The global economy is suffering a productivity crisis as most countries last year failed to improve their overall efficiency for the first time in decades.
In a sign that innovation might be stalling in the face of weak demand, the Conference Board, a think-tank, said a “dramatic” result of the 2013 figures was a decline in the world’s ability to turn labour and capital resources into goods and services.
Productivity growth is the most important ingredient for raising prosperity in rich and poor countries alike.
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