Solving the productivity puzzle

Can Australia maintain its high standard of living in the face of declining productivity?

Professor Glyn Davis

Published 24 October 2017

Episode 31

Productivity has lifted incomes across the globe for decades, but is now in decline in the developed world. But what is productivity and should Australia be worried about it?

In this episode of the The Policy Shop, Chairman of the Productivity Commission, Peter Harris AO, discusses the release of Shifting the Dial, the commission’s first five-year review, and the challenges of maintaining Australia’s high standard of living.

Episode recorded: 27 September 2017 Series Producer: Eoin Hahessy Audio engineers: Eric Van Bemmel & Russell Evans

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