The developed world’s economists have been racking their brains for explanations of the rich countries’ protracted period of weak improvement in the productivity of labour. I’ve thought of one that hasn’t had much attention.   Productivity isn’t improving as fast it could be partly because of the increasing number of our brightest and best devoting their … Continue reading ROSS GITTINS. Clever tax strategies may be legal, but they aren’t productive (SMH 9/7/2018)… Continue reading »