...But is this productivity the product of an increase in domestic output per domestic worker? Or, is the increase in productivity the result of replacing domestic output with foreign output?Harrier Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477027248873339583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-18020532406844802812011-02-03T08:12:25.314-08:002011-02-03T08:12:25.314-08:00just an increase in output. productivity is the ma...just an increase in output. productivity is the marginal output by each worker. when new hires are brought into the mix, they are usually less productive then existing workersJakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946497592651234440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11027528911364475.post-35361764399181730392011-02-03T07:01:53.982-08:002011-02-03T07:01:53.982-08:00Is it really reasonable to expect productivity to ...Is it really reasonable to expect productivity to go down just because more people are hired? If companies have been investing in productivity tools, wouldn't hiring people to use those tools result in an increase in overall productivity -- or just an increase in output?Cliff Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577830044108072453noreply@blogger.com