Companies have cited AI efficiency gains in recent layoff announcements, but Jim Paulsen thinks the latest technological boom ...

Chameleons change their color to blend in. The Great Wall can be seen from space. Productivity growth comes from thousands of firms adopting the latest technologies and processes. All sound ...

Worries about the British economy have long been dominated by one persistent concern—weak productivity. Since the financial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transforming large-scale companies and workplace diversity. Productivity gains at a national level can be driven by a ...

AI adoption and use are still evolving, and the technology itself is changing rapidly. What we know about AI and its impact on productivity growth and the economy remains uncertain. Transformations ...

U.S. labor productivity initially surged in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the massive economic upheaval. As the economy recovered, the level of productivity retreated to its slow ...

“The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter – for the future. His duty is to lay ...

If you’re not sure quite how to peg the economy these days, you have plenty of company among many middle-class Americans working to get ahead. On one hand, jobs are plentiful and growth is solid. On ...

But in manufacturing, technological improvements can translate more directly into higher output per worker. This is what happens when industrial robots automate assembly-line tasks, allowing a single ...