The productivity boom in the British car industry benefited workers, with a caveat
Teichgraeber, A. & Obermeier, T.
(5 November 2024)
The productivity boom in the British car industry benefited workers, with a caveat.
LSE Business Review.
Productivity growth can play an important role in raising wages. The UK car industry experienced fast productivity growth over the past 40 years, and by the 2010s car workers were earning about 37 per cent more than the average manufacturing employee. Andreas Teichgraeber and Tim Obermeier write that while wages have gone up, the share of the productivity gains going to workers has declined.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2024 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Centre for Economic Performance |
| Date Deposited | 19 Dec 2024 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126446 |