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HBS Working Knowledge June 19, 2006 Jim Heskett	Summing Up: How Important Is the "Service Sector Effect" on Productivity? Readers respond: Do increases in social sector productivity, which seem to prevail at least in the U.S., benefit consumers at the expense of workers? Or is the scale weighted in favor of the latter who may benefit two ways, in terms of both an income stream from increased employment and lower costs?
HBS Working Knowledge May 29, 2006 Jim Heskett	How Important Is the "Service Sector Effect" on Productivity? In the cost-driven U.S. service economy, are benefits to workers being sacrificed in the name of lower-cost services to customers?
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Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Baily & Farrell	Breaking Down Barriers to Growth Encouraging competition is key to reviving stalled industrial economies.
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Michael J. Mandel	Where Wealth Lives The productivity boom has made asset owners rich -- and left many wage-earners behind.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004	Productivity: Who Wins, Who Loses The U.S. is reaping big -- but uneven -- gains from its highly efficient workforce
HBS Working Knowledge January 19, 2004	How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs? Readers respond to the question
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Seekers' Foe Is Also Their Best Hope Productivity is lifting incomes and that, eventually, will boost hiring.
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Laura D'Andrea Tyson	Those Manufacturing Myths Germany is losing manufacturing jobs faster than the U.S., even with a large trade surplus.
Finance & Development March 2011 Lora & Pages	Face-to-Face with Productivity It is not lack of investment but inefficient production that holds back Latin American incomes.
Reason July 2004 Brink Lindsey	10 Truths About Trade Is globalization sending the best American jobs overseas? Hard facts about offshoring, imports, and jobs.
Finance & Development March 1, 2003 Edward Gardner	Wanted: More Jobs High unemployment in the MENA region presents formidable challenges for policymakers
Finance & Development June 1, 2001 Paula De Masi	Who Has a New Economy? IMF staff and other economists are conducting research into whether the relationship between information and communications technologies and productivity growth extends to other major industrial countries besides the U.S. The evidence so far is mixed...
Finance & Development March 2009 Lipschitz et al.	The Domestic Solution Can China's growth be sustained through good-neighbor policies?
The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Productivity Productivity figures released by the BLS provide a rare look at the quality of economic activity within the economy. Keeping track of changes in productivity levels can give you an indication of the sustainability of economic growth that other types of economic data can't duplicate.
CIO May 15, 2001	The Great Debate: I.T. & Productivity Two sides of the heated debate over productivity increases due to information technology.
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Diana Farrell	IT Investments that Pay Off Whether you believe that IT revolutionized business processes or didn't change a thing, this article will help you get a handle on how to forge ahead in the "new" economy.
Knowledge@Wharton January 29, 2003	China Can Help the U.S. Tackle Its Social Security Crisis Much has been written about the looming pension crisis in the U.S., Europe and Japan, whose populations are aging. Wharton finance professor Jeremy J. Siegel argues that economic growth in China and the rest of the developing world holds the key to dealing with the impending crunch.
Job Journal September 2, 2007 Rich Heintz	State of the Workplace Is anyone really paying attention to the plight of American workers? Here is a look at some of the major issues confronting American workers in 2007.
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Michael Mandel	In Praise Of Heady Growth In this book excerpt, the author argues that the economic future of the U.S. is inextricably linked to our ability to come up with more technological breakthroughs that equal the Internet in magnitude.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004	Where Are The Jobs? Economic growth is very strong, but America isn't generating enough jobs. Many blame outsourcing. The truth is a lot more complicated
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Michael J. Mandel	Jobs: The Lull Will Linger Structural shifts across several key sectors make the robust job growth of the 1990s unlikely to return anytime soon. The current shortfall in job growth is heaviest in a few surprising sectors, such as retailing, education, health care and telecommunications.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2011 Morgan Housel	Technology Ate Your Job When will it give it back?
