STEM Workers

STEM Workers and Productivity in Belgium – The gains from increasing their share by 10 percentage points is linked with an increase in productivity of around 20%

Few would argue that they would rather “work harder” than “work smarter”. Yet, the indicator that measures smart working – productivity – shows at best sluggish growth since the financial crisis. Belgium for instance has experienced little productivity growth in recent years and has only increased its labour productivity by ~5% over the decade since … Continue reading →