Productivity Growth and Economic Inequality

Apparently, the reason you’re broke isn’t just because of your questionable shopping addiction, it’s because Canada has a full-blown productivity crisis… To host Noor Azrieh, that seems dramatic. She says she’s actually quite productive at work. But economists Brian Lewis and Philip Cross say this isn’t about how hard you grind, it’s about how the entire economy turns work into wealth…or, in Canada’s case, doesn’t.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Brian Lewis, Philip Cross

Background reading:

• The national 'emergency' that is hitting Canadians where it hurts — in their paycheques –  Financial Post
• Work American hours, earn European wages: Why Canada has the worst of both worlds – The Globe and Mail
• Philip Cross: Productivity drives income growth, despite claims to the contrary – Financial Post
• Why Canada's Economy Is Just Fine – Macleans
• Is Canada actually facing a productivity ‘emergency’? – TVO

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