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1、Productivity forms the bedrock of national prosperity and individual well-being.At its core,productivity measures efficiency:the ratio of output to the inputs required to create goods and services.For an economy,this is the capacity to generate income from labor,capital,land,machinery,and infrastruc

2、ture(Zymek,2024).Productivity growth describes how an economys ability to“do more with less”evolves.Sustained improvements in living standards are inextricably linked to productivity growth(Ross,2023).When productivity rises,prices for goods decrease,wages increase,and people gain purchasing power a

3、nd leisure time.Productivity is one of the principal explanations for disparities in living stan-dards.In 2023,for example,the average income per person in the United States was more than 100 times that in South Sudan(Zymek,2024).While differences in hours worked or capital availability account for

4、part of this difference in per capita income,about two-thirds is explained by cross-country differences in productivity(Zymek,2024).For developing economies,improving productivity can improve jobs TOBIAS SYTSMA The Dynamics Behind Artificial Intelligences Impact on Productivity GrowthExpert Insights

5、PERSPECTIVE ON A TIMELY POLICY ISSUEDecember 20252and living standards.For advanced economies,particularly those with aging populations and shrinking workforces,improving productivity can help maintain and improve living standards.Productivity growth allows an economy to counteract resource scarcity

6、 and environmental con-straints while maintaining or increasing prosperity and conserving natural resources(Zymek,2024).In the United States,productivity growth has followed a cyclical pattern over the past century,with periods of rapid growth driven by transformative technologies inter-leaved with