Boosting female productivity

If women’s workforce participation matched men’s, there would be an additional one million workers with post-school qualifications, boosting economic growth by 8.7% or $31 billion by 2050.

The roundtable and after

The Federal Government’s much heralded roundtable on productivity produced a ‘laundry basket’ of ideas, including tax reform, for Labor to pursue in its second term.

Productivity is not a new problem

Labor’s new found-focus on productivity is the latest iteration of a conversation which dates back more than a century.

AI’s productivity puzzle

Does AI really boost productivity at work? Research shows gains don’t come cheap or easy

Productivity must boost living standards

The widespread assumption that boosting productivity will naturally flow through to living standards has been debunked by a new report from the McKell Institute, with analysis showing that Australia’s retail workers have delivered a 26 per cent boost in productivity only to see their wages go backwards in real terms.

Welcome to the worm farm

Labor’s much hyped productivity round table will see business, unions and other vested interests trot out their self-serving agendas, and perhaps highlight the divisions between the Prime Minister’s caution and his treasurer’s reforming zeal.

Will AI boost Aussie productivity?

Big tech says AI could boost Australia’s economy by $115 billion a year but does the evidence stack up to support this assertion?

Does AI really improve productivity?

While people feel they produce more when using AI, the research examining the real relationship between AI and individual productivity shows mixed results.

The corporate tax conundrum

Would a corporate tax cut boost productivity in Australia by creating a more “dynamic and resilient economy”? The Productivity Commission think so, but the evidence is unclear.

Will AI solve Australia’s productivity problem?

If AI is going to be an effective treatment for Australia’s productivity challenge, then workers must be an essential part of the recovery team, rather than cast aside to slash costs for companies and organisations.

Labor’s productivity puzzle

Higher productivity has quickly emerged as an economic reform priority for Labor’s second term but it remains ‘hard to measure and difficult to shift’.

Businesses must invest in productivity

Rather than blame their workforce, or wait for more government handouts and initiatives, businesses must invest in productivity improvements for themselves.