productivity growth

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by John Markoff · across every show →

Everything said about productivity growth, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 bearish
Assertion Contradicted
Markoff: US productivity growth has been zero or negative since 2008
“Since 2008, you know, where you, The modern theory is capital's replacing labor. You should see that kind of productivity growth. We've seen no productivity growth. We've even seen negative productivity.”
John Markoff Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 12:32 a16z Podcast | Talking Humans and Machines with NYT’s John Markoff
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Levinson: Past productivity surges like the 1990s internet boom were completely unpredicted
“If you look at past episodes of fast productivity growth, in general, they weren't predicted very well. For example, we had a spurt of productivity growth, which translated into, to faster income growth in the late nineties and the first years of the 2000. Thi…”
Mark Levinson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:30 a16z Podcast | The Golden Era of Productivity, Retail, and Supply Chains
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