> In February, the Bank of England reported an ongoing productivity slump so mysterious that its own economists “cannot account fully” for it. And then goes on

> In February, the Bank of England reported an ongoing productivity slump so mysterious that its own economists “cannot account fully” for it. And then goes on to immediately point out what I would expect to be the most obvious cause. > Real wages have barely grown for 16 years. Why would the general populous care to be more productive when they aren't going to see the profits?