HBS Working Knowledge July 12, 2004 Jim Heskett	Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance? Reader's thoughts on creating a good work-life balance and its effect on productivity. What we are experiencing in the workplace today is a dynamic shift, says one respondent.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Arndt & Aston	U.S. Factories: Falling Behind Why America's old-line industries are trailing in the global productivity stakes
Inc. November 2008 Eric Schine	Q: Is the U.S. Losing Its Economic Edge? Author and professor Amar Bhide talks about why it doesn't matter where scientific breakthroughs come from, how entrepreneurs push basic innovations forward, and why the iPod represents the triumph of the American system.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Laura D'Andrea Tyson	How Europe Is Revving Its Engine A tough new economic agenda focuses on growth, job creation, and technological innovation.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Rich Smith	Picture of the Day: Help Wanted! Whether employers want to hire or not. Lower productivity may not be unqualifiedly good news, but by my count, that's at least two big cheers for it.
CFO December 1, 2006 Edward Teach	A Productive Debate Significant or not, the gap between pay and productivity is a subject that won't go away, particularly now that control of Congress is passing to the labor-friendly Democratic Party.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- More Jobs Will Be Lost What will happen to the U.S. economy as manufacturing employment continues to shrink? Manufacturing workers will be hurt, but not the U.S. economy generally.
Finance & Development September 2010 Ceyda Oner	Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004	The Price Of Efficiency Stop blaming outsourcing. The drive for productivity gains is the real culprit behind anemic job growth
Finance & Development December 2009 Hyun-Sung Khang	Surviving the Third Wave After the financial and economic crises, a "third wave" is engulfing the labor market, leaving millions without work and changing the course of their lives.
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 Michael J. Mandel	Sure, The Trade Deficit Is Scary -- But We Can Handle It America's wealth is growing fast enough to easily cover its debt.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 Michael Mandel	Bernanke's Dilemma The markets are clamoring for rate cuts, but weak U.S. productivity gains and strong global growth may limit the Fed's options.
BusinessWeek May 5, 2011 Peter Coy	The Case for Making It in the USA Rising wages in China and high productivity in the U.S. may prompt more companies to keep manufacturing in America.
CFO November 1, 2010 Randy Myers	Waiting, Wondering, Worrying What if 10% unemployment is the new normal?
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Michael Mandel	The Real Cost Of Offshoring U.S. data show that moving jobs overseas hasn't hurt the economy. Here's why those stats are wrong
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Conlin & Bernstein	Working...And Poor In today's cutthroat job market, the bottom rung is as high as most workers will ever get. But the political will to help them seems a long way off.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Low Unemployment Raises An Old Inflation Debate Should the Federal Reserve keep hiking rates in the face of a tighter labor market?
IndustryWeek September 16, 2009 Ralph Keller	Continuous Improvement -- What's the Future of U.S. Manufacturing? Some claim manufacturing is dying here but the numbers tell a different story.
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Count On Consumers To Keep Spending Expect a more moderate pace as job growth and wealth gains slow.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- Wanted: Inspired Leaders, Engaged Employees We're leading in a particularly tough time in manufacturing, and it's management's job to lead employees through it. But you have to level with your employees if you expect to lead them.
HBS Working Knowledge May 10, 2004	Readers Respond: How Much Is Enough? Opinions: The borderline for "enough" is when... Another way of thinking about it: What is better?... Getting enough (and more) ... etc.
BusinessWeek April 22, 2010 Tom Keene	Tom Keene: A Chat with JPMorgan's Bruce Kasman A talk with JPMorgan Chase's chief economist about the economy and the outlook for jobs in the U.S.
Fast Company May 2008 David Roberts	All In A Days Work If we want to accelerate the recent trend of reducing waste, it may be time to consider the radical step of relaxing more, consuming less, and living fuller lives.
HBS Working Knowledge July 12, 2004	Readers Respond: Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance? Reader's thoughts: Work as part of life... Balancing benefits and personal satisfaction against the demands of the business... Working harder than our parents... etc.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Morgan Housel	Burnt-Out Workers Could Save the Economy What the fall in labor productivity means for our recovery.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Kiss It Good-Bye More demand and smaller productivity gains will boost payrolls.