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Declining productivity growth is the primary reason for economic slowdown in Western nations

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that declining productivity growth is the primary reason for economic slowdown in Western nations?

Yes. Retrieved economic literature consistently links the broader economic slowdowns and secular stagnation in advanced Western nations and Japan to declining total factor productivity growth.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved papers examine economic stagnation and slowdowns in advanced economies (such as the US, European nations, and Japan) and consistently identify declining total factor productivity (TFP) growth as the primary proximate or structural cause. Papers 0, 4, 8, and 11 all point directly to TFP slowdowns as driving forces behind economic stagnation. There are no retrieved papers refuting this relationship.

Evidence for · 4
The Productivity Slowdown in Advanced Economies: Common Shocks or Common Trends?
2023
The paper confirms that slower total factor productivity growth was the proximate cause of the productivity slowdown in large European countries and the US.
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Fernald, J. G., Inklaar, R., & Ruzic, D. (2023). The Productivity Slowdown in Advanced Economies: Common Shocks or Common Trends?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.24148/wp2023-07

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The productivity growth slowdown in advanced economies: causes and policy recommendations
2019
The paper identifies slowing total factor productivity growth as the structural force behind economic slowdowns and secular stagnation in advanced economies.
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Wroński, M. (2019). The productivity growth slowdown in advanced economies: causes and policy recommendations. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2019-0020

Long-term growth and productivity trends: Secular stagnation or temporary slowdown?
2019
The paper notes that the long-term economic slowdown in advanced countries is mainly attributable to weaker growth in total factor productivity.
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Bergeaud, A., Cette, G., & Lecat, R. (2019). Long-term growth and productivity trends: Secular stagnation or temporary slowdown?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3917/REOF.157.0037

Overcoming Economic Stagnation in Japan: The Importance of Total Factor Productivity and the Potential Contribution of Foreign Direct Investment
2006
The paper argues using a growth accounting perspective that a major factor underlying Japan's economic stagnation has been a marked slowdown in total factor productivity growth.
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Paprzycki, R. & Fukao, K. (2006). Overcoming Economic Stagnation in Japan: The Importance of Total Factor Productivity and the Potential Contribution of Foreign Direct Investment. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.886003

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