Keyword: productivity

Global Labor Market (9/5/2005)

Labor is increasingly globally sourced due to aging populations and lagging labor productivity in developed countries.

Keywords: arbitrage, contract workers, Filipino, immigration, Japan, labor costs, labor market, maids, Mexican, Mexico, nannies, nurses, offshoring, outsourcing, Philippines, productivity, Scotland, wages

Niche Specialization (1/30/2007)

Niche comparative advantage in location proximity and fast response time could overcome the disadvantage of high wages in the garment industry.

Keywords: Abboud, comparative advantage, fix-it, garment, import, location, niche specialization, outsourcing, productivity, quick response, rapid response, repairs, shipment, shipping, specialization, suit, transportation, wages

The Harried Leisure Class (9/3/1999)

Consumers in rich countries have become harried in their futile attempt to increase the productivity of their non-work time.

Keywords: consumption, courtship, eating, gadgets, leisure, productivity, recognition, resource allocation, sex

Time Rich or Time Poor? (11/9/2001)

Proliferation of e-government services may exacerbate the digital divide between technology haves and have-nots.

Keywords: cash poor, cash rich, digital divide, e-government, opportunity cost, productivity, time poor, time rich

To Each According to His Work (3/7/2007)

Piecework pay could raise labor productivity, pay, and company earnings when output and quality are easily measurable.

Keywords: hourly wage, incentive, performance, piece-rate, piecework, productivity, quality control, Safelite Glass, safety net wage

Underground Homes (2/27/2007)

Influx of illegal immigrant workers to the U.S. homebuilding industry has made new homes more affordable but kept the home construction business labor intensive.

Keywords: construction, homebuilding, illegal immigrants, labor cost, Mexico, prefabrication, productivity, subcontractors, undocumented immigrants, wages