Define labor productivity. Discuss the relationship between labor productivity, human capital growth, and technology change

What will be an ideal response?

Labor productivity is real GDP per hour of labor, so it equals (real GDP) รท (aggregate hours). The expansion of human capital and the discovery of new technology are two factors that increase labor productivity. Increasing human capital increases labor productivity because workers' skills and knowledge increase, which allows them to produce more goods and services without boosting aggregate hours. Similarly, the discovery and use of new technologies allows workers to produce more goods and services without increasing aggregate hours.

Economics

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One problem with unrestricted global capital movements is that capital suppliers may

a. have little information about conditions overseas b. react quickly to bad news regardless of economic fundamentals c. be interested in short-run gains rather than development objectives d. all of the above

Economics

Refer to above figure. If OmL1 workers are employed in manufacturing then what is the marginal productivity of labor in manufacturing?

What will be an ideal response?

